St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior will renew their Twin Ports rivalry to open the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association men's playoff season Friday and Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena. Both games are 7:05 p.m.
No. 4-ranked St. Scholastica (17-4-4) finished second among seven teams in the NCHA regular-season standings, while Superior (9-11-5) finished last. The NCHA quarterfinals are two-game series with a mini-game if necessary.
St. Norbert College of DePere, won its 11th NCHA regular-season title in 14 years and has a first-round bye. The Saints were four points behind St. Norbert in the final standings. The No. 3 Green Knights (19-3-3) have also won eight of the last nine league regular-season titles, finishing fourth in 2009 behind champion UWS.
St. Scholastica defeated UWS in all three meetings this season -- 6-3, 3-0 and 4-1 (Thursday in Superior).
The rivals last met in the league playoffs in 2007, with the Saints advancing with a mini-game victory.
