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2026-27 SEASON PREVIEW For just the fifth time in program history, the Saint John’s hockey team swept both the MIAC regular-season and playoff title in 2025-26.

Park, Minn.) will serve as assistant captains alongside Gnos in 2026-27.

The Johnnies, who finished 10-3-3 in conference play and 17-7-4 overall, won their 10th MIAC regular-season crown and first since 2020, then earned their first MIAC postseason championship (sixth overall) and their first trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament (seventh overall) since 2013.

Lyke led the team with 12 goals and was third with 23 points last season. He was named All-MIAC honorable mention after sharing the team lead with 15 points (5g/10a) in 16 conference games, which ranked seventh among all MIAC skaters.

SJU is expected to return 82 percent (223 of 272) of their points from last season, including 16 of the 17 game-winning goals. Here’s a look at the 2026-27 Johnnies:

Lyke has 44 points (21g/23a) with a +10 rating in 74 career games.

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NO. 15 SJU was ranked No. 15 in the 2026 DIIIHockeyNews.com Preseason Top 15 poll released Sept. 28. Five total teams in the NCAA West Region were ranked in the top 15, four of which were in the top 10: Aurora (No. 3), Wisconsin-Stout (No. 4), St. Norbert (No. 6), Adrian (No. 8) and SJU (No. 15). Trine (27), Gustavus Adolphus (12), St. Olaf (7), Saint Mary’s (6) and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3) received votes. The Johnnies were the first team out of the USCHO.com Division III Coaches’ Poll with 20 total votes. Babson (Mass.) was the last team in with 26 votes.

BOSS GNOS Senior defenseman Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) was named the team’s captain for the 202627 season after serving as an assistant captain last season. He appeared in the season’s first 16 games with three assists and a +5 rating until he suffered a seasonending injury Jan. 22 at Saint Mary’s. Despite the shortened season, Gnos was still second on the team with 21 blocked shots. He begins his senior season with 18 points (5g/13a) in 60 career games.

THREE ASSISTANT CAPTAINS Senior forwards Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.), Jacob McPartland (Victoria, Minn.) and Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis 2026-27

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Wandmacher tied for the team lead in assists (18) and points (25) in 2025-26. He earned All-MIAC honors after tying Lyke for the team lead with 15 points (4g/11a) and a +10 rating in all 16 conference games. He collected five multi-point games, including three against conference opponents. The 2024-25 NovaCare Comeback Athlete of the Year takes the ice this season with 50 points (14g/36a) in 69 career games.

MCPARTY TIME McPartland played in 27 games last season with nine points (5g/4a). Three of his points – all assists – came in SJU’s regular-season, championship-clinching weekend vs. Concordia-Moorhead. He has 26 points (12g/14a) in 72 career games.

SENIOR STRENGTH In addition to the team’s four captains, SJU has five other returning seniors and one senior transfer in 2026-27. Forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) led the Johnnies in power-play scoring last season with nine points (4g/5a). He tied for fourth on the team in points (20) and goals (9) in 28 games played and ranked fourth in the MIAC with his four power-play goals.

He has 43 points (22g/21a) in 72 games. Forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) earned All-MIAC and All-Playoff honors after averaging a point-per-game in 14 MIAC contests (5g/9a) last season. He tied for third in the league with a pair of game-winners, was fourth in faceoff wins (117) and sixth in faceoff percentage (.568) in conference play. Kernan scored three goals in the Johnnies’ two MIAC playoff games. He scored SJU’s second (GWG) and third goals in the 4-1 semifinal win and started the team’s comeback against Gustavus Adolphus with a power-play tally midway through the second period. He had nine points (5g/4a) over his last eight games and ranked fourth on the team with 20 total points (10g/10a) overall. Kernan was one of four Johnnies to earn Athlete of the Week honors, a feat he accomplished after totaling four points (1g/3a) and a team-leading seven shots on goal against Gustavus in February. He and Lyke shared the team lead with three gamewinning goals, one of which was an overtime tally to defeat Gustavus in the series finale. Forward Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.) earned All-MIAC honors after registering 13 points (5g/8a) in conference play. He was one of four Johnnies who played all 28 games last season. He finished with six multi-point games, including four against MIAC opponents, and was second in plus/minus rating (+15). His 25 points (7g/18a) were tied for the team lead. Forward Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) anchored a line of freshmen in Carter Krenke (Bloomington, Minn.) and Jordan Larkee (St. Paul, Minn.). The three combined for 47 points (19g/28a), 13 of which came from Boche (5g/8a). Defenseman Kasen Sauer (Maple Grove, Minn.) skated in six games with an assist, and forward Luke Levandowski (Rosemount, Minn.) joined the team this season as a senior transfer from Division I Lake Superior State. Levandowski totaled 28 points (9g/19a) in 88 games in three seasons with the Lakers.

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SJU has two juniors on its roster – forward Jordan Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and defenseman George Moore III. Newpower had 16 points (8g/8a) in 27 games with a +10 rating. Moore was +11 with six points (1g/5a) in 23 games.

Jon Howe ’26 backstopped SJU to both MIAC titles and the NCAA Tournament. He became SJU’s first CCM Hockey/ American Hockey Coaches’ Association (AHCA) All-America first-team selection in 20 years – goaltender Adam Hanna ’06 in 2005-06 – and the 25th overall. He finished with a 16-6-4 record – the fourth-most wins in an SJU season – to go with a 2.51 GAA, a .929 save percentage and 869 saves.

READY FOR YEAR NO. 2 Eight sophomores, including goaltender Kyle Abrahamson (Cloquet, Minn.), return to the lineup. Krenke led his class last season with 19 points (11g/8a) in 27 games. He was named USCHO All-Rookie honorable mention after scoring the most points by an SJU freshman since 2022 (Spencer Rudrud ’25 with 20 points). Krenke’s 11 goals, meanwhile, were the most by a first-year player since Auggie Moore ’23 tallied the same in 2019-20. Krenke was first on the team in plus/minus (+17), second in goals (11) and shooting percentage (.169), third in shots (65) and sixth in both points (19) and assists (8). He earned a spot on the All-MIAC team after he scored a team-best nine goals in conference play and tied for the team lead with a +11 rating. His nine goals tied for third overall in the league and were second – by one goal – among MIAC freshmen. Larkee was next for the newcomers, totaling 15 points (3g/12a) in 15 games. Defenseman Cashen Naeve (Independence, Minn.) was the overtime hero for the Johnnies in February, capping SJU’s four-goal comeback over Gustavus in the championship game with his fifth goal of the season. Naeve finished with 11 points (5g/6a) in 25 games on the blueline. He was third on the team in game-winning goals (2) and plus/minus (+14). After he finished his football season, forward Tyler Smith (Carver, Minn.) joined the Johnnies for 15 games, totaling six points (3g/3a). He had 16 tackles (12 solo), an interception, four passes defended and a fumble recovery in 11 games with SJU football in 2025. Forward Seth Terhell (Cambridge, Minn.) totaled six points (3g/3a) in 22 games played, while Cadyn Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.) and Jake Hodd-Chlebeck (Mahtomedi, Minn.) each skated in four games without a point.

