St. Scholastica Saints

The St. Scholastica Saints are Men's Division III and women's Division III teams in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association representing the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Home games are played at Mars-Lakeview Arena, which has an ice surface of 200x85 and can hold up to 1,200 people.
On May 27, 2020 the College of St. Scholsatica announced that the St. Scholastica Saints men's ice hockey and St. Scholastica Saints women's ice hockey teams would be joining the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2021-22 playing season replacing the St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) men's ice hockey and St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) women's ice hockey teams respectively.https://www.uscho.com/2020/05/27/st-scholastica-mens-womens-hockey-teams-moving-from-ncha-to-miac-effective-21-22-season/
==Men's Program==
The men's program was established in 1972 as club team and became a member of the NAIA for 1973-74. The team became a Division III Independent for 1981-82. The team became a member of the NCHA for the 1983-84 season. The team apparently played as an independent for the 1991-92 through 1993-94 seasons and rejoined the NCHA for 1994-95.
The men's hockey team competes in NCAA Division III as part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). The hockey team began playing at Mars-Lakeview Arena in 1999. Before 1999, the team played their home games at the Superior Amateur Hockey Arena, which is commonly known as SAHA arena, located in Superior, Wisconsin. Before becoming part of the NCAA, the hockey team participated in the NAIA until the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport in 1984. Before the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport, the Saints won two NAIA national ice hockey championships in 1975 and 1977.
For more detail please see St. Scholastica Saints men's ice hockey
==Women's Program==
The women's club-level team was elevated to varsity and joined the NCHA in 2010.
For more detail please see St. Scholastica Saints women's ice hockey
== External links ==
http://www.uwrf.edu/sports/ncha.html
http://www.css.edu/depts/athletics/
==References==
Category:NCAA Division III Teams