Saint John's University

Saint John’s junior Axel Ramsgard (Gothenburg, Sweden) recorded the first multi-goal game of his career and a plus/minus rating of +3 in the Johnnies’ 5-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead in the MIAC playoff semifinals Feb. 23.

With his parents Peter and Ingela in the crowd, Ramsgard gave SJU a 1-0 lead with a shorthanded, breakaway goal 7:24 into the game. The 6-foot-7 defenseman intercepted a Cobber pass at the blue line, sped down the ice and beat the CC goaltender to the far side for his first goal of the season. Ramsgard made it 4-1 with a blast directly from an SJU faceoff win with 8:57 remaining in the game.

Ramsgard currently has 13 points (2g/11a) and is fifth in the MIAC among defensemen (0.5 ppg.), as well as a +15 on the year.

The Johnnies (15-7-4, 9-4-3 MIAC) play host to Gustavus Adolphus (17-7-3, 9-5-2 MIAC) for the MIAC playoff championship, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs, at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the National Hockey and Events Center in St. Cloud.