About the College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private residential, liberal arts college that grants undergraduate degrees in 65 majors. The college, overlooking St. Peter and the Minnesota River Valley, was founded by Swedish Lutheran immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. Gustavus is the oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota. Gustavus Men s Hockey Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School 1 Jake Swansson FY G Bloomington, MN/Jefferson 2 Alex Lair JR D Albert Lea, MN/Albert Lea 3 Isaiah Carlson FY F Kenny Lake, AK/Kenny Lake 4 Tony Palma JR D Lino Lakes, MN/Centennial 5 Spencer Campion JR D Plymouth, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret s 6 *Cody Mosbeck JR D Emo, ONT 7 T.J. Ridley JR F Edina, MN/Edina 9 Eric Bigham JR F Robbinsdale, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret s 10 Ross Ring-Jarvi FY F Anoka, MN/Anoka 11 *David Martinson JR F St. Louis Park, MN/St. Louis Park 12 Mike Carr SR F Mahtomedi, MN/Mahtomedi 15 Jared Ackmann JR F Buffalo, MN/Buffalo 17 James Leathers JR F Prior Lake, MN/The Blake School 18 Dennis Webster FY F Minneapolis, MN/The Blake School 19 Brad Wieck SO F Shoreview, MN/Roseville Area 20 Mitch Carlson SO D St. Louis Park, MN/St. Louis Park 21 *Joe Welch JR F Hastings, MN/Hastings 22 Justin Lee FY D Excelsior, MN/Chaska 23 Brendan Loney SO F Maple Grove, MN/Maple Grove 24 Sean Galloway FY D White Bear Lake, MN/White Bear Lake 25 Casey Dynan SR F Maple Plain, MN/Orono 26 Patrick Dynan JR F Maple Plain, MN/Orono 27 Rory Dynan JR F Maple Plain, MN/Orono 28 Matt Schugel SO D Roseville, MN/Roseville Area 29 Ryan Noonan SO F Andover, MN/Anoka 30 Josh Swartout SO G St. Louis Park, MN/St. Louis Park 35 Matt Lopes SR G East Falmouth, MA/Bishop Stang * denotes captain Head Coach: Brett Petersen Assistant Coaches: Mike Deschneau and Aaron Hoiland Golden Gustie Quick Facts Location: St. Peter, MN Enrollment: 2,555 President: Jack R. Ohle Athletic Director: Dr. Al Molde Sports Information Director: Tim Kennedy School Colors: Black and Gold Head Athletic Trainer: Troy Banse Affiliations: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III This postseason media update is produced by Tim Kennedy, Andy Biederman, Adele Burk and the sports information staff at Gustavus Adolphus College. If you need further information please contact Tim Kennedy at (507) 933-7647; fax (507) 933-8412; e-mail: timgasid@gac.edu.
