BLAINE, Minn. — Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s hockey season gets underway this weekend, as all nine teams take part in the three-day MIAC Men’s Hockey Showcase at Fogerty Ice Arena.
MIAC Showcase Schedule (All Games Played At Fogerty Arena)
Friday, October 28
Game 1: St. Thomas vs. St. Olaf, 5 p.m. (South Rink) | Live Stats
Game 2: Augsburg vs. Bethel, 6:30 p.m. (North Rink) | Live Stats
Game 3: Gustavus vs. Saint John's, 8 p.m. (South Rink) | Live Stats
Saturday, October 29
Game 1: Hamline vs. Bethel, 4 p.m. (South Rink) | Live Stats
Game 2: Concordia vs. Gustavus, 5:30 p.m. (North Rink) | Live Stats
Game 3: Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas, 7 p.m. (South Rink) Live Stats
Sunday, October 30
Game 1: Concordia vs. Saint John's, 1 p.m. (South Rink) | Live Stats
Game 2: St. Olaf vs. Saint Mary’s, 2:30 p.m. (North Rink) | Live Stats
Game 3: Hamline vs. Augsburg, 4 p.m. (South Rink) | Live Stats
MIAC Showcase On The Web:
Showcase Scoreboard | MIAC Hockey Homepage | Post-Game Video On-Demand
Augsburg Auggies News and Notes:
The Auggies are coming off a fifth-place finish a year ago. Augsburg made its third straight appearance in the MIAC?Tournament, falling to Gustavus 4-3 in double-overtime in the opening round. … The Auggies 2 OT playoff loss to Gustavus marked the second straight year Augsburg was ousted from post-season play in multiple-overtime — falling to GAC?6-5 in four overtimes in 2010. … Augsburg has now appeared in post-season play in four of the five seasons under head coach Chris Brown. … Augsburg’s 14 wins in 2010-11 marked the second straight season in which the Auggies posted 10 or more wins. Augsburg also recorded eight MIAC?victories for the third straight season a year ago. … The Auggies hit the ice this season without their top four scorers from a year ago, including Joel Sauer, a Second-Team All-American as a senior a year ago. … A two-time All-MIAC?First-Teamer, Sauer finished the 2010-11 season as the MIAC's scoring champion, leading the league in points (39) and points in conference games-only (24). … Justin Lochner started 23 of the team’s 26 games in goal as a sophomore last season, compiling a 2.57 GAA, and a .917 save percentage. … The Auggies played seven overtime games last season, going 3-1-3. … Twelve of Augsburg’s 26 games a year ago were decided by one goal or less.
*Photo by John Nicholson for Augsburg College.
Bethel Royals News and Notes:
The Royals enter 2011-2012 after finishing ninth in conference play in coach Charlie Burggraf’s first season at the helm. … The Royals return a pair of All-MIAC?First-Teamers in defenseman Jon Crouse and forward Jack Paul. … Paul closed out his sophomore campaign as the team’s leader in goals (22) and points (35), while Crouse scored five goals and added 18 assists for 23 points. … Paul and Crouse were two of eight Royals who recorded 10 or more points during the 2010-11 campaign — with only graduated senior Christian Fogerty (7 G, 18 A, 25 Pts) not on this year’s roster. … Paul’s 22 goals accounted for nearly one-third of the team’s 79 goals scored last season. … Bethel got goals from 17 different players, while 20 players recorded at least one point last season. … Zach Bush appeared in 18 of the’s 25 games between the pipes a year ago, recording a 4.01 GAA and an .881 save percentage. … Bethel was held to one goal or less just three times a year ago, while scoring a season-high 10 goals in a 10-1 win over Northland on Dec. 11. … Bethel compiled a 2-4-1 record when scoring first, but was just 2-13-3 when the Royals’ opponent scored the game’s first goal. … Bethel played five overtime games in 2010-11, going 0-1-4.
Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
The Cobbers are coming off a memorable 2010-11 season, that culminated with their first appearance in the MIAC?tournament title game since the MIAC?went to the five-team playoff format in 2001-02. … Hamline put an end to Concordia’s post-season ride, beating the Cobbers 5-3 in the conference tournament title game. … Coach Chris Howe was named MIAC?Coach of the Year, after guiding the Cobbers to a 7-5-4, third-place MIAC?showing a year ago — just two seasons after CC?went 1-13-2 in conference play. … Concordia will take the ice this season boasting four returning All-MIAC?First-Teamers in Pat Deitz, Erick Galt, Caleb Sunderman and Nick Thielen. … Thielen enters his senior season after leading the Cobbers in assists (25) and points (29) last season, while Deitz scored a team-best 13 goals a year ago. … Galt, a three-time All-MIAC?First-Teamer, was second on the team both assists (22) and points (25), while Suderman was second to Deitz in goals with 10. … CC?boasted 10 players with 10 or more points last season — and all 10 return this season. … Kelly Andrew, an honorable-mention All-MIAC?selection last year, appeared in 22 of the team’s 27 games in goal, compiling a 2.89 GAA?and a .902 save percentage. … CC?played six OT?games in 2010-11, going 2-0-4. … The Cobbers finished 7-1-1 when scoring first a year ago.
Gustavus Gusties News and Notes:
The Gusties are coming off a fourth-place finish in the MIAC?race a year ago, reaching the conference tournament’s semifinals, before falling to eventual tournament champion Hamline 3-0. … Gustavus’ MIAC?Tournament appearance a year ago marked the 20th time in the 24-year history of the event that the Gusties have qualified for post-season play. … GAC?takes the ice for the 2011-12 season without the services of two-time All-American Mitch Carlson, who closed out his senior season with seven goals and seven assists for 14 points — including six points in the Gusties’ final six games. … The Gusties must also replace goalie Josh Swartout, who started 22 of the team’s 27 games — including all 16 conference contests — as a senior last year, compiling a 2.62 GAA?and a .900 save percentage. … Gustavus returns its top four scorers from a year ago, led by Ross Ring-Jarvi, who was the team-leader in assists (17) and points (26), while also adding nine goals. … Ryan Johnson netted a team-best 10 goals and added 11 asssits for 21 points. … Ring-Jarvi and Johnson were two of 10 players to record 10 or more points last season. … Tyler Venne appears to be the heir apparent to Swartout in goal, playing in six games last season, posting a 2.62 GAA?and an .895 save percentage. … Gustavus played five overtime games last season, going 2-1-2 — including a double-overtime win over Augsburg in the opening roundof the MIAC?Tournametn
Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
The Pipers enjoyed a storybook seaosn in 2010-11, winning both the MIAC?regular-season and tournament titles, while also reaching the NCAA?National Tournament quarterfinals, where they dropped a 4-0 decision to eventual national champion St. Norbert. … The Pipers’ regular-season title was their second in the last four years, while the NCAA?appearance was the first in school history. … There will be a new face behind the bench for Hamline this season, as Scott Steffen, a 1997 Piper graduate, takes the helm from Scott Bell. … The Pipers will kick off this season without two-time All-American and 2010-11 MIAC and Division III?Player of the Year Chris Berenguer. During his senior season a year ago, Berenguer led all MIAC defensemen with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists). … Berenguer was one of six Pipers named All-MIAC?First-Team a year ago — including returners Brian Arrigoni, Jordan Van Gilder and Beau Christian. … Arrigoni, a First-Team All-American last year, led the squad in goals (19) and points (37). … Arrigoni was one of three Pipers with 30 or more points in 2010-11 and one of nine Hamline players with at least 10 points. … Christian returns between the pipers after appearing in 23 of the team’s 29 games, posting a 2.40 GAA?and a .922 save percentage with two shutouts. … Hamline scored first in 20 of its 29 games a year ago, going 14-2-4.
Saint John's Johnnies News and Notes:
The Johnnies are coming off a seventh-place finish in the MIAC?a year ago. … SJU’s 5-9-3 MIAC?record included a 3-3-2 mark against the top four teams in the conference. … Nine of the Johnnies' 17 losses last season were decided by one goal. … Trent Johnson made an impact in his first season with the Johnnies a year ago, being named to the MIAC?All-Rookie Team after recording two goals and eight assist as a a defenseman. … Saint John’s leading scorer, Joe Harren, returns after posting a team-best nine goals and 19 points during his sophomore campaign. … SJU?returns six of its top seven scorers from a year ago, including Harren and assist leader Conor Rooney, who posted 12 helpers last season. … Tony Civello, who was in goal for 18 of the team’s 25 games, closed out his junior season with a 3.03 GAA?and a .905 save percentage. … Saint John’s scored first 10 times last season, going 4-5-1. … The Johnnies finished 3-7-1 on their home ice. … Saint John’s played three overtime games a year ago, going 0-1-2. … As a team, the Johnnies scored three or more goals 11 times last season, while failing to score in just two of their 25 contests.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals are coming off a seventh-place tie in the conference standings in 2010-11. … SMU’s 5-9-2 MIAC?record includined three wins and a tie against the top four teams in the conference. … Twelve of the Cardinals’ 25 games were decided by one goal or less. … Austin Balko took the league by storm last season, being named to the MIAC?All-Rookie Team, after leading all conference rookies in scoring, recording 18 points in the team's 16 MIAC games. … The Cardinals scored three or more goals in nine of its last 11 games. … Kevin Wentland, an honorable-mention All-MIAC?selection a year ago, closed out the season as the team’s leader in goals (12) and points (23), while Balko led the team in assists with 11. … SMU’s 65 goals came from 21 players — including first collegiate goals from 13 different Cardinals. … Balko and Brad Denney finished the season as the top two freshmen scorers in conference play. … Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) appeared in 21 of the team’s 25 games in goal, compiling a 4.16 GAA and an .887 save percentage. … As a team, the Cardinals were the least penalized team in the MIAC (10.8 penalties per game), while SMU’s 24 percent on the power play (16-for-66) was tops among the nine conference teams. …Eight of SMU’s 17 losses came against nationally ranked teams.
St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
The Oles are coming off a sixth-place finish in the MIAC?a year ago, closing out the season with back-to-back wins over Saint John’s. … When the Oles take the ice this seaosn, they will be without the services of leading scorer Isak Tranvik, who led the team in both assists (18) and points (23) during his senior year in 2010-11. … Despite the loss of Tranvik, the Oles do return six of the seven players that recorded 10 or more points last season. … Defenseman Derek Grogan earned All-MIAC?First-Team honors a year ago, recording eight goals and nine assists for 17 points. … Peter Rohn was the team’s goal-scoring leader a year ago with 11 and was second to Tranvik with 21 points. … The graduation of All-MIAC?First-Teamer Nick Krause leaves a void between the Pipes for the Oles. Krause appeared in 20 of the team’s 25 games a year ago, owning a 2.41 GAA?and a .914 save percentage. … St. Olaf lost just four times when scoring the game’s first goal (9-4-2). … Six of the Oles’ 11 wins came on their home ice. … The Oles played eight overtime games a year ago — including five in a seven-game stretch — going 1-3-4. … Sixteen of St. Olaf’s 25 games in 2010-11 were decided by one goal or less.
St. Thomas Tommies News and Notes:
The Tommies are coming off a second-place MIAC?finish a year ago. … The Tommies, who have posted 29 straight winning seasons, qualified for the MIAC?Tournament for the 26th time in the event’s 26-year history, falling to Concordia 4-2 in the semifinals. … UST?returns 21 players from last year’s squad, which earned the No. 2 seed in the MIAC?tourney. Gone, however, are two of the Tommies’ top three scorers — All-MIAC?First-Teamer Andrew Kappers and Rob Johnson. … Kappers led UST in all three offensive categories — goals (13), assists (21) and points (34), while Johnson was second in goals (10) and third in points (17). … Riley Horgan, coming off an First-Team All-MIAC?sophomore season a year ago, is the Tommies’ top returning point-getting (9 G, 15 A, 24 Pts), while captain Robby Philipp (9 G, 8 A, 17 Pts) and Matt Lipinski (8 G, 7 A, 15 Pts) are also back. … Geoff Sadjaki and Tyrone Simcoe shared time in goal a year ago, combining to post a 2.54 goals-against-average — ranking second in the MIAC?and 18th in NCAA?Division III. … The Tommies scored first in 14 of their 26 games a year ago, going 11-2-1. UST?was just 3-8-1 when its opponent scored the game’s first goal. |
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