By: Jacob Oyler: Athletic Communications Director
Four Saints have been coronated with 2024-25 MIAC Men's Hockey All-Conference honors, with all four individuals receiving these honors for the first time.
Wyatt Wurst (Edina, MN), in addition to getting the nod for all-conference, was also named MIAC Men's Hockey Rookie of the Year for his standout season. Wurst played in twenty five games for the Saints as a defensemen and totaled five goals and a team leading twenty assists for a grand sum of twenty-five points on the season. He was a large net positive while on the ice for St. Scholastica, finishing +18 for the season and also led the team in blocks with thirty-five for the year. Clearly, Wurst's impact was felt on the offensive and defensive end of the rink, and he comes away with major hardware to show for it.
Next up on the docket for St. Scholastica is sophomore
Hunter Hanson (Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) who received his first career all-conference award. Hanson tied for the most Saints goals scored on the season with thirteen and also contributed with thirteen assists as well. This total of twenty six points was second for the Saints, and when combined with ten blocks, helped Hanson finish +7 on the ice this season. The forward led the team in shooting percentage at .176 and had a team leading four power play goals.
The third Saint to be named MIAC All-Conference was junior forward
Tristan Shewchuk (Saskatoon, SK, Canada/St. Joseph HS). Shewchuk tied for the team lead in goals with thirteen on the year and backed it up with fifteen assists for a point total of twenty-eight to lead the Saints for the season. Shewchuk had nine blocks of his own and was a positive on the ice at +14 for the Saints. The combination of Shewchuk and Hanson looks to be a powerful front line for the Saints this coming year.
The last Saint to be honored was sophomore goaltender
Eino Rissanen (Sonvillier, Switzerland/Lycée Blaise-Cendrars), who was nominated as MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention. Rissanen started in twenty-two of the twenty-five games for the Saints and collected 678 total saves on the year for a save percentage of .918 and a goals against average of 2.73. These Saints look to move the needle forward and get St. Scholastica back into contention for the MIAC conference championship this coming year.
See the full article for the MIAC 2024-2025 Men's Hockey All-Conference awards
here.
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