St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) women's ice hockey

For the women's team representing St. Thomas University located in Fredericton, New Brunswick please see St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey
The St. Thomas Tommies are a Women's Division I ice hockey team representing University of St. Thomas, located in St. Paul, Minnesota from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The team is based out of St. Thomas Ice Arena, which is located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The women's program was established in the 1998-99 season after playing as a joint team with the St. Catherine Wildcats for the 1997-98 season. In 2019, the school was involuntarily removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, effective in 2021. St. Thomas announced it was completing an unprecedented move to Division I.
The team has won MIAC regular season titles in 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 (co-champ), and 2019. The team has won MIAC tournament titles in 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019.
The university imposed upon the women's hockey team a ban on post season play for the 2017-18 season following an alcohol-related incident in March of 2017.https://tommiesports.com/sports/wice/2017-18/releases/20180218nrpvy2
==Removal From MIAC==
On May 22, 2019 the board that runs the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which is made up of the school presidents, announced that St. Thomas University was being removed from the conference involuntarily effective the spring of 2021. The release cites competitive parity as the main reason for the move. Along with a much more sizable enrollment, the university had been dominant in league competition accounting for about half of all MIAC championships (team and individual) since 2013. No immediate announcement was made about the university's plans for joining a new conference.https://www.miacathletics.com/general/2018-19/releases/20190510vxuc8l
==Jump to Division I==
The university, after working with the NCAA and MIAC, was able to make the jump from Division III to Division I. The women's hockey program accepted a bid into the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's women's league. The process for moving from Division III to Division I usually takes 12 years but the NCAA can grant a waiver as the school is under a unique set of circumstances with be removed from a conference for being too good to maintain a competitive balance within the conference at the D-III level and that there is only one other D-I all sports university in the state of Minnesota.https://www.startribune.com/university-of-st-thomas-wants-to-go-division-i-gets-invitation-to-summit-league/562174952/
==Conferences==
*Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (1997-1998)
*Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1998-2021)
*Western Collegiate Hockey Association (2021-present)
==Arenas==
*Warner Coliseum (1997-2003)
*St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Kevin Gorg (1998-2007) 142-75-12
*Tom Palkowski (2007-2021) 220-99-40
*Marty Sertich (2021: interim)
*Joel Johnson (2021-present)
==Women's Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats 	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats	Joint team with St. Catherine Wildcats
Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Midwest Women's Alliance 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record
1997-98 	12 	0 	11 	1 	15 	59 	1 	- 	N/A 	12 	0 	11 	1 	15 	59
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record
1998-99 	10 	2 	8 	0 	22 	64 	4 	5th of 6 	Did not qualify 	13 	2 	11 	0 	22 	93
1999-00 	14 	4 	9 	1 	42 	62 	5 	6th of 8 	Did not qualify 	19 	8 	10 	1 	71 	69
2000-01 	18 	12 	5 	1 	90 	52 	25 	3rd of 10 	L, SF 4-1, 2-0 (St.Mary's) 	26 	16 	9 	1 	115 	76
2001-02 	18 	12 	3 	3 	61 	29 	27 	3rd of 10 	L, SF 5-3 (St. Mary's) 	26 	14 	9 	3 	89 	57