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Howe started in all but two games last season. Graduated goaltender Tom Kuriscak ’26 made 30 saves in a 6-2 loss to eventual national semifinalist UW-Stout and played the final three minutes in SJU’s loss to Aurora in the first round of the national tournament. Abrahamson is the only goalie on the roster with collegiate experience under his belt, a 35-save shutout of Beloit (Wis.) last January. The Johnnies added two freshmen to the roster – Hunter Bauer ( Bristow, Va.) and Casimir Weckström (Kokkola, Finland). Bauer most recently played for the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) where he had a 9-6-0 record to go along with a .904 save percentage, 3.12 GAA and 426 saves. He also played eight games (7-1-0 record) for the MJHL’s Steinbach Pistons with a 1.51 GAA and .944 save percentage. Weckström ended his second year of hockey in the U.S. with the Amarillo Wranglers of the North American Hockey League. He was 6-8-0 in 17 games with a .901 save percentage and 3.54 GAA.

OTHER FRESH FACES Eight freshmen joined the program, in addition to Levandowski as a transfer. Bauer and Weckström added to the goalie staff, while four of the newbies are defensemen and two are forwards. All but Bauer played their most recent season in the NAHL. Weckström and freshman defenseman Michael Tarasenko (Heusenstamm, Germany) are the only two non-Minnesotans on the team.

THE 2026-27 SCHEDULE The schedule includes 11 home games at St. Cloud State’s revamped Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (HBNHC), including six on Thursday night, and opens with a neutral-site series Oct. 30-

31 against Marian (Wis.) at the Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC) in St. Cloud. The nonconference ledger includes home-and-home series with both Wisconsin-River Falls and WisconsinStout, and an outdoor game against MIAC-foe Bethel on Thanksgiving Eve – Wednesday, Nov. 25 – at the Recreation Outdoor Center in St. Louis Park. Following the season-opening series against Marian at the MAC, SJU hosts Wisconsin-Superior Nov. 6 for Senior Night at the HBNHC and visits Wisconsin-Eau Claire the following night. The sequence of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opponents continues the following weekend with a Nov. 12 home game against Wisconsin-Stout, which posted a 23-6-1 record and reached the NCAA Frozen Four last season, and a trip to Wisconsin-River Falls two days later. The Johnnies play host to Concordia Nov. 19 for the MIAC opener and travel to Moorhead Nov. 21 before the nonconference game against Bethel outdoors on Nov. 25. SJU wraps up 2026 with conference series against St. Scholastica (home on Dec. 4) and St. Olaf (home on Dec. 10). SJU begins the new year by finishing nonconference play with the return games against Stout – Jan. 8 in Menomonie, Wis. – and Jan. 9 vs. River Falls. SJU returns to league action with a rematch of last season’s MIAC semifinal vs. Bethel, including the series’ home game for Faith and Family Day – a Sunday matinee on Jan. 17 – to lead into the team’s bye week Jan. 22-23. The Johnnies end MIAC play with fourstraight series against Saint Mary’s (home on Jan. 30), Hamline (home on Feb. 5), Gustavus Adolphus (home on Feb. 11) and Augsburg (home on Feb. 18). The MIAC Playoffs start with the quarterfinal game (No. 4 vs. No. 5) on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the high seed. The MIAC semifinals follow that Saturday, Feb. 27, and the MIAC championship game, which determines the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs, is Saturday, March 6.

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COACHING STAFF 53 (144-101-30 in MIAC play) since taking the helm of the Johnnies’ program prior to the 2008-09 season. During his tenure, he has led his teams to three MIAC championships in all and was named MIAC Coach of the Year following each of those seasons (2012-13, 2019-20 and 2025-26). After helping lead White Bear Lake to two berths in the state tournament as a player, Schueller played two seasons of junior hockey with the Twin Cities Vulcans. He went on to be a three-time team captain at Division I Bowling Green, appearing in 138 career games and recording 16 goals and 30 assists as a defenseman.

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his 19th season as the head hockey coach at Saint John’s University in 2026-27 after leading the Johnnies to the MIAC regularseason and playoff titles a year ago. The White Bear Lake (Minnesota) High School graduate boasts a record of 217-183-

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A 1997 draft pick of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, he played three years of minor league hockey in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the East Coast Hockey League after college, then later played two seasons overseas in England.

A sports management major at Bowling Green, he maintained a 3.59 GPA and later went on to earn a master’s degree in business administration and sports management from the University of Coventry (England) Business School in 2005. Following his playing career, Schueller was an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL). During the 2005-06 season, he helped coach the team to a 43-13-50 record and the Anderson Cup championship. He also helped six defensemen secure NCAA Division 1 scholarships. He then returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach where he was responsible for Bowling Green’s defensemen and recruiting efforts. Schueller and his wife, Carrie, live in nearby Sartell with their daughter, Aubree, and sons Dawson and Luca.

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3rd SEASON on coaching staff Travis Tollette is in his third season as an assistant hockey coach at SJU in 2026-27. SJU (17-7-4, 103-3 MIAC) swept both MIAC titles for the fifth time in program history in 2025-26 with Tollette on staff. The Johnnies won their 10th MIAC regular-season championship and first since 2020, as well as their first MIAC playoff championship (sixth overall) and trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament (seventh overall) since 2013. SJU finished the season ranked No. 15 in the final DIIIHockeyNews.com poll. A 2013 graduate of Bethel University, Tollette served as an assistant coach for the Royals for five seasons from 2018-23. The Andover native coached at the youth, high school – as an assistant coach at Providence Academy for two seasons (2016-18) – and elite league levels for five years. In 2021-22, Tollette helped lead Bethel to its first MIAC playoff appearance in 14 years and the Royals became just the second team defeat U.S. National Under-18 Team in the last 20 years on Oct. 15, 2022 (4-2).

3rd SEASON on coaching staff Noora Räty is in her third season as the Johnnies’ goaltender coach in 2026-27. She is also in her third season as an assistant coach for the Division I St. Cloud State women’s team. She represented Finland in four Olympic Games and nine IIHF World Championships, winning two Olympic bronze medals and five IIHF medals (one silver, four bronze). She earned All-Star honors at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. She was the IIHF tournament’s MVP in 2008. Her club career has included playing in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), the Naisten Liiga (called the Naisten SM-sarja until 2017), and the Russian Women’s Hockey League, in addition to being the first woman to play as a goaltender in both the Finnish men’s second- and third-tier professional leagues, the Mestis and the Suomi-sarja. Räty was one of the nine founding board members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and the only member to hold citizenship outside of North America. Collegiately, she was a two-time AllAmerican and won two national championships at Division I Minnesota. She owns the NCAA record for winning percentage in a season (1.000/380 in 2013), is second in career goalie shutouts (43), tied for second in career goalie wins (114) and is fifth in career save percentage (.946).

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LALIBERTE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH 2nd SEASON on coaching staff Dave Laliberte ’00 has coached men’s and women’s hockey at youth, high school and college ranks for over 20 years, including as CSB head coach (2003-05) and currently as an SJU volunteer assistant coach (2024-present). With the Johnnies, Laliberte’s primary roles are in video analysis, scouting work and individual player skill development. Outside of SJU, Laliberte has earned a master’s degree in sports science from the United States Sports Academy and a Level 5 Master’s coaching certification from USA Hockey, has published a scholarly article on the biomechanics of hockey sticks in The Sport Journal, and has coached at Minnesota Hockey Select Festivals and at USA Hockey National Development Festivals. Most recently, Laliberte has volunteer coached youth hockey while teaching history at a local community college. He is married to Kristi (CSB 2000), a former all-region soccer defender for the Bennies, and they and their two sons, Patrick and Kevin Finn, reside in Sauk Rapids.

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He received his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Northwestern College in Orange City, lowa, and his master’s degree in exercise science and education from Wayne State, Neb.

She is the Minnesota director of sports medicine for NovaCare Rehabilitation, as well as the concussion care coordinator for Saint John’s University athletics.

trainer and strength and conditioning coach.

