CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston hockey team is slated to return to action at the University of North Dakota Friday, February 26 at 6 p.m. at Icon Sports Center and Saturday, February 27 at 10 a.m. at Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.

The Golden Eagles are currently ranked No. 20 nationally. UMN Crookston comes in with a 2-7 mark. Minnesota Crookston is looking to snap a six-game losing streak dating back to a 7-2 victory over University of North Dakota January 25. UMN Crookston has victories over UND and University of Jamestown.
Minnesota Crookston is averaging 3.22 goals per game coming into the weekend. The Golden Eagles are averaging 32.2 shots per game. On special teams, UMN Crookston has 11 power play goals with a .289 percentage. Their opponents have scored 11 goals with a .289 percentage.

The Golden Eagles have been led by Cam Olstad (Grand Forks, N.D.) with seven goals and three assists. Josh Nelson (East Grand Forks, Minn.) enters the weekend with four goals and six assists, while Casey Kallock (East Grand Forks, Minn.) has three goals and seven assists. In addition, Tyler Zahradka (Grand Forks, N.D.) has notched five goals and two assists, while Zach Larson (Grand Forks, N.D.) has notched three goals and three assists.

In net, Jake Sumner (Alta Loma, Calif.) comes in with a 5.46 goals against average. He has 280 saves on the season with a .848 saves percentage.

Scouting North Dakota
The Fighting Hawks ACHA team was led by goals from Logan Stokke and Alex Navarro in their first game against UMN Crookston January 25. Sothio Suzue-Pan picked up an assist in the 7-2 loss for UND. In goal, Bryan Bresina got the start for the Fighting Hawks. Bresina picked up 64 saves on 71 UMN Crookston shots. He gave up seven goals to the Golden Eagles.

The Fighting Hawks competed against University of Mary February 21 falling 10-1 to the No. 1 ranked squad. UND picked up a goal from Mitchell Willis in the loss to UMary. In goal, Bresina allowed 10 goals with 68 saves on 78 shots for the Marauders.

Minnesota Crookston Roster
5 – Austin Ryba – Fr. - F – Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln H.S.
7 – Sam McGregor – Jr. – F – Hastings, Minn./Hastings H.S.
8 – Josh Nelson – Fr. – D – East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks H.S.
9 – Ben Trostad – Jr. – D – Crookston, Minn./Crookston H.S.
10 – Brian Bekkala – Sr. – F – Livonia, Mich./Franklin H.S.
12 – Cam Olstad – So. – F – Grand Forks, N.D./University of Wisconsin-Stout
16 – Brandon Boetcher – So. – F – Crookston, MInn./Crookston H.S.
17 – Tyler Zahradka – Fr. – F – Grand Forks, N.D./Grand Forks Central H.S.
18 – Casey Kallock – Jr. – D – East Grand Forks, Minn./Minot Minotauros (NAHL)
19 – Zach Larson – Fr. – F – Grand Forks, N.D./Grand Forks Central H.S.
20 – Gunner Ferrier – Fr. – D – Baudette, Minn./Lake of the Woods H.S.
21 – Tristan Morneault – Fr. – F – Dieppe, New Brunswick/Mathieu-Martin H.S.
22 – Parker Adair – Fr. –  F – Grand Forks, N.D./Thief River Falls Norskies (SIJHL)
25 – Ty Hamre – Fr. – D/F – Crookston, Minn./Crookston H.S.
31 – Jake Sumner – Fr. – G – Alta Loma, Calif./Breezy Point North Stars (NA3HL)

UND Roster
3 Peter Richards - D
8 Cody Brandt - F
9 Mitchell Willis - D
10 Dominic Neutgens – D
11 Chris Sherrill - F
12 Logan Stokke - F
16 David Carpenter - D
17 Jackson Bellerud - F
18 Coby Kison - F
19 Grant McDonald - F
22 Nick Fosse - D
27 Nolan Larson - F
29 Alex Navarro - F
30 Bryan Bresina - G
32 Nick Jewison - G
44 Alex Clark - D
91 Sothio Suzue-Pan - F