LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- It’s expected to be another tough battle against arch rivals when St. Lawrence faces Clarkson, during Saturday night’s, Nov. 24, NBT Bank Thanksgiving Faceoff, at 7 p.m., in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Team captain Nico Sturm leads Clarkson’s (6-4-0, 1-1-0) high-powered offense onto the Olympic Center’s international size hockey rink. The junior, from Augsburg, Germany, has scored at least one point in each of the Golden Knights’ first 10 games and has six goals and 14 points. 

Saturday’s game will be considered a home contest for Clarkson. They’ll try to carry some of the same success they’ve enjoyed at the Cheel Arena, where they’re a perfect 5-0. They have just one win on the road to date.

The Saints (2-9-0, 0-2-0) recorded their most impressive win of the young season last Friday, when they skated past 19^th ranked Minnesota, 4-3, in overtime. It was St. Lawrence’s first overtime victory in 979 days. The Golden Gophers did bounce back the next night, picking up a 3-0 victory.

There’s still time to purchase your NBT Bank Thanksgiving Faceoff general admission ticket. Tickets are available at your local NBT Bank branch office. Simply stop into your local NBT office in Canton, Norfolk, Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Plattsburgh, Ellenburg Depot, Saranac Lake or Lake Placid.

Tickets are also available online, by visiting www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com, or stopping by the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office, 2634 Main St., Lake Placid. Prices are $15 for adults and $10 for juniors and seniors. They can also be purchased through the St. Lawrence University box office, (315) 229-5748 and the Clarkson University box office, (315) 268-7750.

While at Saturday’s game, be sure to grab your tickets for the 2019 ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship, March 22-23, also in Lake Placid. The winner of this tournament receives an automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA championship tournament.

For more information about all of the events and activities held on ORDA’s Olympic venues, visit www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com.

Media Advisory --- Credential request form for the NBT Bank Thanksgiving Faceoff is available HERE. Completed forms must be returned to Jon Lundin, ORDA communications director, Email: JLundin@orda.org.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.