Rost served as a graduate assistant from 2011 to ʼ13 at Briar Cliff, lowa, where he was the head athletic trainer for football and wrestling. Rost earned his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) licensure to be able to perform his dual position at SJU.

her 14th year as an assistant certified athletic trainer at SJU, working with hockey and football.

Blenker played college soccer at the University of North Dakota where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in psychology. She earned her master’s degree in athletic training from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Justin and his wife, Corrie, live in Avon with their four children, Nina, Patrick, Parker and Moriah.

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Which means there are openings for a talented incoming group of eight freshmen and one transfer (forward Luke Levandowski, who played the past three seasons at Division I Lake Superior State) to step in and make an impact.

In a season filled with big moments, Cashen Naeve may have delivered the most memorable of all. The then-freshman defenseman scored the game-winning goal 3:23 into overtime to lift the Saint John’s hockey team past Gustavus 4-3 in the MIAC playoff championship game last March, setting off a celebration on the ice at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

“It feels kind of weird for me to be a senior now and a mentor to some of the younger guys we have on the roster,” said forward Jackson Borst, who tied for the team lead in scoring with seven goals and 18 assists

The win earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, the Johnnies’ first such trip since 2013. It was a clutch goal, especially for a freshman. But Naeve, a 2022 Wayzata High School graduate who played three years of junior hockey before arriving in Collegeville, said he was made to feel comfortable and confident in the Johnnie locker room from the moment he joined the program.

(25 points) a year ago. “But that’s how it is here. When I was a freshman, there were older guys who did the same thing for me. “I think we have a good mix of experienced guys and talented newcomers,” he continued. “The chemistry has been really good during the first few weeks of practice. Everyone is working hard and we all get along really well. We know we have a target on our back after what we accomplished last year. But we’re not satisfied with standing still. There’s still a lot more we want to accomplish.”

“I just feel fortunate to be part of an environment like this where everyone welcomes you right away,” he said. “Everyone here is just grateful to be at Saint John’s. No one thinks they’re too good for this team, or better than everyone else. We all feel like equals.” That’s a mindset SJU will have to replicate this season if it hopes to repeat as both MIAC regular-season and playoff champions. While the Johnnies return a plethora of talent from a group that finished 17-7-4 a year ago – including three All-MIAC selections and nine of their top 10 scorers – the team does have holes to fill. That starts in goal where Jon Howe – the program’s first All-American first-team selection in 20 years – has graduated. So did All-MIAC defenseman Mason Campbell.

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Building the team chemistry of which Borst spoke doesn’t just take place on the ice. It happens off it as well.

"I just feel fortunate to be part of an environment like this where everyone welcomes you right away, Everyone here is just grateful to be at Saint John’s. No one thinks they’re too good for this team, or better than everyone else. We all feel like equals." – Cashen Naeve, Sophomore Defensemen

“That group last year was so close,” he said. “There was never a team gathering where almost everyone wasn’t there, whether that was hanging out after a game on Saturday night or going to Gorecki (at the College of Saint Benedict) for a team meal during the week. We get together and watch sports or play basketball. That kind of togetherness

"We know we have a target on our back after what we accomplished last year. But we’re not satisfied with standing still. There’s still a lot more we want to accomplish.” – Parker Gnos, Senior Defensemen “Success comes from everyone bonding together like brothers,” Naeve said. “When that happens, good things follow. Our ultimate goal is to win an MIAC and national title. But that starts by building chemistry and focusing on winning one game at a time. “If we do that, we’ll be in a great spot at the end of the year.” Gnos echoed that sentiment. “The important thing is to keep an even keel,” he said. “Not to get too high and not to get too low.

is where a winning culture starts, and you can tell it’s happening again this year.

“We have a great group of guys back and some really good leaders. And that’s not just the guys who wear a letter on their jersey. It’s

all our upperclassmen and a lot of our sophomores too. Everyone is setting a really positive example.”

“A lot of us got together during summer skates and we started a team text chain. Once we got back to school in the fall, even more guys got added to it. We talk about hockey, but also about the Vikings, playoff baseball, how classes and homework are going. That thing is going all the time. There are a few times I have to mute it to get stuff done. But it’s a really cool way to bring everyone together.” Senior defenseman Parker Gnos said the infusion of new talent has pushed everyone to get better. “We have guys who’ve come in full speed ahead, and that motivates us older guys who have been here awhile too,” Gnos said. “We know we have to keep stepping up our game to match their intensity. “That’s the same way it worked last season with guys like Cashen.” It’s a successful formula – one the Johnnies hope will again take them to the top of the MIAC.

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What is your best memory from your time on campus – on or off the ice?

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What were the reasons you chose to come to Saint John’s?

Winning the MIAC championship and playing in the NCAA tournament, as well as all the time spent with the boys off the ice.

Being a Johnnie is special. Whenever you mention it to someone, they all have a great reaction. That carries weight.

I had family members who went here. So did a few of my former junior teammates. They all loved it.

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What is your best memory from your time on campus – on or off the ice?

What were the reasons you chose to come to Saint John’s?

Winning the MIAC Championship last year. The whole experience was a thrill and the night that ensued after was an absolute blast.

My parents sacrificed a lot for my career, so staying close to home and giving them a chance to come to my games was very important to me.

My older brother, Max ’24, went here and spoke very highly of (the school). We had several close friends who were in the program and I thought it could be a good fit for me.

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What made you decide to play hockey collegiately?

What do you like best about the Division III level?

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I love the game and love being a part of a team.

How relaxed and serious it is at the same time. It’s all about what you put into it.

Working hard on the ice and in school but also having fun with my teammates.

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2025-26: Appeared in all 28 games…totaled 20 points (9g/11a)…tied for the team lead in goals (10) and power-play goals (4)…tied for second on the team with four power-play points (4g/0a)…CSC Academic All-District…Academic All-MIAC. 2024:25: Skated in 20 games…recorded 13 points (10g/3a)…tied for the team lead in goals (10) and power-play goals (4)…tied for second on the team with four power-play points (4g/0a)…CSC Academic All-District…Academic All-MIAC. 2023-24: Played 24 games…tied for third on the team with seven assists…registered 10 points (3g/7a). Personal: A 2021 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School…collected 73 points (28g/45a) in 75 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Red Knights…served as the team captain as a senior in 2020-21…ended the 2020-21 season with five games for the NAHL’s St. Cloud Norsemen and tallied five points (2g/3a) in 23 games for the team before finishing the 2021-22 campaign with five points (2g/3a) in 14 games for the Chippewa Steel…split the 2022-23 season with the Steel (6g/4a in 32 games) and the North Iowa Bulls (8g/5a in 26 games)…shoots right…son of Jeff and Amy Bisson of Edina, Minn…Finance major.

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2025-26: Appeared in all 28 games…tallied 13 points (5g/8a)…accrued a +13. 2024-25: Skated in 21 games…tallied 14 points (9g/5a)…shared the team lead in power-play (4) and game-winning goals (2)…tied for third in points (14) and goals (9)…tied for second on the team with four power-play points (4g/0a)…MIAC AllPlayoff team. 2023-24: Played 24 games… tied for third on the team with seven assists…tallied nine points (2g/7a). Personal: A 2021 graduate of Lakeville South High School…recorded 109 points (45g/64a) in 81 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Cougars…ended the 2020-21 season with three assists in six games for the NAHL’s Minnesota Magicians and posted 22 points (11g/11a) in 37 games for the team in 2021-22…split the 2022-23 season between the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo (5g/10a in 29 games) and Minot Minotauros (2g/4a in 26 games)…shoots right…son of Laura and John Boche of Lakeville, Minn…older brother, Brendan, played football at Gustavus Adolphus…Finance and Global Business Leadership double-major.

