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

St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Conference	CCHA
First season	1920–21
Head coach	Enrico Blasi 4th season, 29–75–5 (.289)
Assistant coaches	Leon Hayward Cory Laylin
Arena	St. Thomas Ice Arena Saint Paul, Minnesota
Colors	Purple 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
MIAC: 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.

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]

In 2023, St. Thomas announced plans for the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, with the team planned to begin playing its home games there in the fall of 2025.^[6]

On May 15, 2024, St. Thomas announced plans to depart the CCHA for the NCHC beginning in 2026-27.^[7]

Source:^[2]

As of completion of the 2023–24 season

As of August 31, 2024.^[8]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3		Lucas Wahlin	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-05-03	Woodbury, Minnesota	Lincoln (NAHL)	—
4		Cole Miller	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-27	Littleton, Colorado	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
5		Matthew Gleason	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-09-20	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
6		Jake Ratzlaff	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-23	Rosemount, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
7		Chase Foley	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2000-02-17	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
8		Caige Sterzer	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2000-08-20	Kimberley, British Columbia	Lindenwood (NCAA)	—
9		Casy Laylin	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-01-09	St. Michael, Minnesota	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
10		Mason Poolman	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-31	East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	—
11		Ryan O'Neill	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-25	Roseville, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
12		Alexander Tell	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2004-03-18	Linköping, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
13		Ray Christy	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-09-15	St. Paul, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
14		Jase Sofo	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-25	Sylvania, Ohio	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
15		Quinton Pepper	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-01-31	London, Ontario	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
16		Ethan Elias	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-04-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
17		Jake Braccini	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-07-02	Hanover, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
18		Ethan Gauer	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-12-23	Farmington, Minnesota	Bemidji State (WCHA)	—
19		Luc Laylin	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-12-30	St. Michael, Minnesota	Prince George (BCHL)	—
20		Cooper Gay	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-15	Edina, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
21		Carson Peters	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-10-28	Medina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
24		Grant Docter	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-12-06	Golden Valley, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
25		Liam Malmquist	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-10-08	Edina, Minnesota	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	—
26		Chase Cheslock	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-10-25	Rogers, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	NJD, 154th overall 2023
27		Ryder Donovan	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2000-10-04	Duluth, Minnesota	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	VGK, 110th overall 2019
28		Nick Mikan	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	2004-03-31	Edina, Minnesota	Vernon (NAHL)	—
29		J. D. Metz	Sophomore	F/D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-10-24	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	New Mexico (NAHL)	—
30		Jake Sibell	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-03	Isanti, Minnesota	Niagara (AHA)	—
31		Aaron Trotter	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-04-07	Victoria, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
39		Maximilian Prazma	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-01-12	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary (AJHL)	—
42		Tobias Abrahamsson	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2003-08-30	Jönköping, Sweden	HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)	—

Second Team All-CCHA

St. Thomas has yet to have an alumnus reach the NHL.^[9]

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