GameCenter live: No. 7 UND at No. 5 SCSU
Dec. 4—UND and St. Cloud State, two teams that have combined for seven of the eight Penrose Cups in National Collegiate Hockey Conference history, open their two-game series in the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
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Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD); Fox 9+.
Stream: NCHC.tv.
Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM).
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UND's lines
Forwards
17 Riese Gaber—21 Connor Ford—28 Judd Caulfield
10 Gavin Hain—8 Jake Schmaltz—19 Mark Senden
9 Brendan Budy—27 Louis Jamernik—18 Matteo Costantini
29 Jackson Kunz—11 Griffin Ness—13 Carson Albrecht
20 Nick Portz
Defensemen
26 Jake Sanderson—15 Ethan Frisch
25 Tyler Kleven—7 Chris Jandric
4 Cooper Moore—2 Brady Ferner
Goaltenders
33 Zach Driscoll
32 Jakob Hellsten
Scratches on trip: Brent Johnson and Luke Bast
Not on trip: Ashton Calder (upper), Dane Montgomery, Kaleb Johnson.
St. Cloud State's lines
Forwards
10 Kyler Kupka—28 Kevin Fitzgerald—15 Micah Miller
29 Veeti Miettinen—20 Nolan Walker—26 Easton Brodzinski
27 Chase Brand—13 Jami Krannila—14 Zach Okabe
16 Mason Salquist—8 Aidan Spellacy—22 Joe Molenaar
17 Thomas Rocco
Defensemen
3 Seamus Donohue—9 Spencer Meier
23 Jack Peart—25 Nick Perbix
5 Ondrej Trebal—21 Josh Luedtke
18 Brendan Bushy
Goaltenders
34 David Hrenak
40 Jaxson Castor
30 Joey Lamoreaux
Out of lineup: Sam Hentges (inj), Luke Jaycox, Brady Ziemer, Jack Johnston, Ryan Rosborough
Pregame notes
UND is getting two players back from injury as anticipated. Forwards Matteo Costantini and Jackson Kunz are in the lineup. Forward Ashton Calder remains out after suffering an arm injury from a slash last Friday. . . St. Cloud native Nick Portz is the extra skater.
Pregame reading
Since age 8, Brendan Budy has battled Type 1 diabetes. He's now sharing his story, hoping to inspire
Despite losing top three centers, UND again among college hockey's top faceoff teams
Q&A with UND freshman forward Nick Portz
Friday rundown: In a balanced league, UND and St. Cloud State have frequently risen to the top
UND expecting two players back for St. Cloud State series
