SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana hockey team (7-5-1, 4-4-1 CCHA) returns home to open the month of December against Bemidji State (9-7-2, 7-1-2 CCHA) in a key conference weekend. Bemidji State swept the Vikings earlier this season by scores of 1-0 (OT) and 3-2. 

The puck hits the ice on Friday at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday at 6:07 p.m. Fans can tune into the action on Midco Sports Two, Midco Sports Plus or follow the live stats at GoAugie.com/Live

Friday's promotion is a winter whiteout. Saturday's action will include a trading card giveaway and team autographs postgame by select Vikings.

Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.

Series History
The weekend series will mark the fifth time in program history that the Vikings and Beavers have faced off. In nine games against Bemidji State, Augustana holds an overall record of 3-6. BSU took two games from the Vikings earlier this season. The Beavers currently ride a four-game winning streak against the Vikings that dates back to the Mason Cup Playoffs when Bemidji State ended Augustana's 2024-25 season. 

The Beavers
Bemidji State enters the weekend on a two-game losing streak after it fell to then-No. 6 North Dakota in a home-and-home series. The Beavers fell on home ice 5-3 before they dropped a tight game in Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2-1 in overtime. BSU holds a conference record of 7-1-2 and sits second in the CCHA standings with 23 points. 

The Beavers have had five players earn CCHA Player of the Week honors. Senior forward Adam Flemming leads the offensive charge with 21 points by way of six goals and 15 assists. Junior forward Oliver Peer has potted a team-high 10 goals and has added nine assists for 19 points. Raythan Robbins and Max Hildebrand have split a majority of the season between the pipes, with both starting and playing in nine games each. 

The Vikings
Augustana split with Lake Superior State last weekend. The Lakers took Friday's game, 2-1, before the Vikings had a come-from-behind effort on night two with two third-period goals to secure a 2-1 win. The Vikings currently sit in fifth in the CCHA standings with 15 points. AU holds a conference record of 4-4-1. 

Leo Bulgakov continues to lead on the offensive side of the puck with a team-high 11 points by way of sx goals and five assists. Bulgakov recorded an assist in last Friday's loss and scored the game-tying goal in Saturday's 2-1 win. Hunter Bischoff is second on the Vikings with eight points by way of four goals and four assists. Colton Friesen, Jacob Jastrzebski, Hayden Hennen and Brett Meerman have added depth scoring with seven points each. Josh Kotai continues to man the net for AU, starting in all 13 games while holding a 1.93 goals against average and a .936 save percentage.