Player Profiles #1 Jake Swansson First Year, Bloomington, MN Goaltender, Jefferson H.S. Has played in 4 games and started one game this season...has a 1.62 goals-against average and a.917 save percentage...has yet to declare a major #2 Alex Lair Junior, Albert Lea, MN Defense, Albert Lea H.S. Has played in 4 games this season... Management major #3 Isaiah Carlson First Year, Kenny Lake, AK Forward, Kenny Lake H.S. Played in 1 game this season...has yet to declare a major #4 Tony Palma Junior, Lino Lakes, MN Defense, Centennial H.S. Has scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 22 games... Starting linebacker on the football team... Partnered on the blue line with Justin Lee... Economics major #5 Spencer Campion Junior, Plymouth, MN Defense, Benilde-St. Margaret s H.S. Has scored 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points in 27 games...member of baseball team...partnered on the blue line with Matt Schugel...Management major #6 Cody Mosbeck Junior, Emo, ONT Defense Captain...Has scored 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 23 games...partnered on the blue line with Mitch Carlson...Public Accounting major #7 T.J. Ridley Junior, Edina, MN Forward, Edina H.S. Has tallied 1 assist in 14 games...skates on line with Ryan Noonan and Dennis Webster...Member of football team...third Team Academic All-American in football...biology major #9 Eric Bigham Junior, Robbinsdale, MN Forward, Benilde-St. Margaret s H.S. Has contributed 13 goals and 8 assists for 21 points in 28 games...third on the squad with five power-play goals...skates on line with James Leathers and Joe Welch...2007 All-MIAC selection...member of baseball team... Management major #10 Ross Ring-Jarvi First Year, Anoka, MN Forward, Anoka H.S. Has compiled 10 goals and a team-leading 21 assists for 31 points in 28 games...named to 2009 All-MIAC and All-Rookie team...miac Player of the Week on December 15 for one goal and two assists posted in win over UW-Eau Claire...Skates on line with David Martinson and Brad Wieck...Has yet to declare a major #11 David Martinson Junior, St. Louis Park, MN Forward, St. Louis Park H.S. Alternate Captain...Has played in 28 games... Leads team in points at 40 points with 25 goals and 15 assists...2008 and 2009 All-MIAC honoree...tied for second in Division III in goals scored at 25...Leads squad with seven power-
Player Profiles play and five game-winning goals...has recorded a point in 23 of 28 games... MIAC Player of the Week on January 19 after tallying four goals and an assist in a sweep of St. Thomas...Skates on line with Ross Ring-Jarvi and Brad Wieck... Transferred from Air Force Academy in 2007-08... Accounting major #12 Mike Carr Senior, Mahtomedi, MN Forward, Mahtomedi H.S. Has scored 1 goal in 12 games this season... One of three seniors on the squad...management major #15 Jared Ackmann Junior, Buffalo, MN Forward, Buffalo H.S. Has scored 1 goal in 12 games this season... Economics major #17 James Leathers Junior, Prior Lake, MN Forward, The Blake School Has contributed 6 goals and 10 assists for 16 points in 27 games...skates on line with Eric Bigham and Joe Welch...Management major #18 Dennis Webster First Year, Minneapolis, MN Forward, The Blake School Has played in 27 games this season compiling 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points...skates on line with Ryan Noonan and T.J. Ridley...Has yet to declare a major #19 Brad Wieck Sophomore, Shoreview, MN Forward, Roseville Area H.S. Has appeared in 28 games...has compiled 8 goals and 15 assists for 23 points...skates on line with David Martinson and Ross Ring-Jarvi... Biology major #20 Mitch Carlson Sophomore, St. Louis Park, MN Defense, St. Louis Park H.S. Top scoring defenseman with 3 goals and 11 assists for 14 points...leads team with plus/minus rating of +20 in 27 games...2009 Honorable Mention All-MIAC...Partnered with Cody Mosbeck at the blue line...psychology major #21 Joe Welch Junior, Hastings, MN Forward, Hastings H.S. Alternate Captain...Has contributed 10 points on 3 goals and 7 assists in 22 games...skates on line with Eric Bigham and James Leathers...Third team All-American