MIAC Release
 
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Eight Saint John's hockey student-athletes received conference recognition, including five selections to the All-MIAC team, and Doug Schueller was named the MIAC Coach of the Year when the league's postseason awards were announced on Wednesday, March 11.

Senior defenseman Mason Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.), senior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.), junior forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.), freshman forward Carter Krenke (Bloomington, Minn.) and junior forward Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) were All-MIAC picks. Two others, junior forwards Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.) and Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.), were honorable mention.

Howe, Kernan and senior defenseman Conner Couet (St. Michael, Minn.) were named to the MIAC All-Playoff team.

The All-MIAC honor is the second for Campbell and the first for the other four honorees.

The Johnnies (17-6-4 overall) visit No. 4 Aurora (23-5-1 overall) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at 2 p.m. Saturday (March 14) at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Ill.

Schueller
The MIAC Coach of the Year honor is the third for Schueller, who directed SJU to a 10-3-3 MIAC record and its 10th regular-season conference championship, the third during his tenure and first since 2020. Last Saturday's MIAC playoff title, meanwhile, was the Johnnies' sixth (Schueller's second) and first since 2013. He enters the NCAA tournament with a 217-182-53 (.539) record in 18 seasons at the helm. He is 24 wins from the program record of 241 owned by John Harrington (241-142-31 record from 1993-2008).

Campbell 
The senior captain totaled six points (3g/3a) in 16 MIAC contests and has played in every game except the Johnnies' season-opener at Marian (Wis.). He currently has 15 points (5g/10a) and leads SJU with 75 shots on goal. In conference play, Campbell was fifth with 58 shots, the most among a defensemen.
 
Campbell became the 12th defenseman in program history to eclipse 50 career points (19g/31a) and has played 101 games. 

Howe
The All-MIAC honor is the first for Howe and the seventh for a Johnnie goaltender in the last 10 seasons (no awards in 2020-21), joining Bailey Huber '25 (2025), Mac Berglove '21 (2022), Andrew Lindgren '20 (2018-20) and Saxton Soley '16 (2016). 

He led the MIAC in minutes played (977:56) and, among goaltenders with 400 saves or more, was first in GAA (2.27) and save percentage (.933). Howe was also second in saves (512). 

Overall, Howe boasts a 16-5-4 record with a 2.40 GAA and a .932 save percentage. His 842 saves are the second-most in program history, 45 behind the record of 887 owned by NAIA All-American Bob Hanson '79 set in 1978-79. Three of his four career assists were tallied this season.

Howe has a 1.83 GAA and a .952 save percentage (256 saves) during the Johnnies' current seven-game win streak, including a 1.95 GAA and a .956 save percentage with 86 saves in the two MIAC playoff games.

Kernan
Kernan averaged a point-per-game in 14 MIAC games (5g/9a) this season. He tied for third in the league with a pair of game-winners, was fourth in faceoff wins (117) and sixth in faceoff percentage (.568) in conference play. 

Kernan scored three goals in the Johnnies' two MIAC playoff games after missing the final regular-season series due to illness. He scored SJU's second (GWG) and third goals in the 4-1 semifinal win and started the team's comeback against Gustavus Adolphus with a power-play tally midway through the second period. 

He has nine points (5g/4a) over his last seven games and ranks fourth on the team with 20 total points (10g/10a) overall. Kernan was one of four Johnnies to earn Athlete of the Week honors, a feat he accomplished after totaling four points (1g/3a) and a team-leading seven shots on goal against Gustavus in February. He and Lyke share the team lead with three game-winning goals, one of which was an overtime tally to defeat Gustavus in the series finale. 

Wandmacher
Wandmacher tied for the team lead with 15 points (4g/11a) and was a +10 in all 16 MIAC games. Overall, he leads the team in assists (18) and points (25), and collected five multi-point games, including three against conference opponents.

He takes the ice Saturday with 50 points (14g/36a) in 68 career games.

Krenke
Krenke scored a team-best nine goals and tied for the team lead with a +11 rating in MIAC games. His nine goals tied for third overall in the conference and were second – by one goal – among MIAC freshmen. 

He has 18 points (11g/7a) and leads SJU in plus/minus (+17) in 26 games. His 18 points are the most by a Johnnie freshman in a season since Spencer Rudrud '25 tallied 20 (5g/15 assists) in 2021-22. Krenke's 11 goals, meanwhile, are the most by a first-year player since Auggie Moore '23 tallied the same in 2019-20. 

Borst
Borst registered 13 points (5g/8a) in conference play and is one of four Johnnies who have played all 27 games this season. He leads the team with six multi-point games, including four against MIAC opponents, and is second in points (24) and plus/minus rating (+16).

Lyke
Lyke tied with Wandmacher for the team lead with 15 points (5g/10a) in 16 conference games, which ranked seventh among all MIAC skaters this season. He currently leads SJU with 12 goals and is third with 23 points. 

Borst and Lyke are tied for the team lead with seven points (2g/5a) and a +4 during the current seven-game win streak.

Couet
Couet had three points (1g/2a) and was +3 on the ice for the Johnnies in their two playoff games. He scored SJU's first goal and assisted the game-winner in a 4-1 win over Bethel in the semifinals and added an assist on the first goal of the comeback effort in the title game. 

Couet has 13 points (3g/10a) in 23 games played and is second in power-play scoring with eight points (1g/7a). He totaled eight points (2g/6a) in all 16 MIAC games this season.

The Johnnies led the MIAC in GAA (2.32), faceoff win percentage (.563/566-for-1,005), save percentage (.931) and scoring defense (2.38 gpg.) in conference play. SJU finished second in scoring offense (3.75 gpg.) and shots per game (36.44).