The 2023–24 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program and 1st in the CCHA. The Vikings represented Augustana University, played their home games at Midco Arena and were coached by Garrett Raboin in his 1st season.
| 2023–24 Augustana Vikings men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | NA CCHA |
| Home ice | Denny Sanford Premier Center Midco Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Hockey | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 12–18–4 |
| Conference | 0–0–0 |
| Home | 5–6–2 |
| Road | 7–12–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Garrett Raboin |
| Assistant coaches | Taylor Nelson Chad Demers Brandon Wildung |
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Season
editDue to ongoing construction of the Midco Arena, Augustana played its first five home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.[1] The Vikings will play a transitional conference schedule in their first two seasons, meeting each CCHA opponent for one weekend series each year (16 games). None of the games against their conference opponents were counted in the league standings. As a result, Augustana is ineligible for the conference tournament until 2026. Despite this, because Augustana was starting its program at the Division I level and not moving up from a lower level, they were eligible for the NCAA tournament in their first season.[2]
Unsurprisingly, Augustana finished with a losing record in their inaugural season but the team was anything but unsuccessful. Early in the season, a tie against one of the top teams in the nation, Denver was followed up by defeating another tournament-hopeful in Colorado College. While the Vikings weren't able to sustain that level of play, the team did demonstrate that they were more than just a collection of spare parts and castaways. The team had many close losses throughout the year, several against well-regarded programs such as Notre Dame. The season's biggest win, however, came against #16 Arizona State, the first victory for the Vikings over a ranked opponent.
Departures
editNone; Augustana did not field a club team prior to their first varsity season.
Recruiting
editThe entire roster was complied of new entries to the program.
Roster
editAs of July 20, 2023.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 
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Anthony Stark | Graduate | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-04-09 | New York, New York | Colgate (ECAC) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Ethan Perrault | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-01-26 | Tipp City, Ohio | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Evan McIntyre | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2000-10-17 | Oakville, Ontario | Ohio State (Big Ten) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Ben Troumbly | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-11-21 | Bovey, Minnesota | Bismarck (NAHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Hayden Hennen | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-08-13 | Hallock, Minnesota | Anchorage (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Arnaud Vachon | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-05-13 | Ajax, Ontario | Colgate (ECAC) | — |
| 12 |
|
Hunter Bischoff | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2003-03-24 | Cohasset, Minnesota | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Will Howard | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-07-30 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Luke Mobley | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1999-11-25 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Clarkson (ECAC) | — |
| 17 | 
|
Ryan Naumovski | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-07-28 | Shelby Township, Michigan | Niagara (AHA) | — |
| 19 |
|
Will Svenddal | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-10-12 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minnesota (NAHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Uula Ruikka | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2000-05-28 | Oulu, Finland | Providence (HEA) | — |
| 21 |
|
Quinn Rudrud | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-08-18 | Farmington, Minnesota | Alaska (NCAA) | — |
| 22 |
|
Brady Ziemer | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-05-24 | Carver, Minnesota | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Simon Falk | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-01-20 | Västerås, Sweden | Alaska (NCAA) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Colton Friesen | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-12-09 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Wisconsin–Superior (WIAC) | — |
| 25 | 
|
Brian Silver | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-11-06 | Lake Bluff, Illinois | Miami (NCHC) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Callum Gau | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-19 | Camrose, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Chase Brand | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-02-25 | Park Rapids, Minnesota | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — |
| 28 |
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Shay Donovan | Graduate | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-05-26 | Duluth, Minnesota | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | — |
| 29 | 
|
Kayden Hargraves | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-02-25 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 32 | 
|
Josh Kotai | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-03-13 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Battlefords (SJHL) | — |
| 40 | 
|
Zack Rose | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-03 | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | Bowling Green (CCHA) | — |
| 72 |
|
Brett Meerman | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Blackfalds, Alberta | Blackfalds (AJHL) | — |
| 81 | 
|
Owen Bohn | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-02-12 | Morgan Hill, California | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 84 | 
|
Jeff Hutchinson | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-05-02 | St. Louis, Missouri | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Bemidji State † | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 82 | 64 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 117 | 111 | |
| St. Thomas | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 68 | 62 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 97 | 105 | |
| #19 Michigan Tech* | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 109 | 102 | |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 73 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 111 | 96 | |
| Northern Michigan | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 57 | 67 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 105 | |
| Bowling Green | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 60 | 69 | 36 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 86 | 116 | |
| Lake Superior State | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 79 | 73 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 114 | 113 | |
| Ferris State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 49 | 80 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 83 | 125 | |
| Augustana ^ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 90 | 105 | |
| Championship: March 22, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
editScoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Naumovski | F | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
| Luke Mobley | F | 34 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 23 |
| Arnaud Vachon | F | 34 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| Uula Ruikka | D | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| Hayden Hennen | D | 32 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Ben Troumbly | F | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| Brett Meerman | F | 29 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| Quinn Rudrud | F | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| Owen Bohn | F | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| Chase Brand | F | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Colton Friesen | F | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Evan McIntyre | D | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Brady Ziemer | D | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Will Howard | F | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Shay Donovan | D | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Jack Jensen | F | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| Hunter Bischoff | F | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Simon Falk | F | 26 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Callum Gau | F | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Anthony Stark | D | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Will Svenddal | F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Zack Rose | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Hutchinson | D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kayden Hargraves | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Kotai | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Silver | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 88 | 147 | 236 | 278 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Rose | 15 | 863:31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 463 | 2 | .922 | 2.71 |
| Kayden Hargraves | 9 | 462:27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 241 | 0 | .920 | 2.72 |
| Josh Kotai | 13 | 722:36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 378 | 0 | .904 | 3.32 |
| Empty Net | - | 24:24 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2072:58 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 105 | 1082 | 2 | .912 | 3.04 |
Rankings
edit| 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 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | |
| USA Hockey | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[6]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
edit- ^ "Augustana Hockey's Inaugural CCHA Slate Unveiled". Augustana Vikings. May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Augustana Hockey's Inaugural CCHA Slate Unveiled". Augustana Vikings. May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Hockey Roster". Augustana Vikings. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Augustana Vikings. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Augustana Univ. 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.