2023–24 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey season
| 2023–24 Augustana Vikings men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | CCHA |
| Home ice | Denny Sanford Premier Center Midco Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 7–12–3 |
| Conference | 0–0–0 |
| Home | 2–2–1 |
| Road | 5–10–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Garrett Raboin |
| Assistant coaches | Taylor Nelson Chad Demers Brandon Wildung |
| Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey seasons 2024–25 » | |
The 2023–24 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey season is the inaugural season of play for the program and 1st in the CCHA. The Vikings represent Augustana University, play their home games at Midco Arena and are coached by Garrett Raboin, in his 1st season.
Season
Due to ongoing construction of the Midco Arena, Augustana will play its first five home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The Vikings will play a transitional conference schedule in their first two seasons, meeting each CCHA opponent for one weekend series each year (16 games).
Departures
None; Augustana did not field a club team prior to their first varsity season.
Recruiting
The entire roster was complied of new entries to the program.
Roster
As of July 20, 2023.
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Anthony Stark | Graduate | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-04-09 | New York, New York | Colgate (ECAC) | — | |
| 6 | Ethan Perrault | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-01-26 | Tipp City, Ohio | Johnstown (NAHL) | — | |
| 7 | Evan McIntyre | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2000-10-17 | Oakville, Ontario | Ohio State (Big Ten) | — | |
| 8 | Ben Troumbly | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-11-21 | Bovey, Minnesota | Bismarck (NAHL) | — | |
| 9 | Hayden Hennen | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-08-13 | Hallock, Minnesota | Anchorage (NAHL) | — | |
| 10 | Arnaud Vachon | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-05-13 | Ajax, Ontario | Colgate (ECAC) | — | |
| 12 | Hunter Bischoff | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2003-03-24 | Cohasset, Minnesota | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
| 13 | Will Howard | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-07-30 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | New Mexico (NAHL) | — | |
| 15 | Luke Mobley | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1999-11-25 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Clarkson (ECAC) | — | |
| 17 | Ryan Naumovski | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-07-28 | Shelby Township, Michigan | Niagara (AHA) | — | |
| 19 | Will Svenddal | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-10-12 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minnesota (NAHL) | — | |
| 20 | Uula Ruikka | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2000-05-28 | Oulu, Finland | Providence (HEA) | — | |
| 21 | Quinn Rudrud | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-08-18 | Farmington, Minnesota | Alaska (NCAA) | — | |
| 22 | Brady Ziemer | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-05-24 | Carver, Minnesota | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — | |
| 23 | Simon Falk | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-01-20 | Västerås, Sweden | Alaska (NCAA) | — | |
| 24 | Colton Friesen | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-12-09 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Wisconsin–Superior (WIAC) | — | |
| 25 | Brian Silver | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-11-06 | Lake Bluff, Illinois | Miami (NCHC) | — | |
| 26 | Callum Gau | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-19 | Camrose, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — | |
| 27 | Chase Brand | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-02-25 | Park Rapids, Minnesota | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — | |
| 28 | Shay Donovan | Graduate | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-05-26 | Duluth, Minnesota | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | — | |
| 29 | Kayden Hargraves | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-02-25 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — | |
| 32 | Josh Kotai | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-03-13 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Battlefords (SJHL) | — | |
| 40 | Zack Rose | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-03 | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | Bowling Green (CCHA) | — | |
| 72 | Brett Meerman | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Blackfalds, Alberta | Blackfalds (AJHL) | — | |
| 81 | Owen Bohn | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-02-12 | Morgan Hill, California | Victoria (BCHL) | — | |
| 84 | Jeff Hutchinson | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-05-02 | St. Louis, Missouri | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Bemidji State | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 55 | 75 | |
| St. Thomas | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 56 | 55 | |
| Michigan Tech | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 60 | |
| Lake Superior State | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 68 | |
| Minnesota State | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 50 | |
| Northern Michigan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 61 | |
| Bowling Green | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 60 | |
| Ferris State | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 69 | |
| Augustana ^ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 56 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: January 2, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
Scoring statistics
Rankings
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) | |
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