Men’s hockey: Lucas Wahlin has been everything St. Thomas hoped he’d be

Before he forged his way into St. Thomas’ Division I record book as the program’s career scoring leader, before he picked up a nomination for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award, and before he was selected as the CCHA Student-Athlete of the Year, Lucas Wahlin could only bide his time while searching for a place to play major college hockey. After graduating from Hill-Murray, the Woodbury native spent two seasons in a lower level of junior hockey before joining the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for the 2021-22 season. Wahlin averaged better than a point a game in Lincoln, and the major college suitors begin to emerge. Lucas Wahlin, shown playing in a series against CