University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, February 6
Bowling Green, Ohio / Slater Family Ice Arena
6:07 p.m. CST
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Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
#15 Men’s Hockey hits the road to RV Bowling Green
2/5/2026 2:17:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Tommies defend first place in the CCHA for the fourth consecutive weekend
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The last time that #15 St. Thomas (17-8-3, 14-4-2) matched up with Bowling Green (14-6-6, 11-4-3), the Falcons were in first place, and the Tommies were yet to hit their stride in November. Since the Tommies took four of six points from the Falcons that weekend, they are 12-2-1 with 45 points atop the conference table. St. Thomas travels into hostile territory to Slater Ice Arena for a two-game series with the Falcons this weekend.
The Tommies' nation-leading 11-game win streak came to an end last Saturday in a 4-3 loss at home against #19 Michigan Tech. St. Thomas is four points clear of Augustana with one month still to play. The Purple cannot clinch a home playoff series this weekend. Alex Gaffney leads the Toms with 33 points after a three-goal weekend against the Huskies. Lucas Wahlin and Lucas Van Vliet each joined Gaffney in the 30-point club last weekend.
Bowling Green is fresh off a pair of ties with Notre Dame of the B1G conference. The Falcons currently sit in fifth place with 36 points, one point behind Minnesota State in fourth, with two games in hand on the rest of the conference. Quinn Emerson paces them in points with 29 and is one of four skaters leading the way with eight goals (Hotson, Morneau, Grant). All three rostered goaltenders have seen playing time this season and as a whole have combined for a 2.37 GAA and .903 SV%, Jacob Steinman leads with seven wins and a .916 SV% while Tyler Palmer's 2.16 GAA is best between the three.
THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
-Friday night's game at Slater Family Ice Arena is scheduled for a 6:07 p.m. CST puck drop. The Toms have not been great on Fridays this season with a 6-4-2 record.
-Saturday's game has been bumped up an hour with a 5:07 p.m. CST start time. The Purple are 10-3-1 on Saturdays and 6-2-2 outside of Minnesota this 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.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
-St. Thomas has set a new program record in single season conference points (45) and conference wins (14) with six games still to go.
-They are two goals from tying the single season program record (111) set last season.
-They have already set a new program record in assists (185).
-The Tommies' 4-3 loss to #19 Michigan Tech last Saturday was their first Saturday loss since October 25th. They are 10-3-1 this season on Saturday.
-The loss was also their first of the season when tied after two periods. They are now 3-1-2. The Toms are 14-2-3 when tied or leading after 40 minutes.
-St. Thomas has not lost more than one game in a month since October (4-1-2 in Nov., 3-1-0 in Dec., 8-1-0 in Jan.).
-Six of the Toms' eight losses this season have come in white, they are 8-1-2 in purple and 4-1-0 in gray.
-Ryan O'Neill recorded his fourth straight 20-point season last weekend.
-Alex Gaffney added his third two goal game of the season on Friday. He has four in his collegiate career.
-Jake Braccini has set a career high in goals (14) and points (21) this season.
-Braccini also surpassed Mack Byers in most career goals in program history. His 33 put him in third just two goals behind Cooper Gay.
FORWARD AND ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
St. Thomas men's hockey won eight of nine games in January with outstanding individual performances up and down the lineup. Two of the Tommies' most productive players have been rewarded by the league with Player of the Month honors. Lucas Wahlin is the Forward of the Month and Lucas Van Vliet is Rookie of the month. This is the second time Wahlin has received the honor and the first time in program history a Tommie has received Rookie of the Month.
Lucas Wahlin led the Tommies with a +11 rating and three first goals. He added at least one point in all nine games this month and totaled six goals and seven assists for 13 points. He scored one shorthanded goal and one game winning goal. The third-year captain leads the CCHA with 18 goals this season and his .69 goals per game are tied for fifth in the nation. His 31 points are tied for third in the conference with his fellow honoree, Lucas Van Vliet. Wahlin also leads the entire CCHA with a +16 rating.
Van Vliet led the Tommies with 15 points with at least one in eight of nine games this month. He scored four goals and added 11 assists with two power play goals and one game-winner. Van Vliet became the first Tommie freshman to record a 30-point season and is near the top of the conference. He is fourth in points among the nation's freshmen this season behind Ethan Wyttenbach of Quinnipiac, Porter Martone of Michigan State, and Gavin McKenna of Penn State.
