Alumn-ICE Report: May 5, 2025
Western Michigan University national champions
Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon
Today’s Wenatchee Wild family is a blended family – players from both the club’s WHL lineage dating to 1996 in Edmonton, Alberta and the team’s Junior “A” history here in the Wenatchee Valley, are considered to be part of the #WildFamily. This week’s Alumn-ICE Report focuses on the former Wild and ICE standouts who played NCAA hockey in the United States and USports hockey in Canada this past season – in the coming years, WHL players will populate the NCAA list as well, after Canadian Hockey League players were granted NCAA Division I eligibility this past November.
Our American pro report will return with a playoff update next week.
DIVISION I
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Brasen Boser (2021-22) stepped onto the NCAA ice for the first time this season, posting two goals and five assists in an everyday role for the Sun Devils. He scored his first NCAA point with an assist in a November 16 loss to Nebraska-Omaha, but netted the game-winner January 10 in a 4-1 win over North Dakota for his first collegiate marker. ASU finished 21-14-2 on the season, reaching the NCHC semifinals.
1️⃣st collegiate goal for Brasen Boser
Kyle Smolen sets up a nice screen on TJ Semptimphelter towards the end of the first period to allow Boser’s shot from the point to find its way home.@SunDevilSource pic.twitter.com/2PVD91UkSG
— Gabriella Chernoff (@gabbyjchernoff) January 11, 2025
ARMY – The Ivey twins (2021-22) tag-teamed in NCAA hockey for the first time, pairing up again with the Black Knights. Jack racked up 25 points, including 10 goals, in 38 appearances in his freshman season, notching an assist in just his fourth game of collegiate hockey. He had three separate three-point games, including a November 22 appearance against Holy Cross that included his first NCAA goal. His 25 points ranked third on the team, while Ben wasn’t far behind with 21 points of his own. His first NCAA point came in his third game (also October 25 against Bentley), and his first goal came a month later against Stonehill College. Three-point games against Sacred Heart and Niagara highlighted his season. Army wrapped up with 16 wins, its best season in five years.
AUGUSTANA – The upstart Vikings had two Wild alumni on their roster this season, with Ben Troumbly (2021-22) notching a goal and an assist in 11 games as a junior. Owen Bohn (2019-20, 2021-22) played his second year of collegiate hockey, with six goals and six assists in 23 outings. Augustana had 18 wins this season, climbing from their 12-win inaugural campaign in 2023-24.
BENTLEY – Had two Wild alumni on the roster to push them to their first-ever Atlantic Hockey championship – Tanner Main (2019-20) posted two goals and seven assists in 34 games, earning an alternate captain’s slot on the roster. A.J. Hodges (2018-19) picked up nine goals and nine assists in 29 games, highlighted by a natural hat trick against Sacred Heart in the opening game of the Atlantic Hockey semifinals. He had seven points, including four goals, in five postseason games and was named to Atlantic Hockey’s All-Tournament Team. The ensuing NCAA tournament appearance was the first in the Falcons’ history.
"I kind of knew I was going five-hole no matter what. Glad it went in, glad we got the win."
– AJ Hodges following his OT winner against Canisius pic.twitter.com/Y1tWtoWnpg
— Bentley Athletics (@BentleyFalcons) February 15, 2025
BOWLING GREEN – Got a 35-game effort from Quinn Emerson (2019-20, 2021-22) with 14 points, including six goals. Two of those goals, coming back-to-back weeks against Michigan Tech in March, were game-winners. BGSU went 18-14-4 in its first season under former Everett Silvertips head coach Dennis Williams.
BROWN – Only saw six appearances from Tyler Shea (2021-22), but got plenty of positive results from him, with a 2.02 goals-against average and .936 save percentage. Shea finished winless, with remarkably little scoring support, getting just seven goals from his offense over his five starts. The Bears wrapped up their year at 14-15-3.
COLGATE – Saw Brett Chorske (2019-20) crank out nearly a point per game, with 34 points in 36 games. His 34 points were far and away the team’s top mark, including a pair of two-goal, three-point marks. Chorske followed up a three-game point streak in October with one for the memory banks, a 13-game sojourn lasting from October 25 to January 10. The Raiders dropped only four of their 13 games during that streak, and wrapped up the year 18-15-3.
