University of St. Thomas Athletics

2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster

Position D Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown St. Michael, Minn.Last School St. Cloud State
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 160 lbs
Hometown Woodbury, Minn.Last School Hill-MurrayPrevious School Previous School: Lincoln (USHL)
Position D Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 11'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Burnsville, Minn.Last School UMass Lowell
Position D Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Lakeville, Minn.Last School NorthPrevious School Previous School: Bowling Green
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 205 lbs
Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.Last School EastviewPrevious School Previous School: Tri City (USHL)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 175 lbs
Hometown Andover, Minn.Last School AndoverPrevious School Previous School: Sioux Falls (USHL)
Position F Academic Year So.Height 5' 10'' Weight 165 lbs
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School Salmon Arm (BCHL)
Position F Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 8'' Weight 173 lbs
Hometown Buford, GeorgiaLast School Ohio State
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 9'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Mahtomedi, Minn.Last School Minot (NAHL)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 175 lbs
Hometown Roseville, Minn.Last School Saint Thomas AcademyPrevious School Previous School: St. Cloud (NAHL)
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Bismarck (NAHL)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 187 lbs
Hometown London, OntarioLast School Steinbach (MJHL)
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Stillwater, Minn.Last School Air Force Academy (AHA)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 192 lbs
Hometown Hanover, Minn.Last School BuffaloPrevious School Previous School: Muskegon (USHL)
Position D Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Farmington, Minn.Last School Bemidji State (CCHA)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 8'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown St. Michael, Minn.Last School St. Michael-AlbertvillePrevious School Previous School: Prince George (BCHL)
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Hanover, Minn.Last School Benilde-St. Margaret'sPrevious School Previous School: Fargo (USHL)
Position D Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 200 lbs
Hometown Medina, Minn.Last School WayzataPrevious School Previous School: Cedar Rapids (USHL)
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Long Lake, Minn.Last School Northern Michigan (CCHA)
Position D Academic Year So.Height 5' 10'' Weight 174 lbs
Hometown Golden Valley, Minn.Last School MinnetonkaPrevious School Previous School: Michigan Tech (CCHA)
Position D Academic Year So.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Stoney Creek, OntarioLast School Nanaimo (BCHL)
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 5'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Chaska, Minn.Last School Minot (NAHL)
Position D Academic Year 5thHeight 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Providence (Hockey East)
Position D Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 7'' Weight 220 lbs
Hometown Detroit, Mich.Last School Austin (NAHL)
Position F Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 10'' Weight 154 lbs
Hometown Hibbing, Minn.Last School Minnesota-Duluth
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Victoria, B.C.Last School Prince George (BCHL)
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Hudson, Wis.Last School New Ulm Steel (NA3HL)
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 172 lbs
Hometown Cary, N.C.Last School Loomis ChaffeePrevious School Previous School: Springfield (NAHL)
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Trevor Zins

Jersey Number 2
Position D Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown St. Michael, Minn.Last School St. Cloud State
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Lucas Wahlin

Jersey Number 3
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 160 lbs
Hometown Woodbury, Minn.Last School Hill-MurrayPrevious School Previous School: Lincoln (USHL)
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Nolan Sawchuk

Jersey Number 4
Position D Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 11'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Burnsville, Minn.Last School UMass Lowell
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Garrett Daly

Jersey Number 5
Position D Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Lakeville, Minn.Last School NorthPrevious School Previous School: Bowling Green
Eernisse_Josh

Josh Eernisse

Jersey Number 6
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 205 lbs
Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.Last School EastviewPrevious School Previous School: Tri City (USHL)
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Luke Kron

Jersey Number 7
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 175 lbs
Hometown Andover, Minn.Last School AndoverPrevious School Previous School: Sioux Falls (USHL)
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Cameron Recchi

Jersey Number 8
Position F Academic Year So.Height 5' 10'' Weight 165 lbs
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.Last School Salmon Arm (BCHL)
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Matthew Jennings

Jersey Number 9
Position F Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 8'' Weight 173 lbs
Hometown Buford, GeorgiaLast School Ohio State
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Andrew Kangas