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2025-26: Skated in all 28 games…tied with Wandmacher for the team lead in points (25) and assists (18)…second on the squad in plus/minus (+15) and shots (63)…MIAC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 16…All-MIAC honorable mention. 2024-25: Appeared in 25 games…totaled 11 points (3g/8a)…one of three Johnnies to score a shorthanded goal…tied for fourth on the team with four assists…second on team with 62 shots on goal. 2023-24: Played 16 games…totaled six points (3g/3a)…tied for first on the team with a plus/minus rating of +6. Personal: A 2021 graduate of Edina High School…totaled 52 points (25g/27a) in 77 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Hornets…posted two points (1g/1a) in 20 games with the NAHL’s Lone Star Brahmas in 2021-22…split the 202223 season between the NCDC’s Jersey Hitmen (2g/6a in 18 games) and Boston Advantage (8g/3a in 21 games)…shoots right…son of Jeff and Stacie Borst of Edina, Minn…older brother, Max ’24, played hockey at SJU…Global Business Leadership major.

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EXCELSIOR, MINN./CHIPPEWA (NAHL)

2025-26: Suited up in 16 games…tallied three points (0g/3a)…suffered a season-ending injury Jan. 22 at Saint Mary’s… assistant captain. 2024-25: Played 23 games…tallied nine points (3g/6a)…tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals…Feb. 17 MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. 2023-24: Appeared in 21 games as a freshman…collected six points (2g/4a). Personal: A 2021 graduate of Totino-Grace High School…totaled 38 points (6g/32a) in 46 games over two seasons (2019-21) for the Eagles…collected two assists in 23 games for Holy Family Catholic High School as a sophomore (201819) …registered a total of 30 points (7g/23a) in 112 games over two seasons (2021-23) with the NAHL Chippewa Steel… served as an assistant captain as a senior at Totino-Grace and in his final season at Chippewa…shoots left…son of Reed and Jill Gnos of Excelsior, Minn…Finance major.

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SENIORS 11 CHRIS KERNAN

Sr.

6-0

190

MAPLE GROVE, MINN./WISCONSIN (NAHL)

2025-26: Played 26 games…recorded 20 points (10g/10a)…tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals and was third in overall goals…MIAC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 9…All-MIAC…MIAC All-Playoff team…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Played 25 games…recorded 12 points (10g/2a)…tied for the team lead with 10 goals…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2023-24: Skated in 15 games…totaled five points (1g/4a). Personal: A 2021 graduate of Maple Grove High School…collected 84 points (34g/50a) in 81 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Crimson…split the 2021-22 season between the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats (1g/7a in 24 games) and Minnesota Magicians (6g/5a in 21 games)…totaled 23 points (11g/12a) in 57 games for the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo in 2022-23…shoots right…son of Mike and Kelly Kernan of Maple Grove, Minn…global business leadership major.

27 LUKE LEVANDOWSKI Sr. F

6-0

170

ROSEMOUNT, MINN./LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (NCAA)

Personal: Transferred to SJU from Division I Lake Superior State…recorded 28 points (9g/19a) in 90 games with the Lakers…a 2021 graduate of Rosemount H.S…accumulated 134 points (74g/60a) in 73 games for the Irish…posted 12 points (7g/5a) in 32 games across three seasons (2020-23) for the USHL’s Chicago Steel, Sioux Falls Stampede and Youngstown Phantoms…finished his 2022-23 season with 43 points (23g/20a) in 43 games with the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo…shoots left…son of Steve and Suzie Levandowski of Rosemount, Minn…Global Business Leadership major.

22 LOGAN LYKE

Sr. F

6-1

190

MEDINA, MINN./ANCHORAGE (NAHL)

2025-26: Suited up for 27 games…posted 23 points (12g/11a)…his 12 goals led the team and his three game-winning goals tied for first with Bisson…his 23 points were third…had 15 points (5g/10a) in 16 MIAC games…All-MIAC honorable mention…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Suited up for 25 games…posted 13 points (6g/7a)…tied for fifth on the team in points (13) and goals (6)…one of three Johnnies to score a shorthanded goal…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2023-24: Played 22 games…posted eight points (3g/5a)…AHCA All-American Scholar. Personal: A 2020 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School…tallied 11 points (2g/9a) in 29 games over two seasons for the Red Knights…posted 15 points (4g/11a) in 61 games over two seasons (2021-23) for the NAHL’s Anchorage Wolverines…recorded two assists in eight games for the Sioux Falls Power 18U AAA team in 2020-21… shoots left...son of Brian and Michelle Lyke of Medina, Minn…economics and finance double-major.

19 JACOB McPARTLAND

Sr.

5-10

175

VICTORIA, MINN./GRANITE CITY (NA3HL)

2025-26: Appeared in 27 games…collected nine points (5g/4a)…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Skated in 23 games…collected 11 points (3g/8a)…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2023-24: Played 22 games…totaled six points (4g/2a)…AHCA All-American Scholar. Personal: A 2021 graduate of Holy Family Catholic High School…registered 34 points (19g/15a) in 59 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Fire…was Holy Family’s team captain as a senior in 2020-21…posted two assists in two games for the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo and 46 points (18g/28a) in 51 games, including eight points (4g/4a) in eight playoff games, for the NA3HL’s Granite City Lumberjacks in 2022-23…registered 31 points (10g/21a) in 74 games across three levels of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Elite 18U program in 2021-22…shoots left…son of Pat and Jenny McPartland of Victoria, Minn…mother played Division I soccer at Wisconsin-Green Bay…father played hockey at St. Thomas…sister, Aly, plays lacrosse at Division I Niagara…global business leadership major.

25 KASEN SAUER

Sr.

6-2

195

MAPLE GROVE, MINN./WAYZATA (H.S.)

112025-26: Appeared in six games…tallied an assist. 2024-25: Saw the ice in two games…recorded an assist. 2023-24: Played three games…did not record a point. Personal: A 2023 graduate of Wayzata High School…totaled 38 points (14g/24a) in 65 games over three seasons (202023) for the Trojans…shoots left...son of Kurt and Carmen Sauer of Wayzata, Minn... father was a defenseman in the NHL for seven seasons (2002-04, 2005-10) with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes... computer science major.

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SENIORS AND JUNIORS 12 JACK WANDMACHER

Sr.

5-10

180

ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN./ST. CLOUD (NAHL)

2025-26: Played all 28 games…tied with Borst for first on the team in both assists (18) and points (25)…led the Johnnies in assists (11) and tied with Kernan for the team lead in points (15), and was third with a +10 in conference play…AllMIAC…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Appeared in 16 games…second on the team with 11 assists…tied for second with four power-play points (0g/4a)…SJU’s 2024-25 NovaCare Comeback Player of the Year…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2023-24: Played all 25 games...led SJU with 14 points (7g/7a)…tied for third on the team with seven assists. Personal: A 2021 graduate of St. Louis Park High School…posted 115 points (47g/68a) in 89 games over four seasons (2017-21) for the Orioles…collected 15 points (3g/12a) in 51 games for the NAHL’s Corpus Christi Ice Rays in 2021-22… added 13 points (6g/7a) in 32 games as an assistant captain for the Ice Rays, and tallied 15 points (5g/10a) in 36 games for the league’s St. Cloud Norsemen, in 2022-23…shoots left...son of Paul and Kris Wandmacher of St. Louis Park, Minn...global business leadership major.

