CALGARY – The University of Calgary Dinos men's hockey team gets postseason play underway this weekend, heading to Saskatchewan for a best-of-three series with the Huskies, starting Friday.

Puck drop for all three games is scheduled for 6 p.m. mountain time, with every game scheduled to be streamed live on Canada West TV, presented by Co-Op.

PLAYOFF PREVIEW
The fifth-seeded Dinos finished the regular season with 25 points (12-7-1-0), one shy of fourth-seeded Saskatchewan (13-7-0-0). The Huskies and Dinos played just one series against each other during the regular season, with each team claiming a 2-1 win in Calgary.

The two teams have a long head-to-head history in the Canada West Playoffs. Last season (2019-20), the Huskies ended Calgary's playoff hopes in Saskatoon. Since the 1985-86 season, these two squads have faced off 11 times in the postseason, with Saskatchewan holding an 8-3 lead in those meetings.

Interestingly, despite Calgary holding a 113-103-4 edge in the all-time series against the Huskies in conference games, Saskatchewan holds a 23-11 lead in postseason contests.

REGULAR SEASON REWIND
The Dinos finished the very unique 2021-22 regular season with a 12-7-1-0 record in conference play. After sweeping Trinity Western to start the second semester, Calgary captured key series splits with UBC, Alberta and Mount Royal – the teams that finished as the top-three seeds in the Canada West standings. The regular-season finale was especially encouraging, taking down rival and red-hot Mount Royal, 6-4, ending a seven-game win streak for the Cougars.

SCOUTING REPORT
vs. Saskatchewan Huskies
Game Info: Friday, Feb. 25, Saturday, Feb. 26, & Sunday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. MT – Merlis Belsher Place
2021-22 Record: 13-7-0-0 (4th in Canada West)
Leading Scorer: Jaxan Kaluski (13 goals, 5 assists)

NOTES

• The Huskies started the regular season with seven consecutive wins before suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of the Dinos, Nov. 20
• Saskatchewan had no problem finding the back of the net this season, scoring 90 goals in 20 games played – good for third-best in Canada West
• A total of 18 different players have scored at least one goal this season for the Huskies

UP NEXT
The Canada West Semifinals get underway next weekend, with the best-of-three series starting Friday, March 4. That series would once again be on the road, at either top-seeded Alberta, or No. 2 UBC.

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