CORNELL – Had one Wild alumnus on the roster, with Parker Murray (2021-23) suiting up in four games. The Big Red shocked top-ranked Michigan State in their NCAA tournament opener before dropping an overtime tilt to Boston University in the regional final and finish 19-11-6.
MAINE – Made its second straight NCAA tournament trip behind the play of two former Wild standouts – Harrison Scott (2019-20) signed an entry-level deal with the Dallas Stars following a year in which he led the team with 35 points, including 18 goals. He opened the year on a seven-game point streak, including a pair of four-point performances. Aidan Carney (2019-20) played in five games for the Black Bears as well – Maine ended its season with 24 wins, improving its win total for the fourth consecutive year.
MERRIMACK – The first school on our list with a trio of former Wenatchee players, starting with 10-point scorer Tyler Young (2019-20). After scoring just one point over his first two seasons, Young earned his first NCAA goal October 11, with the only scoring of a 1-0 win at Minnesota State. He scored two goals at UMass January 18 for his first multi-point collegiate game. Luke Weilandt (2022-23) dressed in all 35 games, scoring his lone goal at UMass-Lowell on February 1 and adding five assists. Trevor Griebel had five points in 25 games, also scoring his only goal against UMass-Lowell (this time, on October 26). The Warriors finished 13-23-1, posting an identical record to their previous campaign.
MIAMI – Said farewell to Wild alumnus Christophe Fillion (2018-19) after a 34-game season in which he posted 10 points, including a goal and an assist in an October 26 win against Lindenwood. The Redhawks finished 3-28-3, opening the year with a pair of ties against Ferris State and back-to-back wins over Alaska-Anchorage.
NORTH DAKOTA – Saw Cade Littler (2019-20, 2021-23) make his NCAA debut, with nine points in 33 appearances. His first assist came October 25 in a 7-2 win against Boston University, in only his second collegiate game – his first two goals came two weeks later, in back-to-back wins at Minnesota-Duluth. His first NCAA game-winner was among his two goals in a late-season contest against Nebraska-Omaha, his first multi-point NCAA game. UND finished 21-15-2, falling to eventual NCAA champion Western Michigan in the NCHC’s Frozen Faceoff semifinals.
Cade Littler becomes the first freshman to score three goals in a conference quarterfinal series for @UNDmhockey since Rastislav Spirko did it against Minnesota Duluth in March 2005. #UNDproud | #LGH pic.twitter.com/OKalg3qG9S
— Alec Stocker Johnson (@smartalec_nd) March 16, 2025
NORTHEASTERN – Dressed Cristophe Tellier (2018-19) for all but one of their 37 games, as the Québécois wrapped up the year with 18 points, including five goals. He scored a goal and an assist against Harvard in the annual Beanpot tournament, one of his four multi-point efforts on the year. The Huskies took home a 14-20-3 record for the season.
QUINNIPIAC – Named Noah Altman (2019-20) an alternate captain, and saw him step on the ice in net for three games in 2024-25. The Bobcats finished 24-12-2 this year, earning a spot in its sixth consecutive NCAA tournament.
R.I.T. – Brought in Nick Cafarelli (2019-20) for his graduate season after earning his degree from the University of New Hampshire, and saw him pick up eight points in 33 games. He got off to a roaring start, with points in five of his first six appearances for RIT. The Tigers closed their season with a 10-23-2 mark.
STONEHILL – Hunter Hastings (2018-20, 2021-22) dressed for 16 games this past season, posting a goal and an assist in his second collegiate season. The Skyhawks closed out the year with a 12-22 record.
UCONN – Huston Karpman (2019-20) played in 18 games for the Huskies as a junior, helping them to a 23-12-4 record and an overtime loss to Penn State in the regional final of their first-ever NCAA tournament.
VERMONT – The Catamounts’ lineup featured Mario Gasparini (2021-23), who stepped into six games and notched an assist in his season debut against St. Thomas. Vermont finished the year 11-21-3.