14 GEORGE MOORE III

Jr.

6-0

200

LITTLE FALLS, MINN./ALEXANDRIA (NA3HL)

2025-26: Registered six points (1g/5a) and a +11 in 23 games on the blue line…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Played three games…did not record a point with a +4. Personal: A 2022 graduate of Little Falls High School…registered 72 points (21g/51a) in 98 games for the Flyers… collected 40 points (13g/27a) in 27 games as the Flyers’ team captain his senior year…played for the NA3HL’s Granite City Lumberjacks (0g/6a in 16 games), Yellowstone Quake (0g/0a in two games) and the Minnesota Loons (4g/5a in 17 games) in 2022-23…was the Loons’ assistant captain and posted 12 points (5g/7a) in 26 games before ending the 202324 season with the Alexandria Blizzard (1g/6a in 17 games)…shoots right…son of George and Jill Moore of Little Falls, Minn…finance major.

9 JORDAN NEWPOWER

Jr.

6-0

170

LINO LAKES, MINN./NORTH IOWA (NAHL)

2025-26: Skated in 27 games…collected 16 points (8g/8a) and a +10…AHCA All-American Scholar…Academic All-MIAC. 2024-25: Played 10 games…recorded one assist. Personal: A 2021 graduate of Centennial High School…garnered 37 points (25g/12a) in 69 games over three seasons (2018-2021) for the Cougars…spent 2021-22 with the NA3HL’s Mason City Toros and totaled 13 points (5g/8a) in 31 games…put up 30 points (14g/16a) in 26 games in 2022-23…played the 2023-24 season for the North Iowa Bulls and recorded nine points (3g/6a)…shoots left…son of John and Susanne Newpower of Lino Lakes, Minn…global business leadership major.

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SOPHOMORES 29 KYLE ABRAHAMSON

So. G

6-4

200

CLOQUET, MINN./ALEXANDRIA (NA3HL)

2025-26: Made one appearance in net…made 35 saves against Beloit (Wis.) on Jan. 8 for a shutout in his debut. Personal: A 2022 graduate of Esko High School…earned a 4-8-2 record in 14 games for Cloquet High School…went 12-6-1 with three shutouts in 22 games for the NA3HL’s Alexandria Blizzard in 2022-23…played for NAHL’s St. Cloud Norsemen (0-1-0 in one game) and Fairbanks Ice Dogs (2-3-2 in nine games), and MJHL’s Swan Valley Stampeders (1-81 in 11 games) in 2023-24…returned to the Blizzard in 2024-25 and tallied an 18-13-2 record in 33 games…glove left…son of Brent Abrahamson and Tina Martenson of Cloquet, Minn…exercise and health science and nutrition double-major.

24 CADYN CAMPBELL

So. F

6-0

195

ROSEMOUNT, MINN./MINNESOTA MOOSE (NA3HL)

2025-26: Played four games…did not record a point. Personal: A 2023 graduate of Rosemount High School…registered 58 points (22g/36a) in 54 games over two seasons (2021-23) for the Irish…spent 2023-24 with the NCDCs Ogden Mustangs and totaled 11 points (2g/9a) in 40 games…split the 2024-25 season between the NCDC’s Rock Springs Grizzlies (5g/9a in 31 games) and NA3HL’s Minnesota Moose (1g/3a in 12 games)…shoots right…son of Troy and the late Jayna Campbell of Rosemount, Minn…older brother, Mason ’26, played hockey at SJU…global business leadership major.

15 JAKE HODD-CHLEBECK So. F

5-10

180

MAHTOMEDI, MINN./MINNESOTA WILDERNESS (NA3HL)

2025-26: Played four games…did not record a point. Personal: A 2024 graduate of Mahtomedi High School…posted 87 points (44g/43a) in 92 games over three seasons (2021-24) for the Zephyrs…registered 53 points (29g/24a) in 31 games as the team’s captain his senior season…played two games for the NAHL’s Minnesota Mallards and totaled 33 points (19g/14a) in 36 games for the NA3HL’s Minnesota Wilderness in 2024-25…shoots right…son of Jolene Chlebeck and Rod Hodd…finance and global business leadership double-major.

17- CARTER KRENKE

So. F

6-6

210

BLOOMINGTON, MINN./CORPUS CHRISTI (NAHL)

2025-26: Skated in 27 games…led SJU with a +17 and was second in goals with 11…collected 19 points (11g/8a)…nine of his 11 goals came in conference play…All-MIAC. Personal: A 2023 graduate of The Blake School…garnered 113 points (51g/62a) in 97 games over four seasons (201923) for the Bears…posted an assist in 10 games with the USHL’s Omaha Lancers after his junior year of high school in 2021-22…collected 46 points (18g/28a) in 25 games for Blake as a senior and scored a goal in two games for the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats after the season ended…played the 2023-24 season for the Corpus Christi IceRays and recorded nine points (4g/5a)…spent 2024-25 with the Bobcats (three games) and NAHL’s Corpus Christi IceRays (4g/5a in 41 games)…totaled 52 points (20g/32a) in 67 games for the IceRays in 2024-25…shoots right…son of Todd ’96 and Michelle (CSB ’96) Krenke of Bloomington, Minn…economics and finance double-major.

21 JORDAN LARKEE

So. F

6-2

185

ST. PAUL, MINN./ODESSA (NAHL)

2025-26: Skated in 27 games…collected 15 points (3g/12a) and a +12…third on the team with 12 assists. Personal: A 2022 graduate of Eastview High School…earned 36 points (16g/20a) in 69 games over three seasons (2019-22) for the Lightning…served as Eastview’s team captain as a senior in 2021-22…compiled 26 points (13g/13a) in 27 games for the NA3HL’s Oregon Tradesmen in 2022-23 and put up 56 points (12g/44a) in 50 games as the team’s captain in 2023-24…recorded 37 points (15g/22a) in 47 games for the NAHL’s Odessa Jackalopes in 2024-25…shoots right…son of Todd and Paula Larkee of Apple Valley, Minn…global business leadership major.

26 CASHEN NAEVE

So. D

6-3

190

INDEPENDENCE, MINN./WISCONSIN (NAHL)

2025-26: Skated in 25 games…collected 11 points (5g/6a)…third on the team with a +14…scored two game-winning goals, including the tally that gave SJU the MIAC playoff title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Personal: A 2022 graduate of Wayzata High School…collected 28 points (6g/22a) in 63 games over three seasons (2019-22) for the Trojans…totaled 61 points (16g/45a) in 176 games over three seasons (2022-25) with the NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo…served as the team’s captain in 2024-25…also appeared in four games for the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks in 2023-24…shoots right…son of Seth Naeve and Cathy Iverson…finance major.

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SOPHOMORES/FRESHMEN 28 TYLER SMITH

So. F

6-1

190

CARVER, MINN./SPRINGFIELD (NAHL)

2025-26: Suited up for 15 games…collected six points (3g/3a). Personal: A 2024 graduate of Chanhassen High School…totaled 87 points (39g/48a) in 73 games over three seasons (2021-24) for the Storm…totaled 17 points (9g/8a) in 58 games for the NAHL’s Springfield Jr. Blues in 2024-25…shoots left…son of Nick Smith and Andrea Bleck…is also a member of the SJU football team…biology major.

16 SETH TERHELL

Fr.

