After five seasons as the head coach of the St. Olaf College men’s hockey program, Eddie Effinger has stepped down to accept the head coaching position at Amherst, his alma mater. Former Oles assistant coach Tyler Lindstrom has been elevated to head coach. Lindstrom, who has been Effinger’s top assistant coach for the last three … Read more
The St. Olaf College community is mourning the loss of athletic director Ryan Bowles, who passed away from cancer on June 19, 2024. Bowles was 45 years old. Hired as St. Olaf’s athletic director in July 2015, Bowles oversaw the college’s 26 varsity sports teams, as well as sports medicine, athletic performance, event management, facility … Read more
Defending champion Hobart, Trinity and Utica got spots in the quarterfinals as the brackets were revealed Monday for the 2024 NCAA Division III men’s hockey tournament. Thirteen teams were picked, including four at-large picks to go along with nine automatic qualifiers. Defending national runner-up Adrian, Curry, Elmira and Geneseo were chosen as the at-large teams. … Read more
‘We are the champions.’ Those four words are what St. Olaf, St. Norbert and UW-Stevens Point could say proudly after their respective conference tournament championship games Saturday night. Two teams won the title as underdogs, with the Oles winning the MIAC crown over nationally ranked Bethel as the fifth seed and the No. 2 seed … Read more
Forget about the two shutouts in the MIAC tournament, the nine wins or the 2.05 goals against average. All are impressive, but St. Olaf goalie Thomas Lalonde deflects credit for his success the way he knocks away a puck during an action-packed game. “I really believe my team deserves the credit,” Lalonde said. “We’ve worked … Read more
The MIAC is one of the more interesting leagues in D-III hockey. The usual contenders always seem to thrive but you never know who might emerge as a surprise team. And the battle for conference tournament spots? That always seems to be tight right up through the last weekend of the season. A year ago, … Read more
The MIAC has announced its men’s hockey award honorees for the 2022-23 season. St. Scholastica junior forward Arkhip Ledenkov and junior goaltender Jack Bostedt were selected by MIAC head coaches as the offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, while Concordia first-year forward Joe Harguindeguy was named rookie of the year. St. Scholastica head … Read more
Troy Bowditch has a year of college hockey experience under his belt. And it’s been a difference maker. Consider that in year two with St. Olaf, the sophomore forward out of Ontario is leading the Oles in scoring with five goals and 15 assists. Both totals have already topped what he did as a freshman. … Read more
Tyler Lindstrom has been hired as an assistant coach for the St. Olaf men’s hockey team. Lindstrom joins the St. Olaf staff after wrapping up his five-year NCAA Division III playing career at Curry this past winter. Over his career, Lindstrom played in 100 games for the Colonels and after graduating from Curry, worked as … Read more
The MIAC has announced its award honorees for the 2021-22 men’s hockey season. Augsburg forward Austin Martinsen and head coach Greg May took home top honors as the MIAC player and coach of the year, respectively. Martinsen was an offensive force throughout the season, leading all MIAC skaters with 11 goals and 23 points in … Read more
One, two, three. Those are the seeds St. Olaf beat during a remarkable run through the MIAC tournament that ended Saturday night with a stunning win over top-seeded and nationally ranked Augsburg. Already riding the high of road wins over second-seeded Concordia and third-seeded Saint John’s, the seventh-seeded Oles rose to the occasion once again, … Read more
A trio NCAA Division III men’s hockey games this weekend have been postponed due to COVID-19. The St. Olaf series against Gustavus Adolphus scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases in both programs. The Oles and Gusties were scheduled to meet on Friday evening in St. Peter … Read more
St. Olaf announced this week the addition of Ben Russell as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team.
St. Olaf announced Tuesday the hiring of Eddie Effinger as the head coach of the Oles men’s hockey team.
St. Olaf announced recently that Cole Workman will not be retained as the permanent head coach of the men’s hockey team (photo: St. Olaf Athletics).
St. Olaf announced Tuesday the hiring of Cole Workman as interim head men’s hockey coach for the 2019-20 season.
After three seasons as the head men’s coach at St. Olaf, Mike Eaves has accepted a job as the head coach of the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters (photo: Melissa Wade).
Three of the first-round series in the NCHA tournament were decided by a mini-game. Augsburg took the MIAC crown with a win over Concordia, and Wisconsin-River Falls beat Wisconsin-Stout.
The NCHC playoffs feature some tough series, including Northland versus Marian, while in the MIAC St. Thomas looks to take the league title, as does Augsburg. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s games.
No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point looks to beat No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire and keep its perfect record, while Saint John’s and St. Thomas battle for supremacy in the MIAC. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s contests.