University of St. Thomas Athletics
Tuesday, November 11
St. Paul, Minn. / Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
7:07 p.m. CST
vs
St. Cloud State
Photo by: George Dannecker
Veteran’s Day matchup between Tommies and Huskies
11/10/2025 2:39:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Men’s Hockey looks to complete its first season series sweep over St. Cloud State
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After one weekend away, St. Thomas Men's Hockey (3-5-1 overall, 1-1-0 CCHA) will play its first Tuesday game in DI program history and welcome in the St. Cloud State Huskies (6-5-0, 1-3-0 NCHC) to Lee & Penny Anderson Arena at 7:07 p.m. The Tommies have not played since their 4-3 overtime victory against the nationally ranked Minnesota State Mavericks on November 1.
St. Thomas is in search of its first season series sweep of the Huskies after a season-opening 4-3 win on October 4 at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Every game since the Tommies' first victory over SCSU on 10/7/23 has been decided by one goal. The Toms are 2-7 against the Huskies in the DI era.
The Tommies return for their final non-conference game of the season after opening the CCHA calendar taking two of six points from Mankato. The Purple held onto a slight one goal lead through the first two periods of their 3-1 loss on Friday at home. The Mavericks got two past freshman goaltender, Will Ingemann, before sending home an empty netter. Luc Laylin scored his third of the season on a redirect of a Hayes Hundley point shot. Bauer Berry earned the secondary assist. Ingemann got revenge with some run support in Mankato on Saturday. He made 27 saves in his first career victory. Dylan Godbout, Ryan O'Neill, and Alex Gaffney scored in regulation before Nathan Pilling notched his second game-winning goal of the season, two minutes into overtime. All four players on the ice for the OT winner were freshman (Pilling, Van Vliet, Hundley, and Ingemann).
St. Cloud State is 6-4 since dropping its opener to the Tommies with wins over Bemidji State, Vermont, Alaska Anchorage, and Western Michigan. Most recently, the Huskies were swept by #7 Minnesota Duluth on the road, 4-0 and 3-2 (OT) last weekend. Austin Burnevik has done the bulk of the scoring for Coach Brett Larson's squad with 10 goals (six PPG) through 11 games. Tyson Gross leads the Huskies with 15 points. Time in goal has been split between Patriks Berzins (3-1-0, 1.77 GAA, .944 SV%) and Yan Shostak (3-4-0, 2.71 GAA, .899 SV%). They have outscored opponents 37-27 with a red-hot power play (34.6%), tied for third in the country with Michigan.
TUESDAY'S GAME
-The Tommies and Huskies battle for the final time in non-conference play (for the foreseeable future) on Tuesday, November 11th at 7:07 p.m.
-Doors will open at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena at 6:00 p.m.
-St. Thomas is looking for their first home win of the season.
ON THE RADIO
-ESPN 1500 is the home of all St. Thomas Men's Hockey games.
-Fans can listen on the radio at 1500 AM, online at https://live.skornorth.com/listen/ or on the Varsity Sports App.
CCHA TV ON MIDCO SPORTS PLUS
-All St. Thomas home games and CCHA games will be live-streamed on Midco Sports Plus.
-Midco Sports Plus provides each subscriber with access to all content and events with the purchase of a monthly or yearly subscription.
-Midco Sports Plus is available on IOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST ST. CLOUD STATE
-Chase Cheslock – 0G-3A-3P
-Alex Gaffney – 0G-2A-2P
-Charlie Schoen – 1G-1A-2P (A with ASU)
-Jake Braccini – 2G-0A-2P
-Lucas Wahlin – 1G-0A-1P
-Nathan Pilling – 1G-0A-1P
-Casy Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Nick Williams – 0G-1A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Ryan O'Neill – 0G-1A-1P
-Mason Poolman – 0G-1A-1P
-Luc Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 1-3-0, 99 saves, 10 GA, 2.65GAA, .908SV%
-Carsen Musser – 1-0-0, 27 saves, 3 GA, 3.00GAA, .900SV%
WHY PLAY WITH FIVE?
-The Tommies led the country in shorthanded goals last season (9) and are right back at it this season with the second most in the entire nation (4).
-Nathan Pilling is one of six players in the country with two shorthanded goals. Pilling is the fourth Tommie to score multiple SHG in a season (Malmquist 4, 24-25; Byers 2, 23-24; Wahlin 2, 24-25).
-Lucas Van Vliet and Alex Gaffney account for the other two SHG by the Toms this season.