YALE – Two former Wenatchee standouts were Bulldogs in 2024-25, starting with Micah Berger (2022-23), who earned five goals and 10 assists in 21 contests. He ended his season with points in four straight games, and six of his final seven. Berger only played in one game before Christmas, but became an everyday presence in the lineup afterward, starting with a three-point game December 29 against Boston University. Dylan Herzog (2018-20) was no slouch either, appearing in all 31 Yale games, with two goals and nine assists. He rolled up a four-game point streak in January, including a game-winner against Dartmouth on January 10. Yale closed its season with a record of 6-21-3.
THE BRONCOS ARE NATTY CHAMPS 🏆#MFrozenFour x 🎥 ESPN2 / @WMUHockey pic.twitter.com/62hdztXxmO
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 13, 2025
WESTERN MICHIGAN – We intentionally saved the best for last, as the Broncos’ national championship roster featured three former Wild players. Garrett Szydlowski (2021-23) was the highest-scoring player among the trio – the native Michigander saw action in 39 games as a redshirt freshman, totaling 10 points. His first career goal came in a win at Minnesota-Duluth on November 22, and he tallied his first multi-point game two months later at North Dakota. His secondary assist in the national title game April 12 came on the game-winner in the second period. Ethan Wolthers (2019-20) played nine games and scored four points, with two of those points coming on goals in that same game at Minnesota-Duluth – one of those tallies was the game-winner. Ean Somoza (2021-23) saw action in two games, with the latter of the two coming in the NCAA regional semifinal against UMass. Western Michigan’s title-winning record for the season was 34-7-1.
DIVISION III
AUGSBURG – The only Division III team with a trio of Wild alumni on the roster, Landon Parker (2021-22) led the way with 18 points in 25 appearances for the Auggies. He piled up back-to-back-to-back multi-point games in January as part of a five-game point streak, scoring at least a point in eight of nine. Daniel Chladek (2017-18) ended his NCAA career with a 10-point season, also appearing in all 25 games for the Auggies. A two-assist game against Hamline in late January highlighted his season, before he departed to finish his year with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL, notching six points in 13 professional games. Cade Stibbe (2021-22) had five points in 25 games, as Augsburg ended its season at 8-16-1 for the year.
BETHEL – Austin Ryman (2017-18) played his final season of NCAA hockey, winning nine games for the Royals. He ran off victories in five straight decisions at midseason, and seven of eight, helping Bethel to a 13-10-3 finish to its season.
CHATHAM – True Crowe (2019-20) played but one game for the Wild, but finished with 27 appearances this year and picked up nine points for the Cougars. Chatham finished 10-15-2 for the season.
HAMILTON – Featured two former Wild players this season, with Nicholas Kent (2017-18) picking up 23 points in 29 games. He never had points in more than four straight games, but when he scored, he did it in bunches, with six multi-point games. Alex Danis (2021-22) put up 15 points of his own in 28 outings. The Continentals won the NESCAC championship and reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III tournament, finishing with a 21-7-1 record.
LAKE FOREST – Andrew Nieusma (2018-20) made 10 appearances for the Foresters, finishing with three points and posting points in back-to-back January affairs. Lake Forest closed its season with a 9-15-1 record.
MANHATTANVILLE – Ryan McKenna (2021-22) appeared in all 27 games, with five goals and six assists. He posted points in his final three games of the season for the Valiants, who wrapped up the year at 10-16-1.
MSOE – Riley Scott (2019-20) stepped in for three appearances for the Raiders. Milwaukee School of Engineering ended its season with a 13-10-4 record.
SALVE REGINA – Arvega Hovsepyan (2022-23) hammered out 36 points in 26 games, becoming Wenatchee’s highest-scoring NCAA alumnus this season. He came out flying, with points in his first five collegiate games, starting his career with a four-point game at Salem State in a 6-2 win November 1. He rewrote the Salve Regina record with seven points – six of them assists, also a school record – in a 9-0 shellacking of Framingham State in January, and cranked out nine multi-point games on the year. The Seahawks ended the season with a 12-11-3 record.
Shout out to our #NEHC Men's Players of the Week!
