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ARDEN HILLS, MINN.—The No. 4 seed Bethel University men's hockey team will host No. 5 seed St. Olaf College in the 2025-26 MIAC Men's Hockey Playoff Quarterfinal at the National Sports Center on Wednesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. A Royals victory will advance them to the MIAC Playoff Semifinal at No. 1 seed Saint John's (Minn.) on Saturday, February 28 at 7 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Both teams squared off three times in 2025-26. 

Their first meeting of 2025-26 was a non-conference bout at the National Sports Center on January 3, which ended in a 1-1 tie before the Royals won the shootout 1-0. Tyler Braccini scored Bethel's lone goal of regulation at 16:14 of the second period.

These teams will battle for the third-straight game after the Royals took care of business 2-0 in Northfield on February 20 behind Austin Ryman's 37-save shutout, which landed him February 23 MIAC Men's Hockey Defensive Player of the Week. Ethan Hull's tally at 16:07 of the first period, and Spencer Kring's empty-net goal at 19:30 of the third frame made up the 2-0 win for Bethel.

A 2-0 lead was also the case for Bethel in their game against St. Olaf at the National Sports Center on February 21 courtesy of goals from Joe Westlund at 19:58 of the first, and Ethan Hull at 3:22 of the second. This ignited a St. Olaf squad who outscored Bethel 4-1 from that point on, which included Willy Johnson's game-winner at 3:54 of overtime that sealed them a 4-3 OT victory.

DEJA VU
Bethel and St. Olaf also faced off for three-straight games at the tail-end of the 2024-25 season, which ended with the latter advancing to the semifinals via a 3-1 victory.

SERIES
Dating back to 1989-90, Bethel has a 24-39-7 record against St. Olaf.

PAY PER VIEW
The 2025-26 MIAC Men's Hockey Playoffs will be streamed live in a pay-per-view format for $10 each viewing. A $25 Championship Pass will allow fans to stream the entire tournament.

TICKETS
All tickets will be sold and purchased online via HomeTown Ticketing. There will be no cash sales. Adult general admission is $13, while student general admission is $4. Children under five receive free admission.

ABOUT NO. 4 SEED BETHEL (13-11-1) Head Coach: Chris McKelvie (82-91-15, Eighth Season at BU)

• The Royals are making their ninth overall, and third-straight appearance in the MIAC Playoffs.
• Bethel holds a 7-8-2 all-time record in the MIAC Playoffs.
• Goaltender Austin Ryman's two shutouts leads the MIAC.
• Tyler Braccini leads the Royals in scoring with 16 goals, 12 assists, and 28 points. His 0.64 goals per game is second in the MIAC and 17th in the country.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
GOALS: 16 (Tyler Braccini)
ASSISTS: 12 (Tyler Braccini)
POINTS: 28 (Tyler Braccini)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 123 (Tyler Braccini)
PIM: 13-37 (Shane Lavelle)
SAVES: 396 (Austin Ryman)
SAVE PERCENTAGE: .923 (Austin Ryman)
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: 2.44 (Austin Ryman)

ABOUT NO. 5 SEED ST. OLAF (12-8-5) Head Coach: Tyler Lindstrom (12-8-5, First Season at STO)

• The Oles are making their 17th overall, and fifth-straight appearance in the MIAC Playoffs.
• St. Olaf holds a 16-14 all-time record in the MIAC Playoffs.
• Ryan Nolan's .936 save percentage leads the MIAC and ranks eighth in NCAA Division III.
• Jonathan Panisa paces St. Olaf in scoring with 11 goals, nine assists, and 20 points. His three game-winning goals leads the MIAC.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
GOALS: 11 (Jonathan Panisa)
ASSISTS: 12 (Gunnar Johnson)
POINTS: 20 (Jonathan Panisa)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 79 (Jonathan Panisa)
PIM: 9-18 (Simon Pollock)
SAVES: 400 (Matthew Malin)
SAVE PERCENTAGE: ..936 (Ryan Nolan)
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE: 2.17 (Ryan Nolan)