Game Information
 
Date: Friday, Feb. 1 & Saturday, Feb. 2
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK 
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place 
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SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team concludes their four-game homestand this weekend when they play host to the Mount Royal Cougars at Merlis Belsher Place.
 
The Huskies enter the matchup on a six-game winning streak and have been dominant on home-ice this season, with a 10-1-0 record in their new arena. Saskatchewan will look to continue their winning ways this weekend, as they continue their quest towards locking up first place in the Canada West.
 
The Cougars, who have clinched their sixth consecutive postseason appearance, will enter the Bridge City looking to snap a four-game losing skid after the club fell in the annual Crowchild Classic on Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Mount Royal holds a two-point advantage over UBC in the fight for a home playoff date and will be looking to cushion their lead with only four regular-season games remaining.
 
The Huskies picked up two close victories against the Cougars during their clash in Calgary in November, with 3-2 and 4-2 wins. Saskatchewan has won nine consecutive games and hold a 21-8 advantage all-time against Mount Royal.
 
5 Things
 
1: Saturday night will serve as the fifth-year night as the Huskies honor Jesse Forsberg, Michael Sofillas and Parker Thomas.
 
2: The Huskies are 10-1-1 at Merlis Belsher Place, and this weekend's two-game series against the Cougars will conclude their home regular season schedule.
 
3: Levi Cable recorded two goals and three assists last weekend against the Thunderbirds to earn him the Blue Cross Huskies Athlete of the Week.
 
4: Collin Shirley, Logan McVeigh, and Kohl Bauml are all riding six-game point streaks entering the weekend. McVeigh has ten points during that stretch, while Shirley and Bauml each have picked nine points in their last six games.
 
5: Taran Kozun leads the Canada West in save percentage among qualified goaltenders with a 0.922 clip this year.

By the Numbers

0.94 – Kozun sported a 0.94 goals-against average in a spectacular month of January for the second-year netminder.
 
3 – Saskatchewan remains ranked as the number-three team in the nation.
 
27 – Carson Stadnyk and Kohl Bauml are tied for third in the Canada West with 27 points this season, which leads the Huskies.
 
145:49 – Kozun has not allowed a goal in the past 145:49 of action, dating back to Saturday, Jan. 19 in Lethbridge.
 
Scouting the Cougars
 
Two-time Canada West Coach of the Year Bert Gilling, who in his fifth season as the head coach of the Cougars, has helped guide the program to an 11-9-4 record this season. Mount Royal is in the midst of their stretch run, as they look to finish in the top four of the conference to solidify a home playoff series.
 
Ryley Lindgren leads the Cougars with 20 points this season. After finishing last season with zero points in four games, the second-year forward is in the midst of a breakout campaign, however, has only one point in his previous seven contests.
 
Cougars forward Colton Kroeker is second in the Canada West in rookie scoring with 19 points in 24 games this season. The former Kootenay Ice captain had a seven-game point streak last from Nov. 24 to Jan. 12.
 
Riley Morris has had a terrific rookie season between the pipes for Mount Royal. Morris is 9-3-0 this season, to go along with a 2.15 GAA and 0.919 SV%.