Wahlin's Forward of the Month is the second of his career (only Tommie with two), the second of the season (Alex Gaffney), and the fourth in program history. Van Vliet's Rookie of the Month is the first in program history. These are the fourth and fifth Player of the Months honors this season for the first place Tommies.
WAHLIN FOR HOBEY
Lucas Wahlin is one of the best players in the nation and has been for a couple of seasons now. The third-year captain is in his final year with the Tommies and is the sole nominee for the Hobey Baker Award from St. Thomas. Wahlin has been the foundation for the Tommies during their rise to becoming one of the best programs in the country with production on the ice and an unwavering ability to lead off the ice. The former NA3HL forward has improved relentlessly across his four seasons of college hockey. This season he became the first Tommie in DI program history to surpass 100 points (123 now) and 50 goals (53 now). He is the all-time leader in the "new" CCHA in goals and points. Nationally he ranks fifth with .69 goals per game and 18 total goals and 18th in points per game (1.19).
ELITE COMPANY
Lucas Wahlin is one of only five active players in the country with at least three 30-point seasons to his name. Michigan's T.J. Hughes has done it in each of his four years, while Northeastern's Dylan Hryckowian, Arizona State's Cruz Lucius, and Quinnipiac's Jeremy Wilmer have done it three times. – courtesy of College Hockey Inc.'s Weekly Notebook
GRAY JERSEY SUCCESS
The Tommies debuted their alternate gray uniforms on October 12th in a 5-2 loss against then #10 North Dakota. They have not been defeated since with a 4-0-0 record. Stats in their four games since the debut: 5.5 goals per game, 2.5 goals allowed per game, 31 PP%, 81 PK%, +1 in first period, +6 in second, +5 in third. Alex Gaffney and Lucas Wahlin lead with nine points and a +8 rating in gray. Both Will Ingemann and Carsen Musser are 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA.
THEY ALL SCORE GOALS
The Tommies have gotten goals from 18 different players this season. Lucas Wahlin's 18 goals lead the way, his .69 goals per game are fifth in the nation. Gaffney, Braccini, and Van Vliet are tied for the team lead with five power play goals (T-27th NCAA). Four players have tallied shorthanded goals, while Gaffney and Pilling lead the team (T-2nd NCAA) with three. Van Vliet and Wahlin also lead with three game-winners. Gaffney, Pilling, and Hayes Hundley have two game-winning tallies.
SPONGES
Nick Williams leads the Tommies with 47 blocks this season. He leads the Toms by 12 blocks over the next guys (Mason Poolman & Hayes Hundley). As a team, the Purple are T-7th in the nation with 376 blocks (13.4 per game).
POINTS PARITY
-The Tommies have had a different player lead them in points each of their first five seasons of DI play.
463 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. His 463 career wins are tied with Murray Armstrong in 21st place all-time, five from Joe Marsh in 20th, and nine from Don Vaughan in 19th. Blasi is the fourth winningest among active head coaches.
100 FOR WAHLIN
-Lucas Wahlin became the first Tommie to score 100 career points after his three-point burst against the St. Cloud State 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.
-At the present day, he has recorded 115 points, 34 more than the next closest Tommie.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN
-Ryan O'Neill – 1G-10A-11P
-Lucas Wahlin – 5G-5A-10P
-Jake Braccini – 2G-5A-7P
-Quinton Pepper – 1G-4A-5P
-Alex Gaffney – 3G-1A-4P
-Caige Sterzer – 1G-2A-3P
-Casy Laylin – 1G-1A-2P
-Nick Williams – 0G-2A-2P
-Lucas Van Vliet – 1G-1A-2P
-Chase Cheslock – 0G-2A-2P
-Hayes Hundley – 1G-0A-1P
-Attila Lippai – 0G-1A-1P
-Charlie Schoen – 0G-1A-1P
-Luc Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Bauer Berry – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 3-4-2, 259 saves, 25 GA, 548 min, 2.74 GAA, .912 SV%
-Carsen Musser – 1-0-0, 39 saves, 2 GA, 60 min, 2.00 GAA, .951 SV%
GOING STREAKING
-Lucas Wahlin – 12 game point streak (18 points)
-Nathan Pilling – 10 game point streak (13 points)
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Points
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Aaron Trotter Goaltender of the Week (1/27/26)
-Nathan Pilling Rookie of the Week (1/27/26)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (1/20/26)
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Week (1/20/26)
-Hayes Hundley Rookie of the Week (1/4/26)
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Week (12/15/25)
-Nathan Pilling Rookie of the Week (12/8/25)
-Carsen Musser Goaltender of the Week (12/8/25)
-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
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Month (2/2/26)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Month (2/2/26)
-Carsen Musser Goaltender of the Month (1/5/26)
-Chase Cheslock Defenseman of the Month (1/5/26)
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Month (11/3/25)
JANUARY RECAP
-8-1-0, +22 goal differential
-Split with the national ranked Michigan Tech Huskies with a 4-2 win in game one and 4-3 loss in game two
-Swept Lake Superior State to win the season series, 3-1-0 with a 7-4 comeback win and a dominant 5-0 victory.
