AHCA Release

GLOUCESTER, Mass. – Nine Saint John's University hockey student-athletes collected 2024-25 America Hockey Coaches' Association (AHCA) All-American Scholar honors on Thursday, June 17.

To qualify for the AHCA All-American Scholar Program, sponsored by Krampade, an NCAA Division I or III men's hockey student-athlete must have attained at least a 3.75 grade-point-average in both the fall and spring semesters during the 2024-25 academic year and appear in 40 percent of the team's games. Exceptions were granted to injured players and back-up goaltenders.

The Johnnies recognized were (alphabetically, academic years are for 2024-25):

-Sophomore defenseman Sam Berry (St. Louis Park, Minn.), a finance major;
-Senior defenseman Danny Eckerline (Wayzata, Minn.), an economics and global business leadership double-major;
-Junior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.), an accounting major;
-Senior goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.), an exercise and health science major;
-Sophomore forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.), a global business leadership major;
-Sophomore forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.), a finance major;
-Sophomore forward Jacob McPartland (Victoria, Minn.), a global business leadership major;
-Junior defenseman Michael Spinner (Prior Lake, Minn.), a global business leadership major;
-Sophomore forward Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.), a global business leadership major.

Seven other Johnnies – senior defenseman Cooper Anderson (White Bear Lake, Minn.), sophomore Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.), senior forward Cody Carlson (Buffalo, Minn.), junior forward Rob Christy (St. Paul, Minn.), senior forward Matt DeRosa (Alpharetta, Ga.), freshman forward George Moore III (Little Falls, Minn.) and senior forward Spencer Rudrud (Eden Prairie, Minn.) – recorded a GPA between 3.50-3.74 in each semester but did not achieve the 3.75 needed for the honor. 

As a team, the 31 Johnnies combined for a 3.53 GPA in 2024-25.

SJU tied for third in the MIAC with an 8-7-1 record (11-14-1 overall) and made its seventh MIAC Playoff appearance in the last nine seasons in 2024-25.