Saint John's hockey hosts Concordia in the MIAC quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC) in St. Cloud. - Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM/95.7 FM) | Live Stats | Live Video | Tickets

FREE BUS FOR CSB/SJU STUDENTS: A bus will be available for CSB/SJU students for Wednesday night's game at the MAC. The bus departs the Sexton Commons bus stop at 6:15 p.m. and CSB's Gorecki Center at 6:30 p.m. The bus will return to both locations following the game. – Sign Up

FREE TICKETS FOR CSBS/SJU STUDENTS: Thanks to the SJU Senate, the first 250 CSB/SJU students will get into the game free by showing their ID.

TICKET INFORMATION: Fans wishing to attend the game must purchase tickets online. The rate is $12 for adult and $3 for any student (5 years old and younger are free). There is no senior discount. MIAC passes are honored. No other passes are accepted. – Purchase Online Tickets

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (11-13-1, 8-7-1 MIAC) split a pair of 4-2 decisions to Concordia last week.

Concordia 4, at Saint John's 2 (Feb. 20)
Hunter Bjorge snapped home a shot near the right faceoff circle to give Concordia a 1-0 lead 1:52 into the second period. Sophomore Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) tied the game for SJU with his 10th goal of the season – a shot off his own rebound – 1:43 later.

The Cobbers, however, scored a pair of goals 1:30 apart less than three minutes later to gain a 3-1 advantage. Ben Luedtke took advantage of an error by junior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) for an unassisted tally at the 6:17 mark and Joe Harguindeguy hammered home his own rebounded 1:30 later. Howe came out to play the puck before a hard-charging Luedtke could reach it, but his attempt to clear went to Luedtke's stick, and the CC junior side-stepped the sprawled goaltender for an easy goal.

Troy Dahlheimer extended the lead to 4-1 on a deep shot in the slot with 5:16 remaining in the game and sophomore forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) closed the scoring with a shorthanded goal, the Johnnies' second in as many games, 47 seconds later. The tally was Lyke's fifth of the season and 20th career point.

Howe made 36 saves in the loss as CC posted a 40-36 edge in shots. SJU denied the Cobbers' three power-play chances but went 0-for-4 on the man advantage. Junior defenseman Mason Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.) hit the pipe during the Johnnies' second power play in the first period.

Saint John's 4, at Concordia 2 (Feb. 22)
SJU clinched the No. 4 seed in the five-team MIAC Playoffs with a 4-2 win at Concordia on Saturday (Feb. 22). The Johnnies broke a 2-2 tie with two goals in the third period to earn the victory, the 200th of head coach Doug Schueller's career.

Campbell's second goal of the game, with 8:54 remaining in regulation, proved to be the game-winning tally. Lyke sealed the victory with an empty-net goal, his sixth tally of the season, with 10 seconds left.

Campbell gave SJU an early 1-0 lead on a shot from the right faceoff circle 5:40 into the game. The Cobbers, however, tied the game on a goal from Tal Halliday off a faceoff win as the horn sounded to end the first period.

Sophomore forward Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) gave the lead back to the Johnnies with a power-play goal 4:16 into the second period, but CC again answered late in the period on a tally from Blake Johnson with 3:59 left.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Campbell was named the MIAC Men's Hockey Offensive Player of the Week on Monday (Feb. 24) for his three-point (2g/1a) performance against Concordia. He begins the MIAC Playoffs as the team leader in shots (66) and points among defensemen (4g/6a).

200 WINS: Schueller became the second SJU hockey coach to reach 200 career wins in the program's history, joining all-time leader John Harrington (241-142-31 record from 1993-2008).

MIAC STAT LEADERS: SJU led the MIAC in scoring defense (2.56 gpg.), shots on goal per game (32.81), shorthanded goals (3) and penalty kill (91.3 percent/42-46) in conference play. Individually, Huber led the MIAC in save percentage (.936) and was second in GAA (2.00), while sophomore forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) was second in power-play goals (4) in league play.

SJU'S MIAC PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Johnnies are making their seventh MIAC Playoff appearance in the last nine seasons and 25th overall (established for the 1985-86 season). SJU is 21-23-3 in MIAC Playoff games.

STAT COMPARISONS
Scoring Offense
3. SJU, 3.13 gpg. (3.00 overall)
7. CC, 2.81 gpg. (2.80 overall)

GAA
1. SJU, 2.47 (2.78 overall)
6. CC, 2.75 (2.75 overall)

Power Play
3. SJU, 20.5 percent/9-44 (16.0 percent/12-75 overall)
8. CC, 12.5 percent/6-48 (14.3 percent/14-91 overall)

Penalty Kill
1. SJU, 91.3 percent/42-46 (90.4 percent/67-73 overall) *No. 2 in Division III
4. CC, 83.1 percent/49-59 (81.1 percent/73-90 overall)

A LOOK AT THE COBBERS: Senior forward Isaac Henkemeyer-Howe leads Concordia (11-11-3, 7-6-3 MIAC) in all three major statistical categories: goals (8), assists (12) and points (20). Senior forward Hunter Olson is next with 10 assists and 15 points, while junior forward Joe Harguinedguy (6g/6a) and senior forward Mason Plante (5g/7a) have 12 points apiece. Sophomore goaltender Dane Couture is 11-8-3 with a 2.58 GAA and a .905 save percentage (523 saves).

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies are 51-39-7 against Concordia since the 1984-85 season, including a win or tie in 38 of the last 54 meetings (35-16-3 record). SJU is 4-3-1 against CC in the MIAC Playoffs, including 2-2 in St. Cloud (all at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center). Wednesday's postseason game is the Johnnies' first at a neutral site since they defeated Gustavus Adolphus (4-2) and St. Thomas (4-3 in overtime) on Feb. 28 and March 1, 2003, respectively, at the Bloomington Ice Gardens.