Johnnies Journey This Weekend for Two Video games in Wisconsin

By: Ryan Klinkner, SJU Director of Athletic Communications

The Johnnie hockey workforce crosses the border into Wisconsin for a pair of non-conference video games this weekend, starting with a 7 p.m. puck-drop on Friday, Nov. 14, at Wisconsin-River Falls. SJU then visits Wisconsin-Stout for a 7 p.m. contest on Saturday, Nov. 15, in Menomonie, Wis.

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A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John’s (1-0-2, 1-0-1 MIAC) earned 5 of the six doable factors within the MIAC standings final weekend towards St. Scholastica within the first convention sequence of the season.

Saint John’s 7, at St. Scholastica 1

The Johnnies opened the MIAC schedule with a formidable 7-1 win, because of seven totally different objective scorers, final Friday evening in Duluth. SJU constructed a 4-0 lead within the sport’s first 5:35 and scored three objectives on particular groups within the victory.

The two groups mixed for six objectives within the opening interval. SJU was awarded an influence play simply 52 seconds into the sport and capitalized 31 seconds afterward a objective from junior ahead Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.) for a 1-0 lead.

Borst’s objective got here off a Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) rebound after the CSS goaltender kicked out Boche’s shot into the slot. Borst wrapped the free puck previous the toe of the goalie and into the precise nook.

Junior ahead Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.) scored his first objective of the season 1:16 later to double the lead. Junior ahead Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) regained management of the puck within the left circle for the Johnnies after making a nifty transfer for a shot on objective and delivered a move to an uncontested Kernan within the slot for a fast snap shot into the precise nook.

Junior ahead Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) added one other power-play objective, the twenty fifth level of his profession, one other 1:10 later. The Johnnies executed an ideal energy play change on the wall, permitting senior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) to ship a cross-zone move to Bisson, who one-timed a shot on the close to publish.

Freshman ahead Carter Krenke (Bloomington, Minn.) walked a St. Scholastica defender with a toe-drag for his first collegiate objective and level so as to add onto the early onslaught. 

The Saints discovered the scoreboard with a power-play objective of their very own on the 12:44 mark of the primary interval, however junior ahead Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) answered together with his tenth profession objective on the zone entry with 3:17 left within the body. 

SJU tacked on two extra objectives – each from St. Louis Park (Minn.) natives – within the third interval to finish the scoring. Wandmacher took benefit of a 2-on-0 rush 1:08 into the third stanza – seconds after a St. Scholastica energy play – and junior defenseman Sam Berry made it 7-1 with a shorthanded objective midway (10:54) by way of the interval. Berry tucked a move from Krenke between the legs of the Saints’ goaltender to cap a 2-on-1 rush.

Senior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 40 saves within the win as SJU totaled a 56-41 benefit in pictures, together with a 28-11 margin within the first interval. The guests had been 2-for-6 on the ability play to CSS’ 1-for-4 exhibiting.

t-at Saint John’s 4, St. Scholastica 4 (OT; SJU, 1-0)

SJU held a 4-2 lead over the Saints within the third interval, however the guests scored a pair of objectives with the goaltender pulled within the last 1:21 to ship the sport to extra time.

Wandmacher transformed on the third shootout try for the Johnnies and Howe saved all three pictures – together with a diving poke-check on the Saints’ second participant – to clinch the additional level.

Krenke scored the primary of eight objectives 4:04 into the primary interval. Krenke, with somewhat assist from senior ahead Rob Christy (St. Paul, Minn.), cut up the St. Scholastica defenders on the blue line for a breakaway rush which he capped with a fast deke and his second objective of the weekend.

St. Scholastica waited till the second body to reply, beating Howe with a shot to the highest proper nook cloaked by heavy internet site visitors in entrance. 

Lyke tipped a Couet shot two minutes afterward the ability play to place SJU up 2-1 heading into the ultimate interval. 

Freshman defenseman Cashen Naeve (Independence, Minn.) prolonged the result in two, 3-1, with the primary objective of his collegiate profession 3:36 into the third. A drop move from Kernan on the zone entry gave Naeve time to seek out the highest left nook of the online. 

CSS scored on a virtually equivalent play two minutes later to revive the single-goal deficit. 

Sophomore ahead Jordan Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn.) added the fourth and last regulation tally for the Johnnies halfway by way of the ultimate body. After Lyke created a scoring probability on a rush into the CSS zone, Newpower stripped the Scholastica defender of the puck out entrance and fired a fast shot previous the unsuspecting goaltender for the unassisted tally.

The two-goal lead failed to carry, nonetheless, because the Saints capitalized on bouncing pucks in entrance of the online to attain with an additional skater within the sport’s last minutes. 

SJU had plenty of probabilities within the 3-on-3 extra time and Howe shut down a Saint on a solo breakaway to finish the sport in a tie for 5 factors within the MIAC-opening weekend.

HOWE DO YOU DO: Howe made 73 saves and was essential to main the Johnnies to a five-point weekend towards St. Scholastica. Howe saved 40 of 41 pictures that got here his approach in a 7-1 rout of the Saints on Friday (Nov. 9). He saved 33 extra the following evening, greater than 75 p.c of which got here within the second half of the sport. Howe saved a solo breakaway as time ticked down in extra time and denied all three shootout makes an attempt from the Saints for the additional level within the standings. He is 14-15-5 with a 2.66 GAA and a .917 save share (998 saves) in 37 profession video games.

