After a 9-0 loss at Mankato Thursday, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team couldn’t quite get the win under their belt Saturday. The Tommies lost 5-0 to No. 3-ranked Minnesota State University-Mankato before a sold out crowd at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
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.
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.
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.
Minnesota hockey referees and officials, including those who have worked at St. Thomas games, have had to adjust to uncertainty, electronic whistles, and daily health screenings in order to keep games running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