-Swept Bemidji State for the first time in program history with a 5-1 win on Friday and 3-2 win on Saturday.
-Completed the season series with a 4-2 win over Minnesota State on the road. The Tommies are now 2-0 in Mankato since the Mason Cup Final loss.
-Swept Ferris State in a pair of high scoring affairs (5-3 and 8-4)
-Jake Braccini led the Tommies with eight goals
-Lucas Van Vliet's 15 points paced the Purple
-Aaron Trotter was 5-1-0 with a 1.88 GAA and .923 SV%
-Carsen Musser was 2-0-0 with a 3.27 GAA and .848 SV%
-Will Ingemann was 1-0-0 with a 4.00 GAA and .789 SV%
-The Toms were 10-38 (26.3%) on the power play and 32-35 (91.4%) on the penalty kill.
DECEMBER RECAP
-3-1-0, +4 goal differential
-Swept the Northern Michigan Wildcats on the road, 2-0 and 4-3.
-Split with the Lake State Lakers on home ice. Took game two 4-1 after dropping the opener, 5-3.
-Lucas Wahlin owned December with five goals while Nathan Pilling and Chase Cheslock led the way with six points a piece.
-Carsen Musser was 3-0-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .945 SV%
-Aaron Trotter was 0-1-0 with a 5.20 GAA and .839 SV%
-The Toms were 3-15 (20%) on the power play and 8-11 (73%) on the penalty kill.
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 (53), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Jake Braccini (33) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (123), Ryan O'Neill (89), 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.
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 462-405-87 record has him 22nd all-time and 4th among active head coaches.
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
The Tommies' nation-leading 11-game win streak came to an end last Saturday in a 4-3 loss at home against #19 Michigan Tech. St. Thomas is four points clear of Augustana with one month still to play. The Purple cannot clinch a home playoff series this weekend. Alex Gaffney leads the Toms with 33 points after a three-goal weekend against the Huskies. Lucas Wahlin and Lucas Van Vliet each joined Gaffney in the 30-point club last weekend.
Bowling Green is fresh off a pair of ties with Notre Dame of the B1G conference. The Falcons currently sit in fifth place with 36 points, one point behind Minnesota State in fourth, with two games in hand on the rest of the conference. Quinn Emerson paces them in points with 29 and is one of four skaters leading the way with eight goals (Hotson, Morneau, Grant). All three rostered goaltenders have seen playing time this season and as a whole have combined for a 2.37 GAA and .903 SV%, Jacob Steinman leads with seven wins and a .916 SV% while Tyler Palmer's 2.16 GAA is best between the three.
THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES
-Friday night's game at Slater Family Ice Arena is scheduled for a 6:07 p.m. CST puck drop. The Toms have not been great on Fridays this season with a 6-4-2 record.
-Saturday's game has been bumped up an hour with a 5:07 p.m. CST start time. The Purple are 10-3-1 on Saturdays and 6-2-2 outside of Minnesota this 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.
TOMMIE TIDBITS
-St. Thomas has set a new program record in single season conference points (45) and conference wins (14) with six games still to go.
-They are two goals from tying the single season program record (111) set last season.
-They have already set a new program record in assists (185).
-The Tommies' 4-3 loss to #19 Michigan Tech last Saturday was their first Saturday loss since October 25th. They are 10-3-1 this season on Saturday.
-The loss was also their first of the season when tied after two periods. They are now 3-1-2. The Toms are 14-2-3 when tied or leading after 40 minutes.
-St. Thomas has not lost more than one game in a month since October (4-1-2 in Nov., 3-1-0 in Dec., 8-1-0 in Jan.).
-Six of the Toms' eight losses this season have come in white, they are 8-1-2 in purple and 4-1-0 in gray.
-Ryan O'Neill recorded his fourth straight 20-point season last weekend.
