SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana hockey (8-15-3) returns to Midco Arena for a Friday, Saturday series against CCHA opponent St.Thomas (13-12-1, 11-7 CCHA) in its inaugural season presented by First PREMIER Bank / PREMIER Bankcard. 

About The Game
Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the app store or Google Play.

The Friday and Saturday series is set for 7:07 p.m. and 6:07 p.m. inside Midco Arena. Both games will be televised on Midco Sports and streamed on FloHockey. 

The Tommies
St. Thomas sits atop the CCHA standings with 34 points in just its third season as a Division I program. The Tommies are coming off a weekend split with Minnesota State, where St. Thomas dropped Friday, Feb. 2 game by a score of 4-3 in overtime before walking away with a 4-2 win on Saturday, Feb. 3. 

Lucas Wahlin leads the Tommies with 24 points by way of 10 goals and 14 assists in 26 games played. The sophomore forward played 149 games throughout juniors across the USHL and NAHL. Wahlin's final year in juniors was with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL during the 2021-22 season, where he scored 31 goals and tallied 30 assists in 59 games. 

Tommies' leading goal scorer Mack Byers is in his fourth season in the CCHA as he suited up for Northern Michigan during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. After his sophomore year, he transferred to St. Thomas and has been a staple in the Tommies lineup. 

The Vikings 
Augustana returns to Midco Arena after getting a weekend split over CCHA opponent Bemidji State. The Vikings dropped the Friday, Feb. 2 contest by a score of 5-0 before securing a 5-2 win on Saturday, Feb. 3. Ben Troumbly, Luke Mobley and Hunter Bischoff collected two points each in Saturday's win.  

Ryan Naumovski is currently one point away from 100 career points. The fifth-year student leads the Vikings with 19 points with seven goals and 13 assists. Naumovski should be one to look for when Augustana faces CCHA opponents, the fifth-year forward has four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 12 games against conference foes. 

Arnaud Vachon and Naumovski have been pinned as Hobey Baker Memorial Award Nominees, announced on Friday, Jan. 26. The fifth-year duo is joined by 84 other student-athletes.

One Last Thing
The last time Augustana played in Midco Arena, goaltender Zack Rose tallied the first goalie point in program history on Mobley's Friday, Jan. 26 goal. 

Rose dished the puck up the sidewall and helped the Vikings break out the puck as it turned into the first Viking goal in Midco Arena.