in football at defensive back... Management major #22 Justin Lee First Year, Excelsior, MN Defense, Chaska H.S. Has posted 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points in 27 games...partnered on the blue line with Tony Palma...Has yet to declare a major #23 Brendan Loney Sophomore, Maple Grove, MN Forward, Maple Grove H.S. Has played in 1 game this season...has yet to declare a major #24 Sean Galloway First Year, White Bear Lake, MN Defense, White Bear Lake H.S. Has played in 13 games this season...has yet to declare a major #25 Casey Dynan Senior, Maple Plain, MN Forward, Orono H.S. Has compiled 17 points on 9 goals and 8 assists in 28 games...one of three seniors on the squad...plays on same line with brothers Patrick
Player Profiles and Rory... Transferred from St. Olaf in 2007-08... Management major #26 Patrick Dynan Junior, Maple Plain, MN Forward, Orono H.S. Has tallied 6 goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 25 games...2008 Honorable Mention All-MIAC selection...plays on same line with brothers Casey and Rory...Transferred from Bethel in 2007-08...Social Studies Teaching major #27 Rory Dynan Junior, Maple Plain, MN Forward, Orono H.S. Has played in 28 games contributing 12 goals and 8 assists for 20 points...second on the team with 6 power-play goals...plays on same line with brothers Patrick and Casey... Transferred from Bethel in 2007-08...Health Fitness major #28 Matt Schugel Sophomore, Roseville, MN Defense, Roseville Area H.S. Has 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 25 games...partnered with Spencer Campion on the blue line...mathematics major #29 Ryan Noonan Sophomore, Andover, MN Forward, Anoka H.S. Has played in 28 games compiling 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 points...skates on line with T.J. Ridley and Dennis Webster...Has yet to declare a major #30 Josh Swartout Sophomore, St. Louis Park, MN Goaltender, St. Louis Park H.S. Has played in 15 games this season starting 11...Has record of 7-6-0 and a 3.20 goals-against average and an.881 save percentage...has recorded 2 assists...2009 All-MIAC honoree... Ranked second among league goaltenders in goals against average at 2.33 and save percentage of.910...posted career-high 30 saves in a 3-1 win over Saint John s on January 30...Has yet to declare a major #35 Matt Lopes Senior, East Falmouth, MA Goaltender, Bishop Stang Has played in 15 games this season and compiled a record of 11-4-0...Has a 2.15 goals-against average and a.909 save percentage...2009 Honorable Mention All-MIAC selection...led all MIAC goalies with a 2.30 goals against average and ranked fifth in save percentage at.901...has not allowed more than two goals in a game since January 24...Posted career-high 35 saves in an 8-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead on February 14... Transferred from Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston in 2007-08...Religion major
NCAA Championship Game Notes Gusties Will Face UW-Stout in National Semifinals The Gustavus men s hockey team will face the University of Wisconsin-Stout in the NCAA Division III Men s Hockey Championship semifinals on Friday, March 20 at 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Gustavus advanced to this year s Frozen Four with a 2-0 win over UW-Superior in Superior, Wis. last Saturday night, while UW-Stout advanced by defeating St. Scholastica 2-1 at home last Saturday night. The Gusties enter the weekend with an overall record of 18-10-0, while the Blue Devils are 23-5-2. The winner of the Gustavus/UW-Stout semifinal will play the winner of the Neumann/Hobart semifinal on Saturday at 5 p.m. EST in the national championship game. Head Coach Brett Petersen: Gustavus Adolphus coach Brett Petersen is the second-winningest coach in program history with a career record of 112-108-16 in his ninth season with the Gusties. This season he guided Gustavus to its first MIAC Playoff title since 1993 and its first appearance in the NCAA Semifinals since 1982. Petersen was named the MIAC Coach of the Year in 2002. Scouting the Blue Devils UW-Stout, the second-ranked team in Division III by USCHO.com, received