The 2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program, the 2nd in Division I and the 2nd in the CCHA conference. The Tommies represented the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) and were coached by Enrico Blasi, in his second season.

After a predictably terrible season, the first for the program at the Division I level, coach Blasi continued his task of turning the Tommies into a competitive team. With more than half of the team being new, there were sure to be changes but the roster turnover meant that getting the team to gel together would take time. The offense, which had been one of the worst in the nation in 2022, didn't see much improvement early in the season. In the first 14 games, the Tommies scored more than two goals in just four matches. Averaging just over two goals per game, the team got off to an ugly start (2–12). While their record was awful, the team did show improvement on the defensive end. St. Thomas was allowing far fewer shots and goals against and half of their losses were by only one goal.

Just after Thanksgiving, the Tommies posted their first weekend sweep at the D-I level. Using the milestone as a benchmark, St. Thomas saw a vast improvement to their performance over the remainder of the season. A modest increase in both offensive production and defensive efficiency enabled the team to post a .500 record over their final 18 games. While the Tommies couldn't string together anything resembling a winning streak, they also never lost more than two in a row during that stretch. St. Thomas was also able to post its first two wins over ranked teams, defeating both Michigan Tech and Minnesota State on the road. Though they couldn't improve on their conference position much due to the team's poor start, the wins piled up to the point where the Tommies had a respectable total by the end of the year.

St. Thomas finished the season as the 7th seed in the CCHA tournament and, though they weren't predicted to win, they still outperformed expectations. The Tommies pushed Tech to the limit in both games, ultimately falling short by a single goal in both.

While the team did finish the season 12 games under .500, the program had come a long way over the course of the season. Not only did they nearly quadruple the win total from 2022, but they increased their goal production by 27 while cutting down on the goals allowed by 51. Even with a losing record, the program could still chalk this season up as a success.^[1]

As of July 21, 2022.^[2]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Trevor Zins	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-07-23	St. Michael, Minnesota	St. Cloud State (NCHC)	—
3		Lucas Wahlin	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-05-03	Woodbury, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
4		Nolan Sawchuk	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-09-25	Burnsville, Minnesota	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
5		Garrett Daly	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-08-11	Lakeville, Minnesota	Bowling Green (CCHA)	—
6		Josh Eernisse	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-12-31	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Tri-City (USHL)	—
7		Luke Kron	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-05-24	Andover, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
8		Cameron Recchi	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-05-24	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
9		Matthew Jennings	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1997-06-07	Buford, Georgia	Ohio State (Big Ten)	—
10		Andrew Kangas	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-01-28	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	Minot (NAHL)	—
11		Ryan O'Neill	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-25	Roseville, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
12		Tim Piechowski	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-12-08	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
15		Quinton Pepper	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-01-31	London, Ontario	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
16		Luke Manning	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-13	Stillwater, Minnesota	Air Force (AHA)	—
17		Jake Braccini	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-07-02	Hanover, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
18		Ethan Gauer	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-12-23	Farmington, Minnesota	Bemidji State (WCHA)	—
19		Luc Laylin	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-12-30	St. Michael, Minnesota	Prince George (BCHL)	—
20		Cooper Gay	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-15	Edina, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
21		Carson Peters	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-10-28	Medina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
22		Mack Byers	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-08	Long Lake, Minnesota	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
24		Grant Docter	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-12-06	Golden Valley, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
25		Trevor LeDonne	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-02-27	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
26		Blaine Warnert	Sophomore	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-07-17	Chaska, Minnesota	Minot (NAHL)	—
27		Luke Perunovich	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-05-12	Edina, Minnesota	Providence (HEA)	—
28		Braidan Simmons-Fischer	Freshman	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2002-01-26	Detroit, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
29		Jarrett Lee	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1999-06-04	Hibbing, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
31		Aaron Trotter	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-04-07	Victoria, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
35		Henry Baribeau	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-10-15	Hudson, Wisconsin	New Ulm (NA3HL)	—
42		Ethan Roberts	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-09-24	Cary, North Carolina	Springfield (NAHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[5]