-St. Thomas scored a pair of SHG against Providence for the first time in program history. Pilling's first goal at LPA was a shorty.
GOING STREAKING
-No Tommies with a point streak for the first time this season.
HAPPY 100
-Jake Braccini and Quinton Pepper each skated in their 100th game on Saturday against Providence. They became the sixth and seventh players to do so in the DI era.
-Braccini ranks fifth in program history with 49 points as he looks to beat Luc Laylin (49P) out to become the fifth player to reach the 50-point mark in purple. Jake's 21 goals are seventh most in program history and 28 assists are sixth.
-Pepper's 16 career points have cracked him into the top-25 at 19th in program history. His four goals are 22nd and 12 assists are 18th.
-They join Luc Laylin, Ryan O'Neill, and Lucas Wahlin as members of the "Believer" class to make it to 100.
-Carson Peters is three games from the century mark and Aaron Trotter is 19 from 100.
WELCOME TO ST. PAUL
-It has been a dream start for Alex Gaffney after transferring in from Harvard for his final season of college hockey.
-Gaffney has added 13 points in nine games and is second in the CCHA with 1.44 points per game.
-He was the fastest Tommie to 10+ points in program history just one season after Liam Malmquist scored 10 points in eight games.
-The West Orange, N.J. native currently sits eighth in the country with 13P at 1.44 points per game. St. Cloud State's Tyson Gross is T-17th at 1.36 points per game.
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Games Played
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Week (10/20/25)
-Chase Cheslock Defenseman of the Week (10/6/25)
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Month (11/3/25)
NOVEMBER RECAP
-1-0-0, +1 goal differential
-Took down the 18th ranked Mavericks, 4-3 in overtime on the road. Nathan Pilling notched his second game winner of the season.
-Alex Gaffney and Ryan O'Neill lead with one goal and two points each.
-Will Ingemann is 1-0-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .900 SV%.
-The Toms are 0-6 (0%) on the power play and 4-4 (100%) on the penalty kill.
OCTOBER RECAP
-2-5-1, -7 goal differential
-Won the first game of the season over St. Cloud State on the road, Nathan Pilling scored the game winning goal.
-Dropped a pair to North Dakota, 6-2 and 5-2.
-Split the road series with Air Force, with an 11-2 win in game one and a 6-2 loss in game two.
-Tied on night one at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena and then won the shootout against #15 Providence before dropping game two 7-4.
-Lost to open CCHA play against Mankato, 3-1 at home.
-Alex Gaffney led the Tommies with 11 points (5G-6A) in October.
-Carsen Musser was 1-4-0 with a 5.25 GAA and .831 SV%.
-Aaron Trotter was 1-0-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .929 SV% .
-Will Ingemann was 0-1-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .875 SV%.
-The Toms are 6-31 (19.4%) on the power play and 20-27 (74%) on the penalty kill.
DI SCORING RECORD HOLDERS
-Lucas Wahlin (39), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Mack Byers (31, 2022-24) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (97), Liam Malmquist (72, 2023-25), and Ryan O'Neill (70) make up the top three in career points.
NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
-Bauer Berry (Edmonton Oilers)
-Chase Cheslock (New Jersey Devils)
-Carsen Musser (Utah Mammoth)
-Nathan Pilling (Ottawa Senators)
-Lucas Van Vliet (Vegas Golden Knights)
-Lucas Wahlin (Colorado Avalanche)
NHL DRAFT PICKS
-Bauer Berry was selected as the 218th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
-Chase Cheslock was selected as the 154th overall pick of the 2023 NHL draft by the New Jersey Devils and was the first drafted Tommie to commit to the program out of high school.
-Carsen Musser was selected as the 166th overall pick of the 2023 NHL draft by the Utah Mammoth.
-Lucas Van Vliet was selected as the 197th overall pick of the 2024 NHL draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.
IN GOOD COMPANY
-Lucas Wahlin entered the season third in career points in the NCAA among active players. His 92 (now 97) put him above all members of the CCHA and behind only Jeremy Wilmer of Quinnipiac (109) and T.J. Hughes of Michigan (122).
-Wahlin's 35 (now 38) career goals were ninth-most among active players.
-His 57 assists were fourth.
-Aaron Trotter's 78 career games in goal were fifth most in the country.
-Trotter's 26 career wins were tied for 10th.
PRESEASON PUB
-The Tommies were picked to finish in first place in the CCHA coaches' poll for the second consecutive season earlier in September.