an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after defeating UW-Superior 4-3 in the NCHA Playoff Championship. The Blue Devils defeated St. Scholastica 2-1 at home in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament last Saturday night. UW-Stout is in the midst of a 15-game unbeaten streak and has not lost since January 9 when it lost to Concordia- Moorhead 4-1. The Blue Devils are led by All-NCHA junior forward Derek Hanson, who has compiled 17 goals and 26 assists for 43 points. Senior Matt Koenig has been strong in the nets for UW-Stout as he has posted a mark of 21-4-2 with a 2.39 GAA and a.924 save percentage. This is the second appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the Blue Devils who lost to St. Thomas 4-1 in the first round last year. The Series Gustavus leads the all-time series versus UW-Stout with a record of 9-6-1. However, the Gusties are 5-2 against the Blue Devils under Head Coach Brett Petersen. Gustavus and UW-Stout met on November 7 with the Gusties winning 6-5 in Menomonie, Wis. This will be the first ever post-season meeting between the two squads. Gustavus in the NCAA Tournament: This will be the Gusties sixth appearance in the NCAA Men s Hockey Tournament. Gustavus has compiled a record of 4-6-2 in its previous five appearances after making two trips to the NCAA Division II/III Tournament in 1982 and 1983 and three trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1990, 1991, and 1993. The game-bygame results are: 1982 First Round Game One: Gustavus 7, St. Scholastica 4, Game Two: Gustavus 9, St. Scholastica 1, Semifinals Plattsburgh State 4, Gustavus 3, Consolation Gustavus 8, Merrimack 5; 1983 First Round Game One: Bemidji State 6, Gustavus 3, Game Two: Gustavus 3, Bemidji State 2; 1990 First Round Game One: Mankato State 4, Gustavus 1, Game Two: Gustavus 2, Mankato State 2; 1991 First Round Game One: Mankato State 4, Gustavus 4, Game Two: Mankato State 7, Gustavus 2; 1993 First Round Game One: UW-River Falls 5, Gustavus 2, Game Two: UW-River Falls 4, Gustavus 2; 2009 Quarterfinals Gustavus 2, UW-Superior 0 Tournament Notes: Neumann, which is making its first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, defeated Elmira 2-1 in the first round before knocking off top-ranked Plattsburgh State 5-4 in overtime to advance to Friday s other semifinal game against Hobart. Hobart earned its spot in the NCAA Semifinal game after winning its first round game against Nichols 3-0 followed by a 2-1 overtime win over Amherst. Of the four teams in the Frozen Four, Gustavus and Hobart are the only teams to have previously appeared in the semifinals. The Gusties lost to Plattsburgh State 4-3 in the 1982 NCAA Semifinals and went on to earn third place after defeating Merrimack 8-5. The Statesmen lost to St. Norbert 5-4 in overtime in the 2006 NCAA Semifinals.
NCAA Championship Game Notes Team Notes: n Gustavus spent the first two months of the season on the road, traveling 30 minutes to practice and home games as its on-campus rink was under construction. n The 18 wins recorded by this season is the most wins in a season for Gustavus since 1993 when it went 22-6-1 and made its most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament. n The Gusties are 9-3-0 since losing to St. Scholastica 5-0 on January 10. During the 12-game stretch, Gustavus is averaging 4.17 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.33 goals per game. n Coach Brett Petersen s squad is the least penalized team in this year s NCAA Frozen Four. Gustavus has 330 penalty minutes and averages 11.8 penalty minutes per game. Hobart is the second-least penalized team in this year s semifinals with 414 penalty minutes and an average of 14.8 penalty minutes per game. n Gustavus is ranked 20th Division III in scoring offense with 3.86 goals per game. Defensively, the Gusties are ranked 22nd allowing 2.64 goals per game. n The line of David Martinson, Ross Ring-Jarvi, and Brad Wieck accounts for 35.6 percent of the team s scoring as these players have scored 43 of the 108 goals and 51 of the 156 assists. n Gustavus is 17th in Division III in power-play efficiency