Friday-morning skate

It's Black Friday, but that's no reason to not give the PucKato faithful at least something to read this morning. (This will be an abbreviated version, since we're traveling back to Minny from Sconnie this weekend.)

Minnesota State will host Michigan Tech this weekend. For the Mavericks, Austin Lee will get the start in goal for the third weekend in a row, although he has not been declared to be the Mavericks' No. 1 goaltender. Forwards James Gaulrapp and Tyler Thompson will be back in the lineup tonight as well. Meanwhile, senior Jerad Stewart is now the Mavericks' leading scorer, but what's expected of him now following that four-goal, five-point game? The Mavericks hold just a one-point lead over the last-place Huskies in the WCHA standings.

Since this is a shortened version of the FMS (and the car will be warming up soon), I'll defer to Brad Schlossman's blog for more links to what's happening around the WCHA this weekend.

Don't forget to check back with the live blog during tonight's game.