ISU Hockey is back in Ames this Friday and Saturday night when the No. 10 ISU hockey team takes the ice for a pair of games against Kansas.

The Cyclones (4-1-0-0) last played the Division II Jayhawks, who have not played a game yet this season, two seasons ago in Ames. The Cyclones did not allow a goal in two games against the Jayhawks and won by scores of 9-0 and 11-0.

ISU goaltenders Paul Karus, who was at the time playing in place of Erik Hudson while he was in Turkey at the World University Games, and Scott Ismond recorded the shutouts the last time the Cyclones played the Jayhawks.

“I thought that was a pretty good series,” Karus said. “They came out hard, and they played us pretty well, and we were just fortunate enough that the defense stood up and we didn’t allow anything.”

In addition to Karus and Ismond, ISU coach Al Murdoch intends on giving some game experience to junior goaltender Matt Cooper, as well as other, newer players who don’t have as much game experience.

“Our hope is that we’ll be able to play some of our players who haven’t gotten that much playing time in the first five games,” Murdoch said.

So far this season, ISU junior forward Jon Feavel has eight points (six goals, two assists) through the first five games of the season. He collected five of those points last weekend in two wins against North Dakota State.

Even though players like Feavel and J.P. Kascsak are on a roll early in the season, they may not get as much ice time as usual in preparation for next weekend’s games against No. 4 Arizona State.

“If I have the chance, I may rest some of our veterans a little bit more through the weekend,” Murdoch said. “We’ll try to give our young guys, our newer guys, more ice time to have that game experience.”

The No. 10 Cyclones face off against the Jayhawks at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena.