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

The St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey team represents the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) in NCAA Division III ice hockey.

St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
ConferenceMIAC
First season1920–21
Head coachJeff Boeser
11th season, 154–80–31 (.640)
ArenaSt. Thomas Ice Arena
Capacity: 1,400
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2000, 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances
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
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

History

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.[1]

In 2019 the MIAC took the unprecedented step of removing St. Thomas from its membership due to the Tommies having won too much.[2] 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. On the ice hockey end of things, the program was given the green light to jump directly to the Division I level in July of 2020.[3] 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.[4]

Season-by-season results[1]
Main article: List of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey seasons

Head Coaches

As of completion of the 2019–20 season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1920–1921Harold Dudley16–1–0.857
1921–1923, 1925–1926Joe Brandy319–9–0.679
1923–1924Dave Hayes18–2–0.800
1924–1925Bill Houle11–0–1.750
1926–1927Willard Faulk15–9–0.357
1927–1928John O'Halloran14–5–3.458
1928–1930Matt Coogan215–13–0.536
1930–1932Frank Penas27–7–4.500
1932–1933Joe Boland17–3–0.700
1933–1935Frank Halder26–6–1.500
1935–1937Frank Klingberg212–10–3.540
1937–1939Leo McGuire213–7–2.636
1939–1942Wee Walsh318–3–3.813
1946–1948Tom Cunningham220–9–0.690
1948–1951, 1952–1955Bill Funk666–19–11.745
1951–1952Norm Robertson17–3–0.700
1955–1959Ken Staples438–19–0.667
1959–1962Don Saatzer319–14–0.576
1962–1963Tom Martinson111–4–1.719
1963–1970Joe Flood757–53–4.518
1970–1982Gus Schwartz12150–150–5.500
1982–1987Terry Abram5105–45–2.697
1987–2010Terry Skrypek23415–194–45.669
2010–PresentJeff Boeser10154–80–31.640
Totals 24 coaches 96 Seasons 1163–665–116 .628
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References
  1. "St. Thomas Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. "D-III Powerhouse St. Thomas Is Getting Kicked Out of Its Conference Because It's Too Good at Sports". Sports Illustrated. May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. "At the rink, it's 'Tommie Time,' as St. Thomas moves hockey programs to Division I". Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. "St. Thomas men's team moves to Division I, will join new CCHA for 2021-22 season". USCHO.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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