-They were also selected second in the media poll for the second year in a row.
-Lucas Wahlin was once again named Preseason Player of the Year by the coaches after his 17-24—41 point season last year. The now senior was selected as team captain for the third-year running last week.
-Newcomer, Nathan Pilling, was named Preseason Rookie of the Year by the conference coaches. He skated in 218 total games across four seasons in the WHL for the Moose Jaw Warriors, Edmonton Oil Kings, and Seattle Thunderbirds… scored 70 career goals, added 56 career assists, and tallied 126 total points in the WHL… coming off a career-best season as assistant captain with the Thunderbirds with 37 goals, 30 assists, and 67 points in 67 games in 2024-25.
COACH BLASI
-Entering fifth season for St. Thomas
-During his 20-year tenure at Miami, Blasi was the head coach of 10 NCAA tournament teams, one national runner-up and one other Frozen Four team
-National Coach of the Year in 2005-06
-Coached one Hobey Baker Award winner (Andy Miele) and 10 Hobey Baker finalists, 10 All-America players, and 25 who went on to play in the NHL, including Stanley Cup Champions Alex Martinez, Jeff Zatkoff, Blake Coleman, and Riley Smith.
NICE TO MEET YA
St. Thomas returned just 13 players from its breakthrough 2024-25 squad. The Tommies welcome in 15 newcomers into the fold, 10 freshman and five transfers.
-Freshmen
GOING GREY
-The Tommies are tied for the eighth most seniors in the country with eight.
-Between those eight seniors (Lucas Wahlin, Caige Sterzer, Ryan O'Neill, Quinton Pepper, Luc Laylin, Jake Braccini, Carson Peters, Aaron Trotter) they had amassed:
St. Thomas is in search of its first season series sweep of the Huskies after a season-opening 4-3 win on October 4 at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Every game since the Tommies' first victory over SCSU on 10/7/23 has been decided by one goal. The Toms are 2-7 against the Huskies in the DI era.
The Tommies return for their final non-conference game of the season after opening the CCHA calendar taking two of six points from Mankato. The Purple held onto a slight one goal lead through the first two periods of their 3-1 loss on Friday at home. The Mavericks got two past freshman goaltender, Will Ingemann, before sending home an empty netter. Luc Laylin scored his third of the season on a redirect of a Hayes Hundley point shot. Bauer Berry earned the secondary assist. Ingemann got revenge with some run support in Mankato on Saturday. He made 27 saves in his first career victory. Dylan Godbout, Ryan O'Neill, and Alex Gaffney scored in regulation before Nathan Pilling notched his second game-winning goal of the season, two minutes into overtime. All four players on the ice for the OT winner were freshman (Pilling, Van Vliet, Hundley, and Ingemann).
St. Cloud State is 6-4 since dropping its opener to the Tommies with wins over Bemidji State, Vermont, Alaska Anchorage, and Western Michigan. Most recently, the Huskies were swept by #7 Minnesota Duluth on the road, 4-0 and 3-2 (OT) last weekend. Austin Burnevik has done the bulk of the scoring for Coach Brett Larson's squad with 10 goals (six PPG) through 11 games. Tyson Gross leads the Huskies with 15 points. Time in goal has been split between Patriks Berzins (3-1-0, 1.77 GAA, .944 SV%) and Yan Shostak (3-4-0, 2.71 GAA, .899 SV%). They have outscored opponents 37-27 with a red-hot power play (34.6%), tied for third in the country with Michigan.
TUESDAY'S GAME
-The Tommies and Huskies battle for the final time in non-conference play (for the foreseeable future) on Tuesday, November 11th at 7:07 p.m.
-Doors will open at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena at 6:00 p.m.
-St. Thomas is looking for their first home win of the season.
ON THE RADIO
-ESPN 1500 is the home of all St. Thomas Men's Hockey games.
-Fans can listen on the radio at 1500 AM, online at https://live.skornorth.com/listen/ or on the Varsity Sports App.
CCHA TV ON MIDCO SPORTS PLUS
-All St. Thomas home games and CCHA games will be live-streamed on Midco Sports Plus.
-Midco Sports Plus provides each subscriber with access to all content and events with the purchase of a monthly or yearly subscription.