6-1

200

CAMBRIDGE, MINN./GRANITE CITY (NA3HL)

2025-26: Suited up for 22 games…collected six points (3g/3a). Personal: A 2024 graduate of Cambridge-Isanti High School…posted 121 points (67g/54a) in 81 games over three seasons (2018-21) for the Bluejackets…was the Bluejackets’ two-time team captain 2022 (25g/22a) and 2023 (28g/21a)…collected 41 points (18g/23a) in 40 games for the NA3HL’s Granite City Lumberjacks in 2024-25…shoots right…son of Jayde and Kari Terhell of Cambridge, Minn…physics major (pre-engineering emphasis).

1 HUNTER BAUER

Fr.

6-1

175

BRISTOW, VA./DAUPHIN (MJHL)

Personal: A 2024 graduate of Minnetonka High School…tallied a 26-1-2 record in 29 games over two seasons (2022-24) for the Skippers in net…set the program’s single-season records in save percentage (.947), GAA (0.94) and shutouts (12) as a senior…played 12 games for the NCDC’s Ogden Mustangs, logging a .932 save percentage and 1.92 GAA in 2024-25…played 16 games for the NAHL’s Minnesota Mallards over two halves of seasons in 2025 before moving on to the MJHL’s Steinbach Pistons (7-1-0, 1.51 GAA, .944 save percentage) and Dauphin Kings (9-6-0, 3.12 GAA, .904 save percentage) for the remainder of the 2025-26 season…glove left…son of Michael and Vanessa Bauer of Delano, Minn… accounting major.

20 JIBBER KUHL

Fr.

6-2

200

PLYMOUTH, MINN./ABERDEEN (NAHL)

Personal: A 2023 graduate of Wayzata High School…notched 25 points (15g/10a) in 52 games over two seasons for the Trojans (2021-2023)…played 165 games over three seasons (2023-26) for the NAHL’s Aberdeen Wings…amassed 132 points (57g/75a), including 13 (6g/7a) in 20 postseason games…served as an assistant captain in 2025-26…shoots left… son of Kevin and Nicole Kuhl of Plymouth, Minn…global business leadership major.

3 JOE LUGER

Fr.

6-4

205

WOODBURY, MINN./MINNESOTA WILDERNESS (NAHL)

Personal: A 2024 graduate of Hill-Murray High School…recorded 25 points (7g/18a) in 84 games over three seasons for the Pioneers…split the 2024-25 season between the NAHL’s Watertown Shamrocks (12 games) and Oklahoma Warriors (1g/3a in 40 games)…returned to Oklahoma for 35 games in 2025-26 (1g/7a) before ending the season with the Minnesota Wilderness (2g/3a in 21 games)…shoots right…son of Mark and Cheryl Luger of Woodbury, Minn…Global business leadership major.

10 LOGAN OPGRAND

Fr.

6-3

220

EAGAN, MINN./SPRINGFIELD (NAHL)

Personal: A 2023 graduate of Eastview High School…posted 45 points (14g/29a) in 74 games over three seasons with the Lightning…appeared in one game with the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats before tallying five points (1g/4a) for the Springfield Jr. Blues in 26 games in 2023-24…registered 14 points (4g/10a) in 100 games over the following two seasons (2024-26) at Springfield…shoots left…son of Bill Opgrand and Rebecca Watson…global business leadership major.

4 CHARLIE STEENERSON Fr. D

6-6

215

MAPLE GROVE, MINN./MAPLE GROVE (H.S.)

personal: a 2026 graduate of maple grove high school…totaled 33 points (7g/26a) in 69 games for the crimson…is also a member of the sju golf team…shoots right…son of paul and jennifer steenerson of maple grove, minn…global business leadership major.

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FRESHMEN 13 PAYTON STRUCK

Fr.

6-2

190

ROGERS, MINN./WATERTOWN (NAHL)

Personal: A 2023 graduate of Rogers High School…registered 39 points (6g/33a) in 65 games across three seasons for the Royals…split the 2023-24 season with the NCDC’s Ogden Mustangs (9g/14a in 16 games) and the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers (3g/7a in 28 games)…registered 28 points (6g/22a) in 49 games for the NAHL’s Minnesota Wilderness in 20425…totaled 29 points (10g/19a) in 62 games for the NAHL’s Watertown Shamrocks in 2025-26…shoots right…son of Ryan and Melissa Struck of Rogers, Minn…global business leadership major.

8 JOEY SYLVESTER

Fr.

5-8

175 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN./NEW HAMPSHIRE (NAHL)

Personal: A 2023 graduate of Apex Learning Online School…posted 19 points (6g/13a) in 29 games as a junior at Cretin Derham-Hall High School in 2022-23…played for six NAHL teams…totaled 29 points (3g/26a) over two full seasons (2022-24) with the Chippewa Steel…split the 2024-25 campaign with the Minnesota Wilderness (3g/18a) in 39 games) and Odessa Jackalopes (two games)…collected an assist in seven games for the Maine Nordiques before tallying 24 points (5g/19a) in 39 games for the New Hampshire Mountain Kings in 2025-26…shoots right…son of Tony and Jackie Sylvester of Inver Grove Heights, Minn…global business leadership major.

18 MICHAEL TARASENKO Fr. D

6-7

225

HEUSENSTAMM, GERMANY./AMARILLO (NAHL)

Personal: A 2025 graduate of Berufliches Schulzentrum (BSZ) für Technik in Dresden, Germany…split the 202526 season between the NAHL’s Anchorage Wolverines (1g/2a in eight games) and Amarillo Wranglers (0g/4a in 22 games)…shoots left…son of Konstantin and Irina Tarasenko of Heusenstamm, Germany…computer science major.

30 CASIMIR WECKSTRÖM Fr. G

6-3

200

KOKKOLA, FINLAND./AMARILLO (NAHL)

Personal: A 2024 graduate of Vasa Gymnasium…logged a 13-12-1 record with a 3.17 GAA .904 save percentage and in 27 games for the GOJHL’s London Nationals in 2024-25…went 7-3 with a .932 save percentage and 2.92 GAA in the playoffs…split the 2025-26 with three teams: NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo (10 games), BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies (five games) and NAHL’s Amarillo Wranglers (17 games)…glove left…son of Petra and Jan Weckström of Kokkola, Finland… global business leadership major.

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record holders individual records

Team Records

MOST GAMES PLAYED Career

114

Mark Swenson

(1995-98)

MOST POINTS Career

171

Matt Erredge

(1996-99)

Season

Craig Herr

(1991-92)

Matt Erredge

(1997-98)

Game

Gordy Przybylski

(1976)

vs. Hamline

MOST POINTS Season

438

Season

169

Game

17 vs. Hamline

MOST GOALS 91

Matt Erredge

Season

5.3

(1996-99)

Season

(1991-92)

Matt Erredge

(1997-98)

Season

Game

Bart Brodt

(1/10/91)

BEST RECORD (WINS)

vs. St. Norbert, Wis.

