BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team is back in action with the Terry Moran Invitation Tournament this weekend at Castleton University. The Bengals will face Saint Anselm on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., with the winner advancing to the championship game on Saturday at 4 p.m.against the victor of the other semifinal game between host Castleton and Franklin Pierce. The defeated teams will match up in the consolation game at 1 p.m.

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BREAKING DOWN THE BENGALS

• Buffalo State enters the weekend with a 4-3-0 overall record (2-2-0 SUNYAC) after a split last weekend in SUNYAC play, defeating Potsdam 5-1, and falling to Plattsburgh 4-3.
• Goalie Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) leads the conference, and is ninth nationally, with a .953 save percentage.
• Buffalo State is thriving with the man advantage, converting power plays into goals at the fourth-highest rate in the country this season (7-for-20, .350%).
• Connor Bizal (Elk River, MN/Boston Jr. Rangers) has recorded at least one point in the first seven games of the season. The forward is seventh nationally with 1.17 assists per game, while leading the conference in assists (8) and points (9).
• Nikita Kozyrev (Tallinn, Estonia/Springfield Jr. Blues) is tied atop the conference leaderboard with five goals on the season.

 
SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Saint Anselm sits at 5-2-1 on the season after defeating St. Michael's 3-2 on Saturday in conference action.
• Tommy Schwartz leads the Hawks with nine points on four goals and five assists this season.  
• The Hawks are converting at a 15.2% clip on the power play this season, while successfully killing penalties at a 86.7% rate.

 
CHECKING ON CASTLETON
 

• Castleton enters the weekend with a 2-5-0 overall record, coming off a 4-1 loss to Babson college over the weekend.
• Zach Trempner leads Castleton with six points, all coming from assists.
• The Spartans have had four different goaltenders between the pipes this season, with Brandon Collett leading the way with a 3.49 goals-against average and a 0.890 save percentage in three starts.
   

FRANKLIN PIERCE FACTS

• Franklin Pierce split a pair of contests against Southern New Hampshire last weekend to bring its record to 5-3-0 on the season.
• Connor Foley leads the team with eight goals and 13 points on the season.
• You'll likely see Kyle Martin in goal for the Ravens. The netminder has started in all eight games for the Ravens this season, recording a 0.904 save percentage with a 3.52 goals-against average.

 
THE HISTORY

• Buffalo State and Saint Anselm have tied both of their previous meetings, a 1-1 draw in 2012, and a 2-2 stalemate in 2013.
• Castleton and Buffalo State have yet to meet in competitive action in the teams' history.
• The Bengals thrashed Franklin Pierce 7-3 and 6-1 in the only two meetings of the squads in 2010.