University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, December 5
St. Paul, Minn. / Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
7:07 p.m. CST
vs
Lake Superior State
Men’s Hockey returns to LPA for final time in 2025
12/4/2025 1:33:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Tommies take on Lake Superior State
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas Men's Hockey (6-6-3 overall, 3-2-1 CCHA) takes to the ice in December following a tremendous showing in November (4-1-2) and a five-point weekend at Michigan Tech. The Purple and Gray match up with the Lake Superior State Lakers (5-10-1, 2-8-0) who come into town following a conference split with Augustana.
So far this season, the Tommies have taken points from the first, third, fourth, and fifth place teams in the CCHA and now have six consecutive games against the seventh, eighth, and ninth place teams to finish 2025 and begin 2026. The Purple have played the fewest conference games (seven) but find themselves in the top six, four points outside of the top four.
St. Thomas' flare for the dramatic continued last weekend with a shootout win on Friday and a 2-1 comeback win on Saturday. Friday's tie was headlined by the last second game-tying goal off the stick of back-to-back CCHA Rookie of the Week, Lucas Van Vliet. The goal was his second of the game and he added the shootout winner and a third goal in game two to bolster the Toms' offensive attack. Carsen Musser got the start on Friday night, and Aaron Trotter won his second game of the season on Saturday. The Tommies are the only team in the nation to have three goalies with multiple wins this season, it is also the first time in program history.
Lake Superior State split a pair of 2-1 decisions at home against the Vikings last weekend. They also split a pair of games with the Ferris State Bulldogs two weeks ago; their Friday win had ended a four-game losing streak and six conference game losing streak. The Lakers won the season series with the Tommies last season with a road sweep in Mendota Heights and then a pair of overtime games in Sault Ste. Marie. Sophomore William Ahlrik has helmed the ship so far this season with 14 points in 16 games but did go without a point last weekend. The lion's share of time in net has gone to sophomore Rorke Applebee with his 4-7-0 record, 2.58 goals against average, and .922 save percentage. As a team the Lakers are being outscored 3.1 to 2.6 per game and outshot 33.3 to 26.6. Their 17.2 PP% is sixth in the CCHA and their 72.2 PK% is last.
THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
-Friday night's game at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena is scheduled for a 7:07 PM puck drop. The Tommies were 2-1-0 at LPA in November.
-Saturday's game is scheduled one hour sooner with a 6:07 PM puck drop. St. Thomas is 4-3-0 in games two this season and 4-2-1 on Saturdays.
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.
MULTIPLE WEEKLY HONORS
A point-filled weekend has been rewarded by the CCHA league office with both the Defenseman of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors. Nick Williams is the conference's Defenseman of the Week and Lucas Van Vliet is the Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row.
Williams added a goal, an assist, and 15 blocks in the Toms' five-point weekend against the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Edina, Minn. native and former Husky, has already set a career high in points with nine in 15 games. He also tied St. Thomas' single season DI program record for goals by a defenseman with his fourth. Coming into the weekend, Williams had 18 blocked shots in 13 games. He is the third Tommie defenseman to earn the honor behind Mason Poolman and Chase Foley.
Lucas Van Vliet has elevated his play to another level over the past few weekends and outdid himself against Michigan Tech. He scored a pair of goals on Friday and delivered the final blow in the shootout to earn the Toms the second conference point. Van Vliet added on with the game-winning goal on Saturday, a shorthanded tally to send St. Thomas back to St. Paul with a lion's share of the points. He is the second Tommie in program history to earn a weekly honor in back-to-back weeks, the first was Liam Malmquist last season on 1/13 and 1/20. Van Vliet's 13 points are the most by a Tommie freshman since 2022-23.
POINTS PARITY
-The Tommies have had a different player lead them in points each of their first five seasons of DI play.
450 FOR BLASI
-Head coach, Rico Blasi, won his 450th game on Tuesday, November 11 against St. Cloud State. The now 25-year head coach currently sits 22nd all-time and fourth among active head coaches. He is 11 wins away from Murray Armstrong in 21st place, 16 from Joe Marsh in 20th, and 20 from Don Vaughan in 19th.
100 FOR WAHLIN
-Lucas Wahlin became the first Tommie to score 100 career points after his three-point burst against the Huskies on Tuesday, November 11. The Tommie captain did so in 109 games at a 0.92 points per game pace.
-25 different players either assisted on a Wahlin goal or scored a goal off a Wahlin assist over the course of the last four seasons.