Player – Arvega Hovsepyan, @SalveAthletics
Goaltender – Damon Beaver, @HWSAthletics
Rookie – Quinn Tavares, @SalveAthleticsCheck out the full release below👇https://t.co/T3nlBPPgBT
— NE Hockey Conference (@NEHockeyConf) January 6, 2025
TRINITY – Jakob Karpa (2021-22) notched eight points, including a pair of goals, in 25 games for the Bantams. He had a pair of multi-point games after the New Year’s holiday, while Weston Turner (2021-22) posted eight points over 24 games. His first point came November 16 with an assist against Tufts, in his second collegiate game, while his first goal came the following week in a 2-2 tie at Amherst. Trinity closed out its season at 16-7-2.
TUFTS – Jonathan Horn (2022-23) moved to the Division III ranks this season, and made an immediate impact with 13 points in 15 contests. His first game with the Jumbos resulted in a hat trick and an assist, in a 5-3 win against Amherst. He collected points in five of his first seven games at the D-III level, including three multi-point showings, going unbeaten in those five games. Tufts went 12-13-3, but fought its way to the NESCAC final before being shut out by Hamilton.
ICE | Jumbos Win!
Sophomore transfer Jon Horn scored a hat trick as the Jumbo hockey team opened the 2024-25 season with a win on the road Friday night. Host Wesleyan University scored twice late for the 5-3 final …#JumboPride // #GoJumbos pic.twitter.com/0ldqFBJdo1— Tufts Jumbos (@TuftsJumbos) November 16, 2024
UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND – Jaden Price (2021-22) played his third season at New England, and has been nothing short of consistent – he notched 17 points this year, after registering 17 and 16 in his previous two seasons with the Nor’Easters. He got off to a high-flying start, with two points at 11th-ranked Plymouth State and four points at Western New England, in back-to-back shutout victories. New England locked down a spot in the NCAA tournament with an 18-8-1 final mark, their third appearance in the national tournament in four years and seventh consecutive full season with 17 or more wins.
UTICA – Anthony Cafarelli (2021-22) opened his collegiate career with a goal and six assists in 15 appearances for the Pioneers. His first assist came November 22 against Chatham, followed by his first goal January 17 at Manhattanville. Utica reached the NCAA final before taking an overtime loss to a Hobart team that finished 29-1-1, and finishing with a 24-5-2 mark. It was the second straight Frozen Four trip for the Pioneers.
WILLIAMS – Cal Sandquist (2018-19) earned seven wins in his senior year, with a goals-against average of 2.99 and a save percentage of .903. The Ephs finished their year with a record of 8-13-3.
WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT – Nico Chmelevski (2019-20) racked up the points this season, posting 10 goals and 25 assists in 27 games for the Pointers. A four-point game prior to Thanksgiving against Wisconsin-Superior led to a six-game point streak, and Chmelevski fired off a nine-game point streak immediately after. His 35 points ranked second on the Stevens Point roster, and included a dozen multi-point efforts. UWSP finished with 19 wins, their fourth straight season with 19 or more victories.
USports
BROCK – Sam Huston (WHL, 2016-19) made his first appearance on the collegiate ice since playing in nine games for the Badgers in 2021-22 – this season, he registered 12 appearances, with his first goal and first assist in USports. Huston made his season debut in style, scoring in the Badgers’ first game of the year against Waterloo. Brock closed its season with a 12-11-5 record.
CARLETON – Blake Allan (WHL, 2017-19) made a career-high 28 appearances for the Ravens, with three assists. Carleton closed out its season with a record of 13-17.
GRANT MacEWAN – Loedon Schaufler (WHL, 2016-19) played his fourth season for the Griffins, notching three goals and eight assists in 26 appearances. His final goal of the season November 15 was the difference-maker in an 8-5 win over Trinity Western. McEwan University finished its season with a record of 11-20.
MOUNT ROYAL – Mike Ladyman (WHL, 2019-21) suited up for 35 games for the Cougars, notching a goal and nine assists in helping MRU reach the Canada West final and the University Cup tournament for the first time. Mount Royal finished the year with a 25-10 mark.
