After a 12-2 loss in St. Cloud Saturday, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team had improved defense but could not find the back of St. Cloud’s net at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Sunday, losing 2-0 before a crowd of 4,261.
Junior forward Luci Bianchi scored the game-winning third period goal in the St. Thomas women’s hockey team’s 2-1 win Saturday, earning the Tommies first Division I win against Bemidji State University at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
Minnesota will have all the more reason to call itself the State of Hockey when the St. Thomas hockey teams begin Division I play this fall, joining an already crowded field of Minnesota schools.
The St. Thomas women’s hockey team couldn’t find the back of the net in a 3-0 losing effort to Bemidji State University, taking 31 shots on goal to Bemidji’s 33 during their home opener Friday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
St. Thomas’ men’s hockey team will play their first home game in Division I at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. against St. Cloud State University in a non-conference matchup.
Joel Johnson has been named as the new coach for the St. Thomas women’s hockey team, becoming the third coach in the program’s history, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team will play Minnesota State University-Mankato as part of Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 outdoors in Mankato next January, the Minnesota Wild and St. Thomas athletics department both announced Monday. Production Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
St. Thomas women’s hockey coach Tom Palkowski will not be returning for the 2021-22 season, a Thursday statement from St. Thomas Athletics said. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise has the story.
The Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Timberwolves postponed games scheduled for Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area.
The St. Thomas athletics department welcomed new men’s hockey coach Rico Blasi at a press conference Tuesday. Justin Amaker and Olivia Paradise have the story.
Instead of travelling to St. Mary’s University Tuesday for the St. Thomas women’s hockey team’s season finale, the game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. The cancellation marks the end of a 6-2-0 season for the Tommies.
In a back-and-forth battle, St. Thomas secured a 4-3 win against St. Mary’s thanks to senior forward Spencer Zwiener’s go-ahead goal, his second goal of the game, with just under five minutes left in the third period in the Tommies’ last home game as a Division III and MIAC member school. Justin Amaker and Sam Larson have the story.
After 23 days without competition, Bethel University halted their three game losing streak and ended St. Thomas’ undefeated record with a 5-4 overtime victory after eliminating a two goal deficit in the second period with three straight goals. Joey Swanson and Justin Amaker have the story.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team announced Monday that its home game against Gustavus Wednesday has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, and the Tommies will instead play Bethel at Saint Thomas Ice Arena that night at 7:30 p.m. The team also said that its two games against Augsburg Friday and Saturday have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
St. Thomas senior forward Maddy Fiedler was named MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete of the Week last Monday after producing six points in four games. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise has the story.