Craig Herr

vs. Concordia-Moorhead

(2/8/92)

Career

Ryan Langenbrunner

(2003-06)

Season

Tryg Sarsland

(1997-98)

Game

Gordy Przybylski

(1976)

vs. Hamline

Career

279

Robb Zavitz

(1993-97)

Season

141

Bill Birrenkott

(1999-2000)

Game

Chris Boelter

(1991-92)

Goaltending Records MOST SAVES Career

2,769

Bob Hanson

(1976-79)

Season

887

Bob Hanson

(1978-79)

Game

Andrew Lindgren

(3/2/19)

vs. Augsburg

BEST GOALS AGAINST Career

1.77

Adam Hanna

(2004-06)

Season

1.61

Adam Hanna

(2003-04)

MOST SHUTOUTS BY GOALIE Adam Hanna

(2004-05)

MOST SHUTOUTS BY GOALIE Career

Adam Hanna

(2004-06)

MOST WINS BY GOALIE Season

Adam Hanna

(2004-05)

Career

Adam Hanna

(2004-06)

MOST MIN. PLAYED BY GOALIE Season

1,610

Career

4,809 Rick Gregory

Bob Hanson

HANSON

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Season

33 26-6-1

(1996-97)

HERR

(1996-97)

BEST RECORD (WINNING PCT) 22-4-1 .833

(2003-04)

MOST POWER PLAY GOALS Season

(1991-92)

MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS Season

(1990-91)

ATTENDANCE

MOST PENALTY MINUTES

(1996-97)

MOST GAMES PLAYED

Season

MOST ASSISTS

Season

(1991-92)

2.90

Craig Herr

(1976)

BEST GOALS PER GAME

(1996-97)

BEST GOALS AGAINST

Career

(1996-97)

MOST GOALS

(1978-79) (2000-03)

Game

4,410 vs. St. Thomas

(2/12/05)

100-Point Club POINTS

NAME

G/A

GRAD.

171

Matt Erredge

91/80

1999

157

Craig Herr

80/77

1992

144

Steve Persian

65/79

1988

142

Stacy Christensen

66g/76

1976

140

Nick Kulenkamp

62/78

1998

137

Bart Brodt

65/72

1991

132

Scott Bjorklund

52/80

2006

122

Ryan Langenbrunner 41/81

2006

120

Tom Nast

54/66

1997

116

Pat Conlin

56/60

1982 1978

113

Rick Larson

52/61

112

Jerr Johnson

40/72

1997

112

Jerry Kaehler

54/58

1988 1965

111

Mike Musty

46/65

109

Pat Cronin

56/53

1991

108

Brian Wachtler

54/54

1995

105

Paul Howe

61/44

1987

104

Mark Swenson

43/61

1998

103

Dave Charpentier

31/72

1989

102

Dick Gunderson

34/68

1979

101

John Haeg

34/67

2015

HANNA

LANGENBRUNNER

ERREDGE

GREGORY

awards & recognition All-MIAC 1975-76

Stacy Christensen

1977-78

Bob Hanson

Rick Larson

Andy Overman

1978-79

Dick Gunderson

Bob Hanson

Jim Vucinovich

John Bazzachini

Pat Conlin

1981-82

Pat Conlin

1982-83

Steve Stenbeck

1983-84

Eric Olson

1984-85

Mike Windschitl

1985-86

Andy Clark

John Korsmo

Steve Persian

Andy Clark

Steve Persian

Dave Charpentier

Steve Persian

Mark Stenbeck

Bart Brodt

1979-80

1986-87 1987-88

1988-89

Pat Cronin

1989-90

Pat Cronin

1990-91

Bart Brodt

Craig Herr

Craig Hidde

Jeff Diebel

Craig Herr

Kurt Holstrom

1992-93

Mike Hiniker

1993-94

Mike Cronkhite

Mark Ketzner

Brian Wachtler

Mark Ketzner

1991-92

1994-95

Todd Thul

1995-96

Mark Ketzner

1996-97

Jerr Johnson

Nick Kulenkamp

Ryan Mitchell

Mark Rice

Rob Skiba

Matt Erredge

Nick Kulenkamp

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02

2002-03

Mark Rice

Tryg Sarsland

Steve Aldrich

Matt Erredge

Bryan Romfo

Steve Aldrich

Chad Helmer

John Konrad

Mike Possin

Chad Schmidt

Rick Talbot

Scott Bjorklund

Rick Gregory

Adam Holmgren

Ryan Langenbrunner F 2003-04

Darryl Smoleroff

Scott Bjorklund

Adam Hanna

Adam Holmgren

2004-05

Scott Bjorklund

Aaron Getchell

Adam Hanna*

Adam Holmgren

Ryan Langenbrunner F 2005-06

Darryl Smoleroff

Scott Bjorklund

Adam Hanna

Darryl Smoleroff

Blake Williams

2006-07

Justin Wild

2007-08

Pat Eagles

Jordan Swan

2008-09

Pat Connelly

2011-12

John Haeg

Trent Johnson

2012-13

John Haeg

Justin Hochsprung

Phil Johnson

2013-14

Saxton Soley#

John Haeg

Phil Johnson

Nick Senta

2014-15

John Haeg

2015-16

Andrew Commers

Huba Sekesi

2016-17 2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Saxton Soley

Cole Souto

Sam Valerius

Brady Heppner

Sean Lang

Andrew Lindgren

Sam Valerius

Jake Dittel

Brady Heppner

Andrew Lindgren

Kyle Wagner

Jake Dittel

Brady Heppner

Jack Johnson

Academic All-Americans 1983

Steve Stenbeck

(first team)

2000

Steve Aldrich

(third team)

2002

Shawn Knorr

(third team)

2003

Rick Gregory

(second team) (third team)

2005

Adam Hanna

2006

Adam Hanna

(first team)

2007

Tom Hartman

(second team)

2016

Daniel Tripicchio

(third team)

2017

Daniel Tripicchio

(second team)

2026

Jon Howe

(first team) (NAIA)

All-Americans 1977-78

Bob Hanson

1978-79

Bob Hanson

(NAIA)

Dick Gunderson

(AHCA)

1981-82

Pat Conlin

(NAIA)

1986-87

Andy Clark

D (AHCA second team)

1997-98

Tryg Sarsland

(AHCA first team)

Matt Erredge

(AHCA second team)

1998-99

Matt Erredge

(AHCA second team)

2001-02

Mike Possin

(AHCA first team)

2002-03

Rick Gregory

G (AHCA second team)

2003-04

Scott Bjorklund

(AHCA first team)

Darryl Smoleroff

(AHCA first team)

Adam Hanna

G (AHCA second team)

Adam Holmgren

D (AHCA second team)

Ryan Langenbrunner F

2004-05

2005-06

2012-13

(AHCA second team)

Kevin Willey

(AHCA second team)

Adam Hanna

(AHCA first team)

Darryl Smoleroff

(AHCA first team)

Scott Bjorklund

(AHCA second team)

Adam Hanna

(AHCA first team)

Scott Bjorklund

(AHCA second team)

Darryl Smoleroff

D (AHCA second team)

Saxton Soley

G (AHCA second team)

2021-22

Mac Berglove

G (AHCA second team)

2025-26

Jon Howe

(AHCA first team)

Andrew Lindgren G Auggie Moore 2021-22

2022-23

Kyle Wagner

Mac Berglove

Lewis Crosby

Auggie Moore

Jack Olsen

Peter Tabor

Mason Campbell

Lewis Crosby

Auggie Moore

Nick Michel

2024-25

Bailey Huber

2025-26

Mason Campbell

Jon Howe

Carter Krenke

Chris Kernan

Jack Wandmacher

#Co-MIAC Player of the Year *MIAC Player of the Year

Ryan Langenbrunner F Chad Schmidt

Darryl Smoleroff

Kevin Willey#

2026-27

SJU Hockey

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Former Johnnie hockey player’s entrepreneurial venture earning acclaim Hunting has always been a big part of Conner Couet’s life. The 2026 Saint John’s University graduate and senior defenseman on last season’s MIAC regular season and playoff championship hockeu team grew up taking hunting trips to South Dakota where his father, Bryan, first took him out with a marshmallow gun – allowing him to get a feel for safely handling a firearm before he took his first real shot. That experience is the inspiration behind the Junior Hunting Gun, a non-firing training device that replicates a shotgun’s exact mechanics while providing instant digital feedback on aim and timing. It’s being produced by Fledge Outdoors, a company founded by Couet and incubated during his time as part of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program at CSB and SJU, which offers students from all disciplines the opportunity to design and implement an entrepreneurial venture. “That’s where the idea first sparked in my mind,” said Couet, who spent three seasons with the Johnnies after transferring

from Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “I’ll always be forever grateful to E-Scholars for providing me that inspiration. Getting the chance to be part of a program like this was an incredible experience. Now that I’m out of college, and seeing how things work in the real world, I understand how truly valuable it was to have the chance to go through an incubator during college. “Even if you’re not planning to start your own business after graduation, you couldn’t ask for a better crash course when it comes to understanding business in general.” But Couet has started his own business and things are off to a pretty successful start. This past summer, Fledge Outdoors was chosen as one of nine division winners in the MN Cup, a competition put on by the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. It’s the largest statewide startup competition in the nation and its mission is “to identify, support, and connect emerging entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota.”