Jersey Number 10
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 9'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Mahtomedi, Minn.Last School Minot (NAHL)
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Ryan O'Neill

Jersey Number 11
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 175 lbs
Hometown Roseville, Minn.Last School Saint Thomas AcademyPrevious School Previous School: St. Cloud (NAHL)
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Tim Piechowski

Jersey Number 12
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Bismarck (NAHL)
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Quinton Pepper

Jersey Number 15
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 187 lbs
Hometown London, OntarioLast School Steinbach (MJHL)
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Luke Manning

Jersey Number 16
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Stillwater, Minn.Last School Air Force Academy (AHA)
Braccini_Jake

Jake Braccini

Jersey Number 17
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 192 lbs
Hometown Hanover, Minn.Last School BuffaloPrevious School Previous School: Muskegon (USHL)
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Ethan Gauer

Jersey Number 18
Position D Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Farmington, Minn.Last School Bemidji State (CCHA)
Laylin_Luc

Luc Laylin

Jersey Number 19
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 8'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown St. Michael, Minn.Last School St. Michael-AlbertvillePrevious School Previous School: Prince George (BCHL)
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Cooper Gay

Jersey Number 20
Position F Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 210 lbs
Hometown Hanover, Minn.Last School Benilde-St. Margaret'sPrevious School Previous School: Fargo (USHL)
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Carson Peters

Jersey Number 21
Position D Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 200 lbs
Hometown Medina, Minn.Last School WayzataPrevious School Previous School: Cedar Rapids (USHL)
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Mack Byers

Jersey Number 22
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Long Lake, Minn.Last School Northern Michigan (CCHA)
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Grant Docter

Jersey Number 24
Position D Academic Year So.Height 5' 10'' Weight 174 lbs
Hometown Golden Valley, Minn.Last School MinnetonkaPrevious School Previous School: Michigan Tech (CCHA)
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Trevor LeDonne

Jersey Number 25
Position D Academic Year So.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Stoney Creek, OntarioLast School Nanaimo (BCHL)
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Blaine Warnert

Jersey Number 26
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 5'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Chaska, Minn.Last School Minot (NAHL)
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Luke Perunovich

Jersey Number 27
Position D Academic Year 5thHeight 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Providence (Hockey East)
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Braidan Simmons-Fischer

Jersey Number 28
Position D Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 7'' Weight 220 lbs
Hometown Detroit, Mich.Last School Austin (NAHL)
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Jarrett Lee

Jersey Number 29
Position F Academic Year 5thHeight 5' 10'' Weight 154 lbs
Hometown Hibbing, Minn.Last School Minnesota-Duluth
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Aaron Trotter

Jersey Number 31
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Victoria, B.C.Last School Prince George (BCHL)
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Henry Baribeau

Jersey Number 35
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 190 lbs
Hometown Hudson, Wis.Last School New Ulm Steel (NA3HL)
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Ethan Roberts

Jersey Number 42
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 172 lbs
Hometown Cary, N.C.Last School Loomis ChaffeePrevious School Previous School: Springfield (NAHL)
Coaching Staff
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Rico Blasi

Head Coach /Men's Hockey
Phone 651-962-5911
Hayward_Leon

Leon Hayward

Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey
Phone 651-962-5940
Laylin_Cory

Cory Laylin

Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey
Phone 763-528-1791
Johnson_Josh

Josh Johnson

Director of Operations /Men's Hockey
Phone 651-962-7912
Richards_Zach

Zach Richards

Volunteer Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey

Trent Eigner

Player Development Volunteer /Men's Hockey
Support Staff
Jamie Jaeger

Jamie Jaeger

Associate Athletic Trainer (MHK, MGolf, WGolf) /Men's Hockey
Phone 651-962-5971
Homegrown Tommies: Chase Cheslock
Thursday, March 19
Tommie Men's Hockey 2025 Intro Video
Wednesday, November 12
Press Conference: Rico Blasi January 27th 2025
Monday, January 27
St. Thomas Men's Hockey 2023-24 Intro Video
Friday, October 27