NIPISSING – Eli Lieffers (WHL, 2015-18) appeared in 27 games for Nipissing, scoring his only goal October 5 against UQTR and adding six assists along the way. The Lakers ended their season with a record of 9-18-1, while Lieffers’s season continued on to a late-season stint with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER – Dallas Farrell (Wild, 2019-20) stepped onto the ice for the X-Men this season and picked up four goals and four assists in his fourth year with the program, highlighted by a pair of goals in a November 29 win at the University of Prince Edward Island. STFX finished at an even 15-15 for the season.
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA – Three former Winnipeg ICE stars landed on the Golden Bears’ roster this season, with Connor McClennon (WHL, 2017-23) racking up 31 points in 29 games. The first of his 11 goals came in an early-season tune-up at the Belfast Giants, one of the top teams in Britain’s professional Elite Ice Hockey League. He opened his season with a five-game point streak against USports competition, and ended it with another seven-game stretch. Ty Nash (WHL, 2022-23) hammered out 18 points in 35 appearances, with points in five straight to open his season as well. Jakin Smallwood (WHL, 2017-22) appeared in 24 games, with four goals and 10 assists. Against all competition, Alberta finished its season with a record of 28-16, including a 21-7 mark against Canada West teams.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA – A trio of former ICE standouts also suited up for the Thunderbirds this season, starting with an 18-point, 34-game season from Carson Latimer (WHL, 2022-23), which included a stretch of seven games in nine with at least one point. Cyle McNabb (WHL, 2018-19) packed 19 points into a 31-game season, starting with goals in a pair of early-season tilts against Trinity Western. James Form (WHL, 2018-22) had five assists in nine games in his third year at British Columbia. UBC finished with a 25-12 record, making it to the semifinal round of the Canada West playoff.
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY – The only goaltender on our USports list, Carl Stankowski (WHL, 2020-21) played in four games for the Dinos, winning all three decisions. Max Patterson (WHL, 2015-17) crossed the 100-game threshold for his USports career, making 31 appearances and posting four goals and 13 assists, including four multi-point contests. Calgary ended its season at 23-13-2.
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA – The Bisons were led by a pair of former ICE skaters, starting with Skyler Bruce (2018-23), who tied for the team lead with 31 points. He only got stronger as the year went on, with points in nine of his last 12 games and a two-goal, two-assist showing December 6 against the University of Regina. He piled up eight multi-point games in his first year of USports competition. Michael King (WHL, 2016-18) was solid in his fourth year with the Bisons, scoring 10 points, including a three-game point streak after the New Year’s break. Manitoba finished its season with an 8-20 record.
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA – Anson McMaster (WHL, 2018-22) stepped into action for 22 games for Ottawa, scoring his first USports goal November 14 in a one-goal victory over Concordia as part of a seven-point season. The Gee-Gees took home a 24-11 record for the season, but hosted – and won – the USports University Cup championship.
🚨HUSKIE GOAL🚨
Chase Bertholet scores in his first career @CanadaWest game!
Huskies 5 | Cougars 3
12:27 left in the 3rd#HuskiePride | #PowerofthePack pic.twitter.com/HRK0ZzF7lI— Huskie Men's Hockey (@HuskieMHKY) January 11, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN – Saw a pair of former WHL skaters contribute, as Vince Loschiavo (WHL, 2014-18) clocked in for 39 games and notched 33 points, ranking fourth on the Huskies’ roster. Loschiavo was nothing if not consistent, never topping the three points he scored in his hat trick November 29 against MacEwan, but still posting 10 multi-point games. Chase Bertholet (WHL, 2019-22) played in 20 games and notched a dozen points, including five goals – after an early-season ECHL stint with the Fort Wayne Komets, he made the move to USports and buried goals in his first two games, and points in seven of his first nine. Saskatchewan’s 38-7 final record included a third-place finish in the USports University Cup, and a Canada West championship.
WINDSOR – Salvatore Collora (Wild, 2021-22) made 23 appearances for the Lancers in his first year of Canadian college hockey, registering four assists. He debuted on the score sheet October 12, with an assist in Windsor’s 4-2 win over RMC. Windsor finished 18-14, reaching the Ontario University Association’s quaterfinal round.