“The prize money really helps, especially at the stage of establishing my business that I’m at. I’m just about to reach out to my network to put funding together. Now my ask is literally cut in half, which makes things a lot easier.”

Couet’s venture won the Education and Training Division, earning $25,000 to support continued growth and impact. Octin Health, which is producing the Elika Device, enabling arch surgery without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, was named the 2026 Grand Prize winner earlier this month.

His venture also finished in the top 10 of the 2026 Startup World Cup Twin Cities Regional Final in September.

But Couet said being named a division winner was an incredible boost when it comes to getting his venture off the ground. “One of my professors at Saint

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John’s, Bardia Bijani, made it a requirement in our last semester of E-Scholars to submit an application to the MN Cup,” Couet said. “At the time, none of us knew what it was – other than that we were competing for money. But I applied and it’s turned out to be huge.

Couet has also been promoting and pitching his business in a number of places, including the Minnesota Trapshooting Tournament in Alexandria and the annual Game Fair in Ramsey this past summer and Twin Cities Startup Week earlier this fall.

He already has close to 500 people signed up for pre-orders. The prototype is almost finished and he hopes to go into production later this year or early next. “This is a product that addresses a pressing need,” he said. “Kids aren’t always taught firearms safety the way they need to be before they begin hunting. “No one should go through trial and error with a real firearm. That’s dangerous and the consequences can last a lifetime.”

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team travel SJU head coach Doug Schueller believes there should be more to the time his players spend in Collegeville than just what happens on the ice. The Johnnie hockey experience should also be about broadening horizons. That’s why Schueller has made a commitment that his team will take an international trip at least once during the four years a player spends on campus. The next trip comes this summer, though the destination has yet to be determined. In May 2023, the Johnnies took an 11day trip to Australia, visiting Sydney and Newcastle, playing three games against Australian professional teams and seeing places like the Sydney Opera House. In recent years, the team has also been to Japan, Germany and Northern Italy. Along the way, SJU has played some hockey. But Schueller said that’s not really what these trips are about. “It’s more about giving our players the opportunity to experience different countries and cultures,” he said. “It’s a chance to visit places most of our guys have never been to before. And when we do

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our senior exit surveys, it’s always those trips that our players cite as their most memorable experiences during their time here.” The commitment to travel extends into the season itself. Schueller also tries to schedule one trip to play out east during a

player’s four-year career at SJU. In recent years, the Johnnies have journeyed to Utica, New York, where they tied host Utica, which was ranked No. 3 in the nation in Division III, and beat No. 8 Oswego State.

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2025-26 was an amazing year for Johnnie hockey The 2025-26 academic year was certainly a special one for the Saint John’s hockey program. That started on the ice where the Johnnies finished 17-7-4 overall, sweeping both the MIAC regular season and playoff titles for the fifth time in program history. Head coach Doug Schueller was named conference coach of the year for the third time and was a finalist for the Edward Jeremiah Award, presented to the national coach of the year in NCAA Division III men’s hockey. Meanwhile, senior goalie Jon Howe became SJU’s first All-America first-team selection in 20 years when he was named to the CCM/AHCA first team. He was also selected to the All-USCHO and DIIIHockeyNews. com All-America second teams. Howe – who finished the season with a .929 save percentage – became only the sixth Johnnie goaltender to be named an All-American in any right. His 16 wins in net were the fourth-most by a Johnnie goalie in a single season. He was masterful in a memorable 4-3 overtime victory over Gustavus in the MIAC men’s hockey championship game at the Herb Brooks National Hockey

Center, finishing with 33 saves and stopping everything that came his way from early in the second period on. The game-winning goal came from freshman defenseman Cashen Naeve, who scored 3:23 into the extra session. "Every guy in our locker room was probably thinking it was going to be them in that situation," Naeve said afterward. "Everyone wants to score in that situation and we have a lot of guys who can do it. I just got lucky and it was me." The victory propelled the Johnnies to their first Division III tournament appearance since 2013 and five SJU players (Howe, defenseman Mason Campbell and forwards Carter Krenke, Chris Kernan and Jack Wandmacher) earned All-MIAC honors.

“Being a Johnnie just doesn’t end here today,” Christy told the crowd gathered in the Saint John’s Abbey and University Church. “It will be a living, everyday thing as we go on our own journey into the real world. So don’t go on and be a stranger: stay connected, say hi to that person you pass wearing Johnnie red, come back for that homecoming tailgate and football game or even mentor those next Johnnies entering in the workforce. “Wherever life may take you, remember where you came from and be proud of showing these Johnnie values of humility, resilience, brotherhood and commitment to leave things better than you found them.”

In addition, five Johnnies were named 2025-26 America Hockey Coaches’ Association (AHCA) All-American Scholars: Howe, forwards Logan Lyke, Jacob McPartland and Jordan Newpower, and defenseman Michael Spinner. And to cap the year off, senior forward Rob Christy was chosen to be the student speaker for the Class of 2026 at SJU’s commencement ceremony in May.

2026-27 hockey schedule OCT. 30 VS. OCT. 31 VS. NOV. 6 VS. NOV. 7 @ NOV. 12 VS. NOV. 14 @ NOV. 19 VS. NOV. 21 @ NOV. 25 VS.

MARIAN

SABRES MARIAN

SABRES UW-SUPERIOR

YELLOWJACKETS UW-EAU CLAIRE

BLUGOLDS UW-STOUT

BLUE DEVILS UW-RIVER FALLS

FALCONS CONCORDIA

COBBERS CONCORDIA

COBBERS BETHEL

ROYALS

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DEC. 4 VS. DEC. 5 @ DEC. 10 VS. DEC. 12 @ JAN. 8 @ JAN. 9 VS. JAN. 15 @ JAN. 17 VS. JAN. 29 @

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ST. SCHOLASTICA

SAINTS ST. OLAF

OLES ST. OLAF

OLES UW-STOUT

BLUE DEVILS UW-RIVER FALLS

FALCONS BETHEL

ROYALS BETHEL

ROYALS SAINT MARY’S

CARDINALS

JAN. 30 VS. FEB. 5 VS. FEB. 6 @ FEB. 11 VS. FEB. 13 @ FEB. 18 VS. FEB. 20 @ HOME

SAINT MARY’S

CARDINALS HAMLINE

PIPERS HAMLINE

PIPERS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS

GUSTIES

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS

GUSTIES AUGSBURG

AUGGIES AUGSBURG

AUGGIES NEUTRAL

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