-Liam Malmquist led each category with 12 assists on Wahlin goals and 15 goals off Wahlin assists.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
-Lucas Wahlin – 4G-8A-12P
-Luc Laylin – 2G-9A-11P
-Ryan O'Neill – 2G-4A-6P
-Jake Braccini – 2G-2A-4P
-Mason Poolman – 0G-4A-4P
-Quinton Pepper – 1G-1A-2P
-Chase Cheslock – 1G-1A-2P
-Casy Laylin – 0G-2A-2P
-Jase Sofo – 1G-0A-1P
-Caige Sterzer – 1G-0A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 5-4-1, 274 saves, 21 GA, .929 SV%, 2.10 GAA, 1 assist
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 (6).
-They are the only team in the nation with more than one player with multiple SHG and they have three.
-Nathan Pilling, Alex Gaffney, and Lucas Van Vliet are three of 12 players in the country with at least two shorthanded goals. Pilling was the fourth Tommie to score multiple SHG in a season, Gaffney was the fifth, and Van Vliet was the sixth (Malmquist 4, 24-25; Byers 2, 23-24; Wahlin 2, 24-25).
-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
-Gaffney – 4 game point streak (6 points)
-Van Vliet – 5 game point streak (7 points)
-Nick Williams – 2 game point streak
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Points
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (12/1/25)
-Nick Williams Defenseman of the Week (12/1/25)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (11/23/25)
-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
-4-1-2, +7 goal differential
-Took five of six points from the Michigan Tech Huskies with a 3-3 shootout win and 2-1 regulation win.
-Came back from down 2-0 to force overtime in game one against Bowling Green and then dominated in game two, 6-2.
-Came back from down 1-0, 3-1, and 4-3 to tie the Vikings, 4-4. The Tommies ultimately fell in the shootout to earn one conference point in hostile territory.
-Finished off their season series with St. Cloud State on Tuesday to sweep the Huskies, 4-3 and 3-1.
-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's six goals and 10 points led the way.
-Will Ingemann was 2-0-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .914 SV%.
-Aaron Trotter was 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .922 SV%
-Carsen Musser is 1-0-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .922 SV%
-The Toms were 3-25 (12%) on the power play and 18-24 (75%) 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 (42), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Mack Byers (31, 2022-24) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (105), Ryan O'Neill (77), and Liam Malmquist (72, 2023-25) 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.
-His 450-405-87 record has him 22nd all-time and 4th among active head coaches. He is 13 wins from Murray Armstrong in 21st place and 29 wins from the next closest active coach, Scott Sandelin in 18th place with 479.
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:
So far this season, the Tommies have taken points from the first, third, fourth, and fifth place teams in the CCHA and now have six consecutive games against the seventh, eighth, and ninth place teams to finish 2025 and begin 2026. The Purple have played the fewest conference games (seven) but find themselves in the top six, four points outside of the top four.
St. Thomas' flare for the dramatic continued last weekend with a shootout win on Friday and a 2-1 comeback win on Saturday. Friday's tie was headlined by the last second game-tying goal off the stick of back-to-back CCHA Rookie of the Week, Lucas Van Vliet. The goal was his second of the game and he added the shootout winner and a third goal in game two to bolster the Toms' offensive attack. Carsen Musser got the start on Friday night, and Aaron Trotter won his second game of the season on Saturday. The Tommies are the only team in the nation to have three goalies with multiple wins this season, it is also the first time in program history.
Lake Superior State split a pair of 2-1 decisions at home against the Vikings last weekend. They also split a pair of games with the Ferris State Bulldogs two weeks ago; their Friday win had ended a four-game losing streak and six conference game losing streak. The Lakers won the season series with the Tommies last season with a road sweep in Mendota Heights and then a pair of overtime games in Sault Ste. Marie. Sophomore William Ahlrik has helmed the ship so far this season with 14 points in 16 games but did go without a point last weekend. The lion's share of time in net has gone to sophomore Rorke Applebee with his 4-7-0 record, 2.58 goals against average, and .922 save percentage. As a team the Lakers are being outscored 3.1 to 2.6 per game and outshot 33.3 to 26.6. Their 17.2 PP% is sixth in the CCHA and their 72.2 PK% is last.
THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
-Friday night's game at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena is scheduled for a 7:07 PM puck drop. The Tommies were 2-1-0 at LPA in November.
-Saturday's game is scheduled one hour sooner with a 6:07 PM puck drop. St. Thomas is 4-3-0 in games two this season and 4-2-1 on Saturdays.
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.
MULTIPLE WEEKLY HONORS
A point-filled weekend has been rewarded by the CCHA league office with both the Defenseman of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors. Nick Williams is the conference's Defenseman of the Week and Lucas Van Vliet is the Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row.
