2021–22 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2021–22 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey season was the 98th season of play for the program, the 1st in Division I and the 1st season in the CCHA conference. The Tommies represented the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) and were coached by Enrico Blasi , in his 1st season.
Season
St. Thomas began its first season at the Division I level knowing that it wasn't expected to compete with many of its new opponents. While the roster was full of transfers from other D-I programs, few had been high-level players. The Tommies began their season with a bad if unsurprising 2–12 loss to the defending national runner-up , St. Cloud State . The second game, however, was much better; even though it was a loss, it was a much closer affair and demonstrated that St. Thomas could at least rise to the level of play.
While the Tommies started the season 0–7, there were a few close games and the team finally broke through with its first D-I win in late October. After the victory, the St. Thomas offense went dormant for several months, scoring more than 2 goals on just one occasion until mid-January. The 15-game losing streak that resulted made it very difficult for St. Thomas to do anything but finish last in the CCHA standings.
The scoring picked up slightly in the later part of the season, and the Tommies were able to get two more wins before the season was out, but it was hardly a shock when St. Thomas was ranked as the worst team at the Division I level by season's end.
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Michael Ferrandino
Defenseman
United States
21
Lisle, IL
Ethan Gauer
Defenseman
United States
21
Farmington, MN ; transfer from Bemidji State
Kyler Grundy
Forward
United States
21
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Matthew Jennings
Forward
United States
24
Buford, GA ; transfer from Ohio State
Trevor LeDonne
Defenseman
Canada
18
Stoney Creek, ON
Tim Piechowski
Forward
United States
20
Eden Prairie, MN
Cameron Recchi
Forward
United States
20
Pittsburgh, PA
Sam Renlund
Forward
United States
21
Verona, WI ; transfer from Colorado College
Nolan Sawchuk
Defenseman
United States
23
Burnsville, MN ; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Paul Schmid
Forward
Austria
21
Linz, AUT
John Schuldt
Defenseman
United States
24
Minnetonka, MN ; transfer from Omaha
Peter Thome
Goaltender
United States
24
Minneapolis, MN ; graduate transfer from North Dakota ; selected 155th overall in 2016
Christiano Versich
Forward
United States
24
Saint Paul, MN ; transfer from Colorado College
Blaine Warnert
Forward
United States
21
Chaska, MN
Trevor Zins
Defenseman
United States
21
St. Michael, MN ; transfer from St. Cloud State
Roster
As of September 9, 2021.[1]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
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
Trevor Zins
Junior
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-07-23
St. Michael, Minnesota
St. Cloud State (NCHC )
—
3
Michael Ferrandino
Freshman
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-03-17
Lisle, Illinois
Minnesota Magicians (NAHL )
—
4
Nolan Sawchuk
Graduate
D
5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-09-25
Burnsville, Minnesota
UMass Lowell (HEA )
—
5
Vincent Weis
Sophomore
D
5' 8" (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-06-04
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison (USHL )
—
8
Cameron Recchi
Freshman
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2001-05-24
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Salmon Arm (BCHL )
—
9
Matthew Jennings
Senior
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1997-06-07
Buford, Georgia
Ohio State (Big Ten )
—
10
Andrew Kangas
Junior
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-01-28
Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Minot (NAHL )
—
11
Lucas McGregor
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-09-08
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Sioux Falls (USHL )
—
12
Tim Piechowski
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2000-12-08
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Bismarck (NAHL )
—
14
Shayne Monahan
Senior
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-09-20
Lakeville, Minnesota
Syracuse Jr. Stars (NCDC )
—
15
Grant Loven
Senior
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-12-21
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Northern Michigan (WCHA )
—
16
Luke Manning
Junior
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-04-13
Stillwater, Minnesota
Air Force (AHA )
—
17
Paul Schmid
Freshman
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-06-10
Linz, Austria
Amarillo (NAHL )
—
18
Ethan Gauer
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-12-23
Farmington, Minnesota
Bemidji State (WCHA )
—
19
Justin Kelley
Junior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-08-23
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Minot (NAHL )
—
20
Aaron Swanson
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-05-10
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Maryland (NAHL )
—
21
Joey Sofo
Senior
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-08-07
Sylvania, Ohio
Alaska Anchorage (WCHA )
—
22
John Schuldt
Graduate
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
1997-02-10
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Omaha (NCHC )
—
23
Trevor LeDonne
Freshman
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-02-27
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Nanaimo (BCHL )
—
24
Logan Ommen
Freshman
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-07-25
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Corpus Christi (NAHL )
—
26
Blaine Warnert
Freshman
F
6' 5" (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-07-17
Chaska, Minnesota
Minot (NAHL )
—
27
Kyler Grundy
Freshman
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-04-19
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Green Bay (USHL )
—
28
Kimball Johnson
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-06-23
Coppell, Texas
Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL )
—
29
Christiano Versich
Graduate
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1997-01-02
Kelly Lake, Minnesota
Colorado College (NCHC )
—
31
Jacob Berger
Senior
G
5' 11" (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-07-01
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnesota State (WCHA )
—
35
Henry Baribeau
Junior
G
6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-10-15
Hudson, Wisconsin
New Ulm (NA3HL )
—
39
Sam Renlund
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-04-04
Verona, Wisconsin
Des Moines (USHL )
—
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 2
6:07 PM
at #2 St. Cloud State *
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud , Minnesota
Thome
L 2–12
4,151
0–1–0
October 3
4:37 PM
#2 St. Cloud State *
Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul , Minnesota
Thome
L 0–2
4,261
0–2–0
October 8
5:37 PM
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Thome
L 1–4
2,532
0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 9
5:37 PM
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Thome
L 3–8
3,080
0–4–0 (0–2–0)
October 15
6:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan
Berger
L 1–3
0
0–5–0 (0–3–0)
October 16
5:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan
Thome
L 3–6
1,646
0–6–0 (0–4–0)
October 22
7:07 PM
Ferris State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 1–2 OT
0
0–7–0 (0–5–0)
October 23
7:07 PM
Ferris State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
W 5–2
0
1–7–0 (1–5–0)
October 29
6:05 PM
at Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Thome
L 2–5
0
1–8–0
October 30
6:05 PM
at Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Berger
L 2–5
900
1–9–0
November 5
6:07 PM
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Thome
L 2–4
1,676
1–10–0 (1–6–0)
November 6
6:07 PM
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Thome
L 0–3
1,811
1–11–0 (1–7–0)
November 18
7:07 PM
at #3 Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato , Minnesota
CCMk–14
Thome
L 0–9
3,875
1–12–0 (1–8–0)
November 20
7:07 PM
#3 Minnesota State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 0–5
885
1–13–0 (1–9–0)
November 23
7:07 PM
at Penn State *
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Berger
L 1–5
559
1–14–0
November 24
7:07 PM
at Penn State*
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Berger
L 1–4
544
1–15–0
December 3
7:07 PM
Bemidji State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 2–5
664
1–16–0 (1–10–0)
December 4
7:07 PM
Bemidji State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 1–6
567
1–17–0 (1–11–0)
December 10
6:07 PM
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan
Thome
L 1–6
2,060
1–18–0 (1–12–0)
December 11
5:07 PM
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan
Berger
L 3–4
2,589
1–19–0 (1–13–0)
January 7
7:07 PM
Bowling Green
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 2–4
504
1–20–0 (1–14–0)
January 8
7:07 PM
Bowling Green
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Berger
L 1–2 OT
540
1–21–0 (1–15–0)
January 14
6:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan
Thome
L 1–3
1,647
1–22–0 (1–16–0)
January 15
5:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan
Thome
W 4–3
1,749
2–22–0 (2–16–0)
January 20
7:07 PM
#2 Minnesota State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Berger
L 1–5
684
2–23–0 (2–17–0)
January 22
7:07 PM
at #2 Minnesota State
Blakeslee Stadium • Mankato , Minnesota (Hockey Day Minnesota )
BSN
Thome
L 1–7
-
2–24–0 (2–18–0)
February 4
7:07 PM
#15 Michigan Tech
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
T 3–3 SOL
708
2–24–1 (2–18–1)
February 5
7:07 PM
#15 Michigan Tech
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 0–2
790
2–25–1 (2–19–1)
February 11
10:07 PM
at Alaska *
Carlson Center • Fairbanks , Alaska
Thome
L 1–6
1,650
2–26–1
February 12
10:07 PM
at Alaska *
Carlson Center • Fairbanks , Alaska
Berger
L 3–7
1,738
2–27–1
February 18
7:07 PM
Lake Superior State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
W 2–1
643
3–27–1 (3–19–1)
February 19
7:07 PM
Lake Superior State
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights , Minnesota
Thome
L 1–5
521
3–28–1 (3–20–1)
February 25
7:07 PM
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota
Thome
L 3–5
2,275
3–29–1 (3–21–1)
February 26
6:07 PM
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota
Thome
L 3–4 OT
2,112
3–30–1 (3–22–1)
CCHA Tournament
March 4
7:07 PM
at #1 Minnesota State *
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 1)
Thome
L 2–3
3,351
3–31–1
March 5
6:07 PM
at #1 Minnesota State *
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 2)
Thome
L 2–8
3,627
3–32–1
St. Thomas Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . Source:[2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Christiano Versich
RW
31
5
11
16
8
Luke Manning
C
36
8
7
15
12
Matt Jennings
C
35
4
11
15
24
Cameron Recchi
C /LW
35
5
8
13
14
Kyler Grundy
F
31
7
5
12
14
Grant Loven
C
35
7
5
12
18
Trevor Zins
D
35
3
8
11
18
Tim Piechowski
RW
32
5
5
10
8
Nolan Sawchuk
D
36
1
9
10
10
Joe Sofo
F
24
3
6
9
2
Kimball Johnson
D
23
2
6
8
12
Ethan Gauer
D
32
2
5
7
26
Blaine Warnert
F
26
2
1
3
8
Sam Renlund
F
7
1
2
3
10
Lucas McGregor
F
13
1
2
3
4
Trevor LeDonne
D
27
1
2
3
26
John Schuldt
D
32
1
2
3
51
Andrew Kangas
F
33
1
2
3
10
Aaron Swanson
F
34
2
0
2
43
Logan Ommen
F
9
0
2
2
2
Justin Kelley
F
18
0
1
1
2
Vincent Weis
D
21
0
1
1
22
Paul Schmid
F
25
0
1
1
11
Michael Ferrandino
D
26
0
1
1
0
Henry Baribeau
G
2
0
0
0
0
Shayne Monahan
D
13
0
0
0
8
Jacob Berger
G
17
0
0
0
0
Peter Thome
G
29
0
0
0
0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
2
Total
61
101
162
367
[3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV %
GAA
Henry Baribeau
2
3:13
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
0.00
Jacob Berger
17
644
0
8
0
44
293
0
.869
4.10
Peter Thome
29
1522
3
24
1
115
811
0
.876
4.53
Empty Net
-
18
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
Total
36
2168
3
32
1
168
1107
0
.868
4.65
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 (Final)
USCHO.com
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [4]
References
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