-Alex Gaffney added his third two goal game of the season on Friday. He has four in his collegiate career.
-Jake Braccini has set a career high in goals (14) and points (21) this season.
-Braccini also surpassed Mack Byers in most career goals in program history. His 33 put him in third just two goals behind Cooper Gay.
FORWARD AND ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
St. Thomas men's hockey won eight of nine games in January with outstanding individual performances up and down the lineup. Two of the Tommies' most productive players have been rewarded by the league with Player of the Month honors. Lucas Wahlin is the Forward of the Month and Lucas Van Vliet is Rookie of the month. This is the second time Wahlin has received the honor and the first time in program history a Tommie has received Rookie of the Month.
Lucas Wahlin led the Tommies with a +11 rating and three first goals. He added at least one point in all nine games this month and totaled six goals and seven assists for 13 points. He scored one shorthanded goal and one game winning goal. The third-year captain leads the CCHA with 18 goals this season and his .69 goals per game are tied for fifth in the nation. His 31 points are tied for third in the conference with his fellow honoree, Lucas Van Vliet. Wahlin also leads the entire CCHA with a +16 rating.
Van Vliet led the Tommies with 15 points with at least one in eight of nine games this month. He scored four goals and added 11 assists with two power play goals and one game-winner. Van Vliet became the first Tommie freshman to record a 30-point season and is near the top of the conference. He is fourth in points among the nation's freshmen this season behind Ethan Wyttenbach of Quinnipiac, Porter Martone of Michigan State, and Gavin McKenna of Penn State.
Wahlin's Forward of the Month is the second of his career (only Tommie with two), the second of the season (Alex Gaffney), and the fourth in program history. Van Vliet's Rookie of the Month is the first in program history. These are the fourth and fifth Player of the Months honors this season for the first place Tommies.
WAHLIN FOR HOBEY
Lucas Wahlin is one of the best players in the nation and has been for a couple of seasons now. The third-year captain is in his final year with the Tommies and is the sole nominee for the Hobey Baker Award from St. Thomas. Wahlin has been the foundation for the Tommies during their rise to becoming one of the best programs in the country with production on the ice and an unwavering ability to lead off the ice. The former NA3HL forward has improved relentlessly across his four seasons of college hockey. This season he became the first Tommie in DI program history to surpass 100 points (123 now) and 50 goals (53 now). He is the all-time leader in the "new" CCHA in goals and points. Nationally he ranks fifth with .69 goals per game and 18 total goals and 18th in points per game (1.19).
ELITE COMPANY
Lucas Wahlin is one of only five active players in the country with at least three 30-point seasons to his name. Michigan's T.J. Hughes has done it in each of his four years, while Northeastern's Dylan Hryckowian, Arizona State's Cruz Lucius, and Quinnipiac's Jeremy Wilmer have done it three times. – courtesy of College Hockey Inc.'s Weekly Notebook
GRAY JERSEY SUCCESS
The Tommies debuted their alternate gray uniforms on October 12th in a 5-2 loss against then #10 North Dakota. They have not been defeated since with a 4-0-0 record. Stats in their four games since the debut: 5.5 goals per game, 2.5 goals allowed per game, 31 PP%, 81 PK%, +1 in first period, +6 in second, +5 in third. Alex Gaffney and Lucas Wahlin lead with nine points and a +8 rating in gray. Both Will Ingemann and Carsen Musser are 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA.
THEY ALL SCORE GOALS
The Tommies have gotten goals from 18 different players this season. Lucas Wahlin's 18 goals lead the way, his .69 goals per game are fifth in the nation. Gaffney, Braccini, and Van Vliet are tied for the team lead with five power play goals (T-27th NCAA). Four players have tallied shorthanded goals, while Gaffney and Pilling lead the team (T-2nd NCAA) with three. Van Vliet and Wahlin also lead with three game-winners. Gaffney, Pilling, and Hayes Hundley have two game-winning tallies.
SPONGES
Nick Williams leads the Tommies with 47 blocks this season. He leads the Toms by 12 blocks over the next guys (Mason Poolman & Hayes Hundley). As a team, the Purple are T-7th in the nation with 376 blocks (13.4 per game).
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 26 games in 2025-26 (33 points)
463 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. His 463 career wins are tied with Murray Armstrong in 21st place all-time, five from Joe Marsh in 20th, and nine from Don Vaughan in 19th. Blasi is the fourth winningest among active head coaches.