Williams added a goal, an assist, and 15 blocks in the Toms' five-point weekend against the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Edina, Minn. native and former Husky, has already set a career high in points with nine in 15 games. He also tied St. Thomas' single season DI program record for goals by a defenseman with his fourth. Coming into the weekend, Williams had 18 blocked shots in 13 games. He is the third Tommie defenseman to earn the honor behind Mason Poolman and Chase Foley.
Lucas Van Vliet has elevated his play to another level over the past few weekends and outdid himself against Michigan Tech. He scored a pair of goals on Friday and delivered the final blow in the shootout to earn the Toms the second conference point. Van Vliet added on with the game-winning goal on Saturday, a shorthanded tally to send St. Thomas back to St. Paul with a lion's share of the points. He is the second Tommie in program history to earn a weekly honor in back-to-back weeks, the first was Liam Malmquist last season on 1/13 and 1/20. Van Vliet's 13 points are the most by a Tommie freshman since 2022-23.
POINTS PARITY
-The Tommies have had a different player lead them in points each of their first five seasons of DI play.
- Christiano Versich in 2021-22 (15 points)
- Mack Byers in 2022-23 (26 points)
- Lucas Wahlin in 2023-24 (30 points)
- Liam Malmquist in 2024-25 (45 points)
- Alex Gaffney through 15 games in 2025-26 (21points)
450 FOR BLASI
-Head coach, Rico Blasi, won his 450th game on Tuesday, November 11 against St. Cloud State. The now 25-year head coach currently sits 22nd all-time and fourth among active head coaches. He is 11 wins away from Murray Armstrong in 21st place, 16 from Joe Marsh in 20th, and 20 from Don Vaughan in 19th.
100 FOR WAHLIN
-Lucas Wahlin became the first Tommie to score 100 career points after his three-point burst against the Huskies on Tuesday, November 11. The Tommie captain did so in 109 games at a 0.92 points per game pace.
-25 different players either assisted on a Wahlin goal or scored a goal off a Wahlin assist over the course of the last four seasons.
-Liam Malmquist led each category with 12 assists on Wahlin goals and 15 goals off Wahlin assists.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
-Lucas Wahlin – 4G-8A-12P
-Luc Laylin – 2G-9A-11P
-Ryan O'Neill – 2G-4A-6P
-Jake Braccini – 2G-2A-4P
-Mason Poolman – 0G-4A-4P
-Quinton Pepper – 1G-1A-2P
-Chase Cheslock – 1G-1A-2P
-Casy Laylin – 0G-2A-2P
-Jase Sofo – 1G-0A-1P
-Caige Sterzer – 1G-0A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 5-4-1, 274 saves, 21 GA, .929 SV%, 2.10 GAA, 1 assist
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 (6).
-They are the only team in the nation with more than one player with multiple SHG and they have three.
-Nathan Pilling, Alex Gaffney, and Lucas Van Vliet are three of 12 players in the country with at least two shorthanded goals. Pilling was the fourth Tommie to score multiple SHG in a season, Gaffney was the fifth, and Van Vliet was the sixth (Malmquist 4, 24-25; Byers 2, 23-24; Wahlin 2, 24-25).
-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
-Gaffney – 4 game point streak (6 points)
-Van Vliet – 5 game point streak (7 points)
-Nick Williams – 2 game point streak
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Points
- Luc Laylin is 1 away from 50
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (12/1/25)
-Nick Williams Defenseman of the Week (12/1/25)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (11/23/25)
-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
-4-1-2, +7 goal differential
-Took five of six points from the Michigan Tech Huskies with a 3-3 shootout win and 2-1 regulation win.
-Came back from down 2-0 to force overtime in game one against Bowling Green and then dominated in game two, 6-2.
-Came back from down 1-0, 3-1, and 4-3 to tie the Vikings, 4-4. The Tommies ultimately fell in the shootout to earn one conference point in hostile territory.
-Finished off their season series with St. Cloud State on Tuesday to sweep the Huskies, 4-3 and 3-1.
-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's six goals and 10 points led the way.
-Will Ingemann was 2-0-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .914 SV%.
-Aaron Trotter was 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .922 SV%
-Carsen Musser is 1-0-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .922 SV%
-The Toms were 3-25 (12%) on the power play and 18-24 (75%) 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 (42), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Mack Byers (31, 2022-24) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (105), Ryan O'Neill (77), and Liam Malmquist (72, 2023-25) 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.
-His 450-405-87 record has him 22nd all-time and 4th among active head coaches. He is 13 wins from Murray Armstrong in 21st place and 29 wins from the next closest active coach, Scott Sandelin in 18th place with 479.
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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