MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Eight Saint John's University hockey student-athletes earned MIAC honors when the conference's postseason accolades were announced on Tuesday, March 8.

Five Johnnies were named to the 21-man All-MIAC first team: senior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.), sophomore forward Lewis Crosby (Edina, Minn.), junior forward Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.), sophomore defenseman Jack Olsen (Lakeville, Minn.) and junior defenseman Peter Tabor (Edina, Minn.). 

Freshman forward Spencer Rudrud (Eden Prairie, Minn.) was named to the six-man MIAC All-Rookie team and a pair of sophomores, forward Nick Michel (Waconia, Minn.) and defenseman Max Osborne (Anchorage, Alaska), were All-MIAC honorable mention. Senior forward Braden Altena (St. Cloud, Minn.) was named to the MIAC All-Sportsmanship team. 

Berglove registered an 8-4-1 record, 2.05 GAA and a .924 save percentage (328 saves) in conference play. Overall, he ended the season with a 13-6-2 mark, two shutouts and a .932 save percentage (547 saves). His 1.88 GAA was the fourth-best in program history among those with 1,000 minutes played or more. 

He ended his career third in program history in GAA (2.18) and fourth in save percentage (.924), and totaled a 30-16-9 record and five shutouts. Berglove signed a professional contract with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL), prior to his debut on this past Sunday (March 6).

The All-MIAC honor is the second consecutive for Moore, who finished second on the team with seven goals in conference play. The team captain played all 27 games and led the Johnnies in points (28), power-play points (8) and game-winning goals (4), while finishing second in goals (15) and assists (13). Moore will begin his senior season with 68 points (31g/37a), including 10 game-winning goals, in 62 career games.

Crosby led SJU in goals (8) and power-play goals (2), and tied for third in points (10) in MIAC games. He, like Moore, played all 27 games and led the Johnnies in goals (17) and finished second in points (23). Crosby became the first Johnnie to score 17 goals or more in a season since Matt Erredge '99 (27 goals in 27 games during the 1998-99 season) and the first to record three hat tricks or more in a season since Craig Herr '92 in 1991-92 (six).

Olsen's conference schedule was limited to nine games due to injury, but he still tied for the team lead among defensemen with seven points (0g/7a) from the blue line and finished second overall with a plus/minus rating of +11. He totaled 11 points, all assists, with a team-best +16 in 21 games overall.

Tabor collected six points (2g/4a) in 14 league games and led SJU's defensemen with 17 points (3g/14a) in 25 total contests, which were good for fifth overall. His 14 assists were second.

Rudrud became the 20th Johnnie to be named to the MIAC All-Rookie team since it was established for the 2004-05 season. He tied for the team lead with 11 points (3g/8a) and two game-winning goals in 11 MIAC games. Rudrud missed the Johnnies' final five games due to injury, but still managed to lead the team with 15 assists and finished third overall with 20 points. He ended the season with a seven-game point streak (1/g7a).

Michel tied with Crosby for third on the team with 10 points (5g/5a) in 14 conference games. He finished fourth on the team overall with 19 points (10g/9a) in 25 games.

Osborne totaled 10 points (5g/5a) in 24 games, seven (2g/5a) of which came in 13 league games.

Altena recorded seven points (2g/5a) in 24 games and ended his SJU career with 12 points (3g/9a) - and only six penalties - in 63 contests.

SJU finished second in the MIAC in scoring defense (2.00 gpg.) and third in scoring offense (3.14 gpg.) in conference play.

The Johnnies finished third in the MIAC with a 9-4-1 record (17-8-2 overall) this season and made their fourth consecutive appearance in the MIAC Playoffs.