-Midco Sports Plus is available on IOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST ST. CLOUD STATE
-Chase Cheslock – 0G-3A-3P
-Alex Gaffney – 0G-2A-2P
-Charlie Schoen – 1G-1A-2P (A with ASU)
-Jake Braccini – 2G-0A-2P
-Lucas Wahlin – 1G-0A-1P
-Nathan Pilling – 1G-0A-1P
-Casy Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Nick Williams – 0G-1A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Ryan O'Neill – 0G-1A-1P
-Mason Poolman – 0G-1A-1P
-Luc Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 1-3-0, 99 saves, 10 GA, 2.65GAA, .908SV%
-Carsen Musser – 1-0-0, 27 saves, 3 GA, 3.00GAA, .900SV%
WHY PLAY WITH FIVE?
-The Tommies led the country in shorthanded goals last season (9) and are right back at it this season with the second most in the entire nation (4).
-Nathan Pilling is one of six players in the country with two shorthanded goals. Pilling is the fourth Tommie to score multiple SHG in a season (Malmquist 4, 24-25; Byers 2, 23-24; Wahlin 2, 24-25).
-Lucas Van Vliet and Alex Gaffney account for the other two SHG by the Toms this season.
-St. Thomas scored a pair of SHG against Providence for the first time in program history. Pilling's first goal at LPA was a shorty.
GOING STREAKING
-No Tommies with a point streak for the first time this season.
HAPPY 100
-Jake Braccini and Quinton Pepper each skated in their 100th game on Saturday against Providence. They became the sixth and seventh players to do so in the DI era.
-Braccini ranks fifth in program history with 49 points as he looks to beat Luc Laylin (49P) out to become the fifth player to reach the 50-point mark in purple. Jake's 21 goals are seventh most in program history and 28 assists are sixth.
-Pepper's 16 career points have cracked him into the top-25 at 19th in program history. His four goals are 22nd and 12 assists are 18th.
-They join Luc Laylin, Ryan O'Neill, and Lucas Wahlin as members of the "Believer" class to make it to 100.
-Carson Peters is three games from the century mark and Aaron Trotter is 19 from 100.
WELCOME TO ST. PAUL
-It has been a dream start for Alex Gaffney after transferring in from Harvard for his final season of college hockey.
-Gaffney has added 13 points in nine games and is second in the CCHA with 1.44 points per game.
-He was the fastest Tommie to 10+ points in program history just one season after Liam Malmquist scored 10 points in eight games.
-The West Orange, N.J. native currently sits eighth in the country with 13P at 1.44 points per game. St. Cloud State's Tyson Gross is T-17th at 1.36 points per game.
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Games Played
- Carson Peters is 3 away from 100
- Lucas Wahlin is 3 away from 100
- Jake Braccini is 1 away from 50
- Luc Laylin is 1 away from 50
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Week (10/20/25)
-Chase Cheslock Defenseman of the Week (10/6/25)
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Month (11/3/25)
NOVEMBER RECAP
-1-0-0, +1 goal differential
-Took down the 18th ranked Mavericks, 4-3 in overtime on the road. Nathan Pilling notched his second game winner of the season.
-Alex Gaffney and Ryan O'Neill lead with one goal and two points each.
-Will Ingemann is 1-0-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .900 SV%.
-The Toms are 0-6 (0%) on the power play and 4-4 (100%) on the penalty kill.
OCTOBER RECAP
-2-5-1, -7 goal differential
-Won the first game of the season over St. Cloud State on the road, Nathan Pilling scored the game winning goal.
-Dropped a pair to North Dakota, 6-2 and 5-2.
-Split the road series with Air Force, with an 11-2 win in game one and a 6-2 loss in game two.
-Tied on night one at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena and then won the shootout against #15 Providence before dropping game two 7-4.
-Lost to open CCHA play against Mankato, 3-1 at home.
-Alex Gaffney led the Tommies with 11 points (5G-6A) in October.
-Carsen Musser was 1-4-0 with a 5.25 GAA and .831 SV%.
-Aaron Trotter was 1-0-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .929 SV% .
-Will Ingemann was 0-1-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .875 SV%.
-The Toms are 6-31 (19.4%) on the power play and 20-27 (74%) on the penalty kill.
DI SCORING RECORD HOLDERS
-Lucas Wahlin (39), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Mack Byers (31, 2022-24) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (97), Liam Malmquist (72, 2023-25), and Ryan O'Neill (70) make up the top three in career points.
NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS
-Bauer Berry (Edmonton Oilers)
-Chase Cheslock (New Jersey Devils)
-Carsen Musser (Utah Mammoth)
-Nathan Pilling (Ottawa Senators)
-Lucas Van Vliet (Vegas Golden Knights)
-Lucas Wahlin (Colorado Avalanche)
NHL DRAFT PICKS
-Bauer Berry was selected as the 218th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
-Chase Cheslock was selected as the 154th overall pick of the 2023 NHL draft by the New Jersey Devils and was the first drafted Tommie to commit to the program out of high school.
-Carsen Musser was selected as the 166th overall pick of the 2023 NHL draft by the Utah Mammoth.
-Lucas Van Vliet was selected as the 197th overall pick of the 2024 NHL draft by the Vegas Golden Knights.
IN GOOD COMPANY
-Lucas Wahlin entered the season third in career points in the NCAA among active players. His 92 (now 97) put him above all members of the CCHA and behind only Jeremy Wilmer of Quinnipiac (109) and T.J. Hughes of Michigan (122).
-Wahlin's 35 (now 38) career goals were ninth-most among active players.
-His 57 assists were fourth.
-Aaron Trotter's 78 career games in goal were fifth most in the country.
-Trotter's 26 career wins were tied for 10th.
PRESEASON PUB
-The Tommies were picked to finish in first place in the CCHA coaches' poll for the second consecutive season earlier in September.
-They were also selected second in the media poll for the second year in a row.
-Lucas Wahlin was once again named Preseason Player of the Year by the coaches after his 17-24—41 point season last year. The now senior was selected as team captain for the third-year running last week.
-Newcomer, Nathan Pilling, was named Preseason Rookie of the Year by the conference coaches. He skated in 218 total games across four seasons in the WHL for the Moose Jaw Warriors, Edmonton Oil Kings, and Seattle Thunderbirds… scored 70 career goals, added 56 career assists, and tallied 126 total points in the WHL… coming off a career-best season as assistant captain with the Thunderbirds with 37 goals, 30 assists, and 67 points in 67 games in 2024-25.
COACH BLASI
-Entering fifth season for St. Thomas
-During his 20-year tenure at Miami, Blasi was the head coach of 10 NCAA tournament teams, one national runner-up and one other Frozen Four team
-National Coach of the Year in 2005-06
-Coached one Hobey Baker Award winner (Andy Miele) and 10 Hobey Baker finalists, 10 All-America players, and 25 who went on to play in the NHL, including Stanley Cup Champions Alex Martinez, Jeff Zatkoff, Blake Coleman, and Riley Smith.
NICE TO MEET YA
St. Thomas returned just 13 players from its breakthrough 2024-25 squad. The Tommies welcome in 15 newcomers into the fold, 10 freshman and five transfers.
-Freshmen
- Bauer Berry | 6-4 | Defenseman | Grand Forks, N.D. | Muskegon (USHL)
- Josh Giuliani | 6-1 | Forward | Plymouth, Minn. | Dubuque (USHL)
- Hayes Hundley | 6-3 | Defenseman | Upper Arlington, Ohio | Fargo (USHL)
- Will Ingemann | 5-11 | Goaltender | Plymouth, Minn. | Penticton (BCHL)
- Colton Jamieson | 6-0 | Defenseman | Hudson, Wis. | Madison (USHL)
- Attila Lippai | 5-9 | Forward | St. Paul, Minn. | Tri-City (USHL)
- Nathan Pilling | 6-4 | Forward | Calgary, Alta. | Seattle (WHL)
- Sam Ranallo | 5-10 | Forward | Rogers, Minn. | Cranbrook (BCHL)
- Luke Schelter | 6-2 | Forward | Centennial, Colo. | Fargo (USHL)
- Lucas Van Vliet | 6-2 | Forward | Livonia, Mich. | Dubuque (USHL)
- Alex Gaffney | 5-9 | Forward | West Orange, N.J. | Harvard (NCAA)
- Dylan Godbout | 5-11 | Forward | Woodbury, Minn. | Ohio State (NCAA)
- Carsen Musser | 6-4 | Goaltender | Fairmont, Minn. | Colorado (NCAA)
- Charlie Schoen | 5-10 | Forward | Andover, Minn. | Arizona State (NCAA)
- Nick Williams | 5-9 | Defenseman | Edina, Minn, | Michigan Tech (NCAA)
GOING GREY
-The Tommies are tied for the eighth most seniors in the country with eight.
-Between those eight seniors (Lucas Wahlin, Caige Sterzer, Ryan O'Neill, Quinton Pepper, Luc Laylin, Jake Braccini, Carson Peters, Aaron Trotter) they had amassed:
- 783 games
- 120 goals
- 210 assists
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