MAGIC WANDY: Wandmacher scored a objective and assisted three others in a five-point MIAC-opening weekend for the Johnnies. He was considered one of seven Johnnies to attain a objective in a 7-1 victory at St. Scholastica and led SJU with a three-point outing. He scored the sixth objective and assisted the second (game-winner) and third. He assisted the third objective within the Johnnies’ 4-4 tie with Scholastica the next evening (Nov. 8) and gained the additional level within the standings as the one participant to transform his shootout objective. Wandmacher has 30 factors (8g/22a) in 44 profession video games.

A LOOK AT THE FALCONS: Wisconsin-River Falls (3-1, 0-0 WIAC) picked up a pair of extra time highway wins over MIAC opponents – 4-3 at Hamline (Friday) and 3-2 at Gustavus Adolphus (Saturday) – final weekend. A trio of freshman forwards lead the workforce in factors thus far this season, led by Keenan Ingram’s 9 factors (5g/4a) and a +6 in 5 video games. Ben Portner is subsequent with a balanced eight factors (4g/4a) and a +4, whereas Gavin Middendorf has seven (2g/5a) and a +5. Senior Brennan Boynton has all 4 selections in internet with a 2.49 GAA and a .906 save share (96 saves).

LAST YEAR: The Johnnies and Falcons cut up a pair of conferences final November (2024).

at Wisconsin-River Falls 5, Saint John’s 1 (Nov. 2, 2024)

UWRF broke a 1-1 tie with four-straight objectives within the third interval. Three of the 4 objectives had been scored throughout a 4:43 span and the fourth was an empty-netter with 57 seconds remaining.

Reid Lune gave the Falcons an early 1-0 lead 4:28 into the sport and the competition remained an in depth 1-0 rating till ahead Cody Carlson ’25 tied it with a power-play objective, his fifth profession tally, with 13:03 left within the third interval.

Cole Teleki scored what proved to be the game-winning objective for UWRF with 8:44 remaining and Jonny Meiers made it 3-1 simply 1:34 later. Adisen Brueck prolonged the lead with 4:01 left and Gibb Coady ended the scoring with the empty-netter, 11 seconds after an SJU energy play expired. The Johnnies completed 1-for-5 on the person benefit. 

Goaltender Bailey Huber ’25 made 34 saves within the loss as UWRF recorded a 39-26 benefit in pictures.

at Saint John’s 3, Wisconsin-River Falls 0 (Nov. 14, 2024)

SJU handed then-No. 15 River Falls its first lack of the season on the HBNHC. Forward Jackson Sabo ’25 gave SJU an early 1-0 lead together with his first objective of the season and tenth of his profession 5:56 into the sport. A shot from junior defenseman Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) from the left level was deflected by a UWRF participant to the stick of Kernan, who unleashed a backhanded shot towards the online and Sabo redirected to the again of the online.

Christy made it 2-0 together with his third collegiate objective 2:27 into the second interval. Carlson gained the offensive-zone faceoff again to senior defenseman Michael Spinner (Prior Lake, Minn.), who ripped a shot from the purpose off the pipe. The carrom bounced to an open Christy on the precise aspect of the online.

Boche prolonged the lead together with his third objective of the season and fifth of his profession – a wrister from the left faceoff circle – with 6:10 left within the second body.

The Falcons recorded the third interval’s first 15 pictures on objective, ending with a 24-3 barrage on internet within the body, however couldn’t get the puck previous Howe. Howe completed with a career-high 44 saves for his second collegiate shutout and tenth profession win.

The shutout was the primary for SJU in 42 conferences with River Falls on the ice.

SERIES HISTORY: SJU is 8-16-2 towards UWRF for the reason that 1995-96 season, together with a 5-9 report on the Falcons’ dwelling ice. The Johnnies, nonetheless, have gained two of the final three conferences at Hunt Arena: 3-1 on Oct. 29, 2022 and 6-2 on Nov. 3, 2017.

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS: Wisconsin-Stout (1-1, 0-0 WIAC) opened its season with a highway cut up in Minnesota – a 4-1 loss at Saint Mary’s (Friday) and a 3-2 extra time win at Hamline (Saturday) – final weekend. Freshman ahead Evan Luxford is the lone Blue Devil who recorded two factors – each assists – within the two video games. Eight others recorded one. Sophomore goaltender Ryan Knights made 30 saves in Saturday’s win, whereas senior Dawson Green was saddled with Friday’s defeat. Stout hosts Bethel Friday evening earlier than SJU pays a go to Saturday.

A YEAR AGO: SJU gained its fourth-straight sport with a 3-1 victory over Stout final Nov. 16 (2024) in St. Cloud. Lyke gave SJU a 1-0 lead together with his fifth collegiate objective (tenth level) with 5:27 left within the first interval. Captain Matt DeRosa ’25 charged up the precise aspect of the ice and despatched a reasonably feed close to the top line to a one-timer for Lyke on the left aspect of the online.

Nicholas Stevens tied the sport for Stout with a power-play objective, the primary allowed by SJU this season, on a deflection in entrance 2:39 into the second interval.

The Johnnies answered, nonetheless, with a pair of objectives to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission. Boche scored what proved to be the game-winning objective, on the ability play, with 5:22 left within the body. Forward Spencer Rudrud ’25 made it 3-1 when he intercepted an errant Blue Devil move in entrance of the online for a simple objective, his first of the season and eleventh as a Johnnie, with 3:06 remaining within the second.

Huber made 34 saves, together with 5 throughout a 6-on-4 penalty kill for the sport’s last 1:34, within the win. 

The Blue Devils posted a 35-30 benefit in pictures, because of a 15-7 margin within the third interval, however went 1-for-6 on the person benefit.

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies are 19-6-1 all-time towards Stout on the ice, together with a 10-1 report in Menomonie, Wis. SJU is 10-1-1 within the final 12 conferences total.