The Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey team is ranked No. 15 in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll released Monday, Jan. 9. The Gusties crack the top-15 for the first time this season.
Gustavus is coming off a pair of non-conference victories over St. Scholastica and No. 14 UW-Superior. The Gusties edged both NCHA schools by one goal, defeating St. Scholastica 3-2 on Friday, Jan. 6 and UW-Superior 2-1 on Saturday, Jan. 7. The win over UW-Superior was Gustavus’ second victory over a ranked opponent this season. The Gusties took down No. 4 UW-River Falls 2-1 on Dec. 14.
Gustavus returns to MIAC play with an overall record of 8-4-2. The Gusties will face Saint John’s in an away/home series this weekend starting with a 7:00 p.m. game against the Johnnies at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud and concluding with the series finale on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. in Don Roberts Ice Rink.