St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey

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St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
Current season
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
ConferenceCCHA
First season1920–21
Head coachEnrico Blasi
1st season, 3–28–1 (.109)
ArenaSt. Thomas Ice Arena
Capacity: 1,400
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
ColorsPurple and gray[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
DIII: 2000, 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances
DIII: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
MIAC: 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2020
Conference regular season championships
DIII: 1923, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

The St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey team represents the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) in NCAA Division I ice hockey.

History[]

St. Thomas is one of the oldest ice hockey programs in the nation, predating even Minnesota, having played their first varsity game in the 1920–21 season. That year St. Thomas, along with six other small Minnesota colleges, formed the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and began playing one another in many sports. Over the course of the first sixty five years, St. Thomas was one of the better teams in the conference but it became the leading program once Terry Skrypek arrived in 1987. In his 23 years with the program, Skrypek won 13 conference championships, 9 conference tournament titles and reached the NCAA Division III championship game twice.[2]

In 2019 the MIAC took the unprecedented step of removing St. Thomas from its membership because of concerns about “athletic competitive parity.”[3] Because the removal affected all sports and was effective at the end of the 2020–21 season, St. Thomas had time to decide what it would do next. The men's ice hockey program was given the green light to jump directly to the Division I level in July 2020.[4] Before the end of the month, the seven teams who had previously announced their intention to restart the CCHA with the 2021–22 season voted unanimously to accept the Tommies as the eighth member of the conference.[5]

Season-by-season results[]

Main article: List of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[2]

Head coaches[]

As of completion of the 2020–21 season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1920–1921 Harold Dudley 1 6–1–0 .857
1921–1923, 1925–1926 Joe Brandy 3 19–9–0 .679
1923–1924 Dave Hayes 1 8–2–0 .800
1924–1925 Bill Houle 1 1–0–1 .750
1926–1927 Willard Faulk 1 5–9–0 .357
1927–1928 John O'Halloran 1 4–5–3 .458
1928–1930 Matt Coogan 2 15–13–0 .536
1930–1932 Frank Penas 2 7–7–4 .500
1932–1933 Joe Boland 1 7–3–0 .700
1933–1935 Frank Halder 2 6–6–1 .500
1935–1937 Frank Klingberg 2 12–10–3 .540
1937–1939 Leo McGuire 2 13–7–2 .636
1939–1942 Wee Walsh 3 18–3–3 .813
1946–1948 Tom Cunningham 2 20–9–0 .690
1948–1951, 1952–1955 Bill Funk 6 66–19–11 .745
1951–1952 Norm Robertson 1 7–3–0 .700
1955–1959 Ken Staples 4 38–19–0 .667
1959–1962 Don Saatzer 3 19–14–0 .576
1962–1963 Tom Martinson 1 11–4–1 .719
1963–1970 Joe Flood 7 57–53–4 .518
1970–1982 Gus Schwartz 12 150–150–5 .500
1982–1987 Terry Abram 5 105–45–2 .697
1987–2010 Terry Skrypek 23 415–194–45 .669
2010–2021 Jeff Boeser 11 160–81–33 .644
2021–Present Enrico Blasi 0 0–0–0 –
Totals 25 coaches 97 Seasons 1169–666–118 .628

Current roster[]

As of September 9, 2021.[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Peter Thome Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-05-24 Minneapolis, Minnesota North Dakota (NCHC) CBJ, 155th overall 2016
2 Minnesota Trevor Zins Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-23 St. Michael, Minnesota St. Cloud State (NCHC) —
3 Illinois Michael Ferrandino Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-17 Lisle, Illinois Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
4 Minnesota Nolan Sawchuk Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-09-25 Burnsville, Minnesota UMass Lowell (HEA) —
5 Wisconsin Vincent Weis Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-04 Madison, Wisconsin Madison (USHL) —
8 Pennsylvania Cameron Recchi Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-05-24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
9 Georgia (U.S. state) Matthew Jennings Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1997-06-07 Buford, Georgia Ohio State (Big Ten) —
10 Minnesota Andrew Kangas Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-28 Mahtomedi, Minnesota Minot (NAHL) —
11 Minnesota Lucas McGregor Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-09-08 Lino Lakes, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Tim Piechowski Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-12-08 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
15 Minnesota Grant Loven Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-12-21 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Northern Michigan (WCHA) —
16 Minnesota Luke Manning Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-13 Stillwater, Minnesota Air Force (AHA) —
17 Austria Paul Schmid Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-06-10 Linz, Austria Amarillo (NAHL) —
18 Minnesota Ethan Gauer Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-23 Farmington, Minnesota Bemidji State (WCHA) —
19 Minnesota Justin Kelley Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-23 Maple Grove, Minnesota Minot (NAHL) —
20 Wisconsin Aaron Swanson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-10 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Maryland (NAHL) —
21 Ohio Joey Sofo Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-07 Sylvania, Ohio Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) —
22 Minnesota John Schuldt Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-10 Minnetonka, Minnesota Omaha (NCHC) —
23 Ontario Trevor LeDonne Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-27 Stoney Creek, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL) —
24 Illinois Logan Ommen Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-25 Bolingbrook, Illinois Corpus Christi (NAHL) —
26 Minnesota Blaine Warnert Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-17 Chaska, Minnesota Minot (NAHL) —
27 Wisconsin Kyler Grundy Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-19 Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL) —
28 Texas Kimball Johnson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-23 Coppell, Texas Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
29 Minnesota Christiano Versich Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1997-01-02 Kelly Lake, Minnesota Colorado College (NCHC) —
31 Minnesota Jacob Berger Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-07-01 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnesota State (WCHA) —
35 Wisconsin Henry Baribeau Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-15 Hudson, Wisconsin New Ulm (NA3HL) —
39 Wisconsin Sam Renlund Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-04 Verona, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL) —

References[]

  1. ^ "Club Branding". Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "St. Thomas Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "D-III Powerhouse St. Thomas Is Getting Kicked Out of Its Conference Because It's Too Good at Sports". Sports Illustrated. May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "At the rink, it's 'Tommie Time,' as St. Thomas moves hockey programs to Division I". Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "St. Thomas men's team moves to Division I, will join new CCHA for 2021-22 season". USCHO.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "2021–22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

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