2002-03 	18 	14 	4 	2 	84 	45 	30 	1st of 10 	W, SF 1-0 (St. Mary's) W, F 4-1 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	28 	19 	7 	2 	106 	70
2003-04 	18 	16 	1 	1 	85 	22 	33 	1st of 10 	W, SF 6-5 (2OT) (Augsburg L, F 3-2 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	27 	19 	6 	2 	103 	45
2004-05 	18 	16 	1 	1 	106 	19 	33 	2nd of 10 	W, SF 8-1 (St. Olaf) L, F 3-2 (2OT) (Gustavus Adolphus) 	27 	21 	4 	2 	136 	36
2005-06 	18 	15 	2 	1 	101 	29 	31 	2nd of 10 	W, SF 2-1 (Bethel) L, F 2-1 (OT) (Gustavus Adolphus) 	27 	21 	5 	1 	129 	47
2006-07 	18 	12 	6 	0 	66 	37 	24 	3rd of 10 	W, SF 6-2 (St. Olaf) L, F 3-2 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	27 	15 	12 	0 	91 	67
2007-08 	18 	14 	4 	0 	65 	24 	28 	2nd of 10 	W, SF 4-2 (Concordia) L, F 1-0 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	27 	21 	6 	0 	104 	40
2008-09 	18 	14 	2 	2 	58 	16 	30 	2nd of 10 	W, SF 3-0 (Bethel) L, F 3-0 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	26 	18 	5 	3 	78 	32
2009-10 	18 	12 	4 	4 	55 	26 	26 	4th of 10 	L, SF 4-3 (St. Catherine) 	26 	14 	9 	3 	70 	45
2010-11 	18 	10 	4 	4 	43 	22 	24 	T-2nd of 10 	L, SF 4-2 (Bethel) 	26 	11 	10 	5 	57 	46
2011-12 	18 	11 	6 	1 	52 	28 	23 	3rd of 10 	L, SF 4-1 (Concordia) 	26 	15 	9 	2 	73 	40
2012-13 	18 	13 	4 	1 	54 	27 	27 	2nd of 10 	L, SF 2-1 (Concordia) 	24 	14 	8 	2 	66 	43
2013-14 	18 	14 	2 	2 	52 	27 	30 	1st of 10 	W, SF 4-3 (OT) (Concordia) W, F 2-0 (Gustavus Adolphus) 	30 	20 	7 	3 	80 	53
2014-15 	18 	11 	3 	4 	56 	27 	26 	2nd of 10 	W, SF 3-2 (Concordia) W, F 3-2 (Bethel) 	28 	14 	10 	4 	83 	66
2015-16 	18 	12 	4 	2 	55 	32 	26 	1st of 10 	W, SF 2-1 (Concordia) W, F 2-1 (Bethel) 	28 	20 	6 	2 	79 	79
2016-17 	18 	9 	5 	4 	52 	41 	22 	4th of 10 	W, QF 6-1 (Hamline) W, SF 3-2 (Gust. Adolphus) W, F 3-2 (OT) (Augsburg) 	29 	14 	11 	4 	78 	72
2017-18 	18 	12 	1 	5 	66 	24 	29 	T-1st of 10 	Ineligible: Self imposed banhttps://tommiesports.com/sports/wice/2017-18/releases/20180218nrpvy2	25 	16 	3 	6 	83 	41
2018-19 	18 	15 	1 	2 	58 	14 	32 	1st of 10 	W, SF 4-0 (Gust. Adolphus) W, F 2-0 (Hamline) 	30 	25 	3 	2 	96 	30
2019-20 	18 	11 	6 	1 	58 	31 	23 	4th of 10 	L, QF 4-1 (St. Mary's) 	26 	12 	10 	4 	71 	48
2020-21 	3 	3 	0 	0 	12 	4 	1.000 	N/A 	Cancelled 	8 	6 	2 	0 	31 	17
Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record
2021-22 	27 	3 	32 	1 	31 	123 	10 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	31 	5 	27 	1 	41 	142
2022-23 	28 	3 	24 	1 	30 	110 	12 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	36 	8 	27 	1 	53 	130
2023-24 	28 	4 	23 	1 	39 	120 	11 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Wisconsin) 	37 	10 	26 	1 	42 	181
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place
Division III (1998-2021) 	Division III (1998-2021) 	Division III (1998-2021) 	Division III (1998-2021) 	Division III (1998-2021) 	Division III (1998-2021)
2003 	-- 	L, 5-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) 	-- 	-- 	--
2014 	-- 	W, 5-0 (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers)	L, 1-0 (OT) (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	-- 	L, 5-3 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons)
2015 	-- 	L, 4-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) 	-- 	-- 	--
2016 	-- 	L, 4-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) 	-- 	-- 	--
2017 	-- 	L, 4-2 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) 	-- 	-- 	--
2019 	Bye 	W, 4-3 (Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds) 	L, 3-0 (Hamline Pipers) 	-- 	L, 1-0 (Adrian Bulldogs)
6 appearances 	6 appearances 	6 appearances 	2-time Fourth Place Finishers 	2-time Fourth Place Finishers	2-time Fourth Place Finishers
Division I (2021-present)	Division I (2021-present)	Division I (2021-present) 	Division I (2021-present) 	Division I (2021-present) 	Division I (2021-present)
==References==
==Links==
*Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey website
*St. Thomas Tommies women's hockey website
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