RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls men's hockey team is scheduled to host three games this week at Hunt Arena, entertaining UW-Stout, St. Olaf, and Saint Mary's.
ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING INSIDE THE FALCON CENTER.
UW-RIVER FALLS (8-5-1, 4-2 WIAC) VS. UW-STOUT (4-9, 3-3 WIAC)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
UW-RIVER FALLS (8-5-1, 4-2 WIAC) VS. ST. OLAF (4-7-3, 3-3-1 MIAC)
Date: Friday, Jan. 14, 2022
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
UW-RIVER FALLS (8-5-1, 4-2 WIAC) VS. SAINT MARY'S (4-8-1, 5-3 MIAC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons are coming off a pair of non-conference losses to MIAC opponents last week, falling 2-1 at No. 4-ranked Augsburg University and 5-1 at Bethel University.
IN THE POLLS
The Falcons received five votes in this week's USCHO Division III poll, garnering votes for the fourth consecutive poll. UWRF was ranked as high as No. 12 in the Nov. 8 poll.
FALCON NOTES
- UWRF has the third-best penalty-killing unit in the WIAC with an 87.1% success rate on the penalty kill.
- The Falcons are the most penalized team in the WIAC, with 5.93 penalties per game.
- The Falcons' .539 faceoff winning percentage is second-best in the WIAC.
- Centers Noah Roofe and Sam Anzai rank first and second in the league with .563 and .556 faceoff winning percentages, respectively.
- Sophomore goaltenders Dysen Skinner and Dean Buchholz have shared time in net, Skinner starting in eight and Buchholz in six.
- Skinner has a 6-2 record and ranks third in the WIAC with a 2.00 goals against average.
- The Falcons' offense is balanced with 12 skaters with at least two goals, led by four goals each by Cayden Cahill, Noah Roofe, and Caleb Anderson.
