Box Score

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Saint John's hockey scored the game's final three goals to complete the sweep of Concordia with a 4-2 victory and win its 10th MIAC regular-season championship on Saturday, Feb. 21.

The Johnnies (15-6-4, 10-3-3 MIAC) earned the No. 1 seed in the five-team MIAC Playoffs and host a semifinal against the winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal (Bethel/St. Olaf) at 7 p.m. next Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

Down 2-1, freshman forward Seth Terhell (Cambridge, Minn.) started the comeback with his third goal of the season with 57 seconds left in the second period. Terhell entered the zone on a 2-on-1 with senior forward Rob Christy (St. Paul, Minn.), who forced the Cobber defender to play the pass. Terhell took the shot from the circle and followed up with his own rebound to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the final intermission. 

Junior forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.) gave SJU its first lead of the game with his ninth goal of the season 1:07 into the third period. After sophomore forward Jordan Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn.) won the offensive-zone faceoff, senior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) launched a shot from the point that Bisson tipped into the net.

Freshman forward Carter Krenke (Bloomington, Minn.) sealed the win, the team's 11th since Christmas (11-4-1 record), and the MIAC title with an empty-net goal with 33 seconds remaining. The goal tied Krenke with junior forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) for the team lead with 11.



Matthew Hard gave Concordia (11-12-2, 6-9-1 MIAC) a 1-0 lead 9:25 into the contest.

Freshman forward Tyler Smith (Carver, Minn.) tied the game at 1-1 with his third goal of the season 36 seconds into the second period. Senior captain Mason Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.) sent a long pass down the ice that was deflected and bounced off the end boards. The Cobber goaltender stepped out of his crease to push the puck away but missed, allowing Smith to rifle the one-timer into the net uncontested. The pass from Campbell was his 50th career point (19g/31a).

Caden Triggs pushed the lead back to CC's favor with a shorthanded goal, his 13th tally of the season, at the 12:10 mark of the second period.

The reigning MIAC Men's Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, senior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 37 saves to improve his season record to 14-5-4. The 14 wins are the most for a Johnnie goaltender in a season since Saxton Soley '16 in 2013-14 (14-8-0 record).

Couet finished the game with two assists, three shots and a +3 rating. Eight other Johnnies had a point in the contest.