Game Information
Date: Friday, Nov. 15 & Saturday, Nov. 16
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place
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SASKATOON – Winners of five of their last six games, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team are set to welcome the Manitoba Bisons to Merlis Belsher Place for a two-game series.
The Huskies are currently fourth in the conference, sitting on 12-points through 10 games with a record of 5-3-1-2. Just one-point behind Saskatchewan are the Bisons who have a record of 5-4-2-1.
Coming off a bye, Saskatchewan was last in action on November 1 and 2, when they defeated the UBC Thunderbirds by scores of 4-0 and 4-3 in Vancouver.
Manitoba meanwhile are coming off a split with the Regina Cougars. Manitoba took the first game by a score of 4-3 before dropping the second contest 2-3 in a shootout.
This will be the first meetings between the teams in the 2019-20 season while the Huskies went a perfect 4-0 against the Bisons last year.
5 Things
1: Friday night will serve as the team's annual Huskies Fight Cancer night, special guest of honour Joel will be on hand to drop the puck along with members of
Cody Smuk's family.
2: After starting the season 0-4, Saskatchewan has outscored opponents 26-11 en route to compiling a record of 5-1.
3: The Huskies are ranked fifth in the latest edition of the U SPORTS national rankings.
4: The clash will begin a mini-homestand that will see the Huskies play three of their next four games inside Merlis Belsher Place.
5: Through his first nine games of the season,
Carter Folk of the Huskies is second in the conference with seven goals scored.
By the Numbers
19 – The Huskies have featured depth in scoring with 19 different players recording a point so far this season.
4 –
Layne Young is currently the hottest player in the conference with four goals in his last four games.
7-1 – In the last five seasons Saskatchewan has lost just one of the eight games they have played against Manitoba in Saskatoon.
Scouting the Bisons
Defenceman Adam Henry leads the Bisons attack with 11 points this season. Henry's five goals are also the most on his squad.
Goaltender Riley Lamb has played a vast majority of the games for the Bisons, compiling a record of 5-2-0-1 in his eight games of action. Jeremy Link and Tyler Brown both have one loss on their record in their lone games this season.