100 FOR WAHLIN
-Lucas Wahlin became the first Tommie to score 100 career points after his three-point burst against the St. Cloud State 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.
-At the present day, he has recorded 115 points, 34 more than the next closest Tommie.
CURRENT TOMMIES AGAINST BOWLING GREEN
-Ryan O'Neill – 1G-10A-11P
-Lucas Wahlin – 5G-5A-10P
-Jake Braccini – 2G-5A-7P
-Quinton Pepper – 1G-4A-5P
-Alex Gaffney – 3G-1A-4P
-Caige Sterzer – 1G-2A-3P
-Casy Laylin – 1G-1A-2P
-Nick Williams – 0G-2A-2P
-Lucas Van Vliet – 1G-1A-2P
-Chase Cheslock – 0G-2A-2P
-Hayes Hundley – 1G-0A-1P
-Attila Lippai – 0G-1A-1P
-Charlie Schoen – 0G-1A-1P
-Luc Laylin – 0G-1A-1P
-Carson Peters – 0G-1A-1P
-Bauer Berry – 0G-1A-1P
-Aaron Trotter – 3-4-2, 259 saves, 25 GA, 548 min, 2.74 GAA, .912 SV%
-Carsen Musser – 1-0-0, 39 saves, 2 GA, 60 min, 2.00 GAA, .951 SV%
GOING STREAKING
-Lucas Wahlin – 12 game point streak (18 points)
-Nathan Pilling – 10 game point streak (13 points)
MILESTONE WATCH
-Career Points
- Lucas Wahlin is 2 away from 125
- Ryan O'Neill is 11 away from 100
- Luc Laylin is 3 away from tying Ethan Gauer's program record (142)
- Cole Miller is the next closest to 100, he is at 96 and would be the ninth in program history
2025-26 CCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
-Aaron Trotter Goaltender of the Week (1/27/26)
-Nathan Pilling Rookie of the Week (1/27/26)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Week (1/20/26)
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Week (1/20/26)
-Hayes Hundley Rookie of the Week (1/4/26)
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Week (12/15/25)
-Nathan Pilling Rookie of the Week (12/8/25)
-Carsen Musser Goaltender of the Week (12/8/25)
-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
-Lucas Wahlin Forward of the Month (2/2/26)
-Lucas Van Vliet Rookie of the Month (2/2/26)
-Carsen Musser Goaltender of the Month (1/5/26)
-Chase Cheslock Defenseman of the Month (1/5/26)
-Alex Gaffney Forward of the Month (11/3/25)
JANUARY RECAP
-8-1-0, +22 goal differential
-Split with the national ranked Michigan Tech Huskies with a 4-2 win in game one and 4-3 loss in game two
-Swept Lake Superior State to win the season series, 3-1-0 with a 7-4 comeback win and a dominant 5-0 victory.
-Swept Bemidji State for the first time in program history with a 5-1 win on Friday and 3-2 win on Saturday.
-Completed the season series with a 4-2 win over Minnesota State on the road. The Tommies are now 2-0 in Mankato since the Mason Cup Final loss.
-Swept Ferris State in a pair of high scoring affairs (5-3 and 8-4)
-Jake Braccini led the Tommies with eight goals
-Lucas Van Vliet's 15 points paced the Purple
-Aaron Trotter was 5-1-0 with a 1.88 GAA and .923 SV%
-Carsen Musser was 2-0-0 with a 3.27 GAA and .848 SV%
-Will Ingemann was 1-0-0 with a 4.00 GAA and .789 SV%
-The Toms were 10-38 (26.3%) on the power play and 32-35 (91.4%) on the penalty kill.
DECEMBER RECAP
-3-1-0, +4 goal differential
-Swept the Northern Michigan Wildcats on the road, 2-0 and 4-3.
-Split with the Lake State Lakers on home ice. Took game two 4-1 after dropping the opener, 5-3.
-Lucas Wahlin owned December with five goals while Nathan Pilling and Chase Cheslock led the way with six points a piece.
-Carsen Musser was 3-0-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .945 SV%
-Aaron Trotter was 0-1-0 with a 5.20 GAA and .839 SV%
-The Toms were 3-15 (20%) on the power play and 8-11 (73%) on the penalty kill.
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 (53), Cooper Gay (35, 2022-25), and Jake Braccini (33) round out the top three in DI goals scored.
-Lucas Wahlin (123), Ryan O'Neill (89), 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.
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 462-405-87 record has him 22nd all-time and 4th among active head coaches.
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)
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