with a 21.7 percent conversion rate (38/175). n The Gusties are 10-3-0 when scoring first this season and 8-7-0 when the opposing team scores first. n Gustavus was 2-2-0 against teams participating in the NCAA Tournament during the regular season. The Gusties defeated UW-Stout 6-5 on November 7, 2008 and Elmira 4-1 on January 2, 2009 with both games on the road. Gustavus fell to UW-Superior 5-4 in overtime on January 9, 2009 and St. Scholastica 5-0 the next day at Don Roberts Ice Rink in St. Peter. n The Gusties are 14-4-0 in game decided by two or more goals, but are 4-6-0 in one-goal contests. The squad is 12-2-0 when scoring at least four goals. n Cody Mosbeck, Matt Lopes, and Isaiah Carlson are the only players on the squad not from Minnesota. Mosbeck hails from Emo, Ontario, while Lopes is from East Falmouth, Massachusetts and Carlson is from Kenny Lake, Alaska. n Gustavus has compiled a record of 768-578-52 in its 67-year history of men s hockey. Individual Notes: n Junior forward David Martinson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) is tied for second in Division III in goals scored at 25 and is 23rd in points per game at 1.43. Martinson leads the Gusties in scoring with 25 goals and 15 assists for 40 points. He also leads the squad with seven power-play goals and five game-winning goals. Martinson, a two-time All-MIAC selection, has scored at least one point in 44 of his 54 career games (81.5%) since transferring from Division I Air Force Academy last year. In two seasons at Gustavus, he has tallied 46 goals and 35 assists for 81 points. n First-year forward Ross Ring-Jarvi (Anoka, Minn.) is tied for eighth in Division III in scoring among rookies with 10 goals and 21 assists for 31 points. Ring-Jarvi has scored at least a point in five of Gustavus last six games including the eventual game-winning goals against Hamline in the MIAC Playoff Championship and UW-Superior in the NCAA Quarterfinals. He was one of two players to be named to the All-MIAC and MIAC All-Rookie Teams this year. Ring-Jarvi is tied for first among rookies in scoring in the Division III Tournament with Neumann s Marlon Gardner (15g, 16a, 31p). n Forwards Casey, Patrick, and Rory Dynan (Maple Plain, Minn.) are brothers who transferred to Gustavus before the 2007-08 season for the opportunity to go to college and play hockey together. Patrick and Rory transferred from Bethel University, while Casey came from St. Olaf. One brother still plays collegiately at Bethel. n Senior goaltender Matt Lopes (East Falmouth, Mass.) ranks 16th in Division III in goals-against average at 2.15 with a record of 11-4-0. However, in the last four games, Lopes has allowed only five goals for a 1.25 goals-against average and stopped 89 of 94 shots for a save percentage of.947. He has posted two shutouts this season including a 33-save performance against UW-Superior in the NCAA Quarterfinal round.
Forwards 11 25 15 40 David Martinson JR, 5-11 St. Louis Park, Minn. Gustavus vs. UW-Stout Friday, March 20, 2009 Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York Lining Up The Gusties 19 8 15 23 Brad Wieck (WICK) SO, 5-10 Roseville, Minn. 10 10 21 31 Ross Ring-Jarvi FY, 5-11 Anoka, Minn. 9 13 8 21 Eric Bigham (BIG-um) JR, 6-5 Robbinsdale, Minn. 17 6 10 16 James Leathers JR, 5-10 Prior Lake, Minn. 21 3 7 10 Joe Welch JR, 5-9 Hastings, Minn. 26 6 16 22 Patrick Dynan (DIE-nun) JR, 5-11 Maple Plain, Minn. 25 9 8 17 Casey Dynan (DIE-nun) SR, 5-11 Maple Plain, Minn. 27 12 8 20 Rory Dynan (DIE-nun) JR, 5-8 Maple Plain, Minn. 7 0 1 1 T.J. Ridley JR, 5-8 Edina, Minn. 29 1 6 7 Ryan Noonan (NOON-in) SO, 5-10 Andover, Minn. 18 1 2 3 Dennis Webster FY, 5-9 Minneapolis, Minn. Defense 20 3 11 14 Mitch Carlson SO, 6-0 St. Louis Park, Minn. 6 4 3 7 Cody Mosbeck (MAHZ-beck) JR, 5-9 Emo, Ontario 5 2 7 9 Spencer Campion JR, 6-0 Plymouth, Minn. 28 Matt Schugel (SHOE-gull) 1 10 11 SO, 5-8 Roseville, Minn. 22 1 4 5 Justin Lee FY, 5-10 Excelsior, Minn. 4 1 1 2 Tony Palma JR, 6-1 Lino Lakes, Minn. Goaltenders 35 GAA Sv% 2.15.909 Matt Lopes (LOAPS) SR, 5-11 East Falmouth, Mass. 30 GAA Sv% 3.20.881 Josh Swartout (SWART-out) SO, 6-3 St. Louis Park, Minn.