University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, February 21
St. Paul, Minn. / Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
7:07 p.m. CST
18-10-4, 15-6-3
0
vs
4
Augustana
20-10-4, 14-8-4
1
2
3
F
Augustana (SD)
0
1
3
4
St. Thomas (MN)
0
0
0
0
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Men’s Hockey suffers setback against Augustana
2/21/2026 11:25:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Tommies failed to score in final regular season home game
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas men's hockey (18-10-4, 15-6-3) could not find the back of the net against the visiting Augustana Vikings (20-10-4, 14-8-4) on Saturday night at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. Nine St. Thomas seniors were honored post game for senior night.
The Tommies had two power plays in the first period but came up empty on both opportunities at 6:29 and 11:53. They also killed off a penalty at 14:33 to send the game into the first intermission deadlocked at zero. Senior, Aaron Trotter made a game-high nine saves in the opening frame.
Augustana scored the game's first goal at 6:06 in the second period and held that margin until 13:35 of the third period when a Tommie turnover led to the Viking's second goal. They capitalized again at 15:39 and scored into the empty net at 19:21.
The Purple offense could not solve net minder Josh Kotai despite out shooting Augustana 28-22. They were 0-4 on the power play and 2-2 on the penalty kill. Their final power play of the night came at 4:49 and led to one shot on net and one hit pipe by Hayes Hundley.
The nine impactful seniors who were honored post game were: Jake Braccini, Alex Gaffney, Luc Laylin, Quinton Pepper, Carson Peters, Ryan O'Neill, Caige Sterzer, Aaron Trotter, and Lucas Wahlin.
Up Next
The Tommies finish out the 2025-26 regular season with a road trip at Bemidji State on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMHockey. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
The Tommies had two power plays in the first period but came up empty on both opportunities at 6:29 and 11:53. They also killed off a penalty at 14:33 to send the game into the first intermission deadlocked at zero. Senior, Aaron Trotter made a game-high nine saves in the opening frame.
Augustana scored the game's first goal at 6:06 in the second period and held that margin until 13:35 of the third period when a Tommie turnover led to the Viking's second goal. They capitalized again at 15:39 and scored into the empty net at 19:21.
The Purple offense could not solve net minder Josh Kotai despite out shooting Augustana 28-22. They were 0-4 on the power play and 2-2 on the penalty kill. Their final power play of the night came at 4:49 and led to one shot on net and one hit pipe by Hayes Hundley.
The nine impactful seniors who were honored post game were: Jake Braccini, Alex Gaffney, Luc Laylin, Quinton Pepper, Carson Peters, Ryan O'Neill, Caige Sterzer, Aaron Trotter, and Lucas Wahlin.
Up Next
The Tommies finish out the 2025-26 regular season with a road trip at Bemidji State on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMHockey. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
Team Stats
AUG
UST
Shots
22
28
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
3
Penalty Mins
10
6
Faceoffs Won
22
26
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Hockey
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/ Men's HockeyF
/ Men's Hockey
F
/ Men's Hockey
F
/ Men's Hockey
D
/ Men's Hockey
F
/ Men's Hockey
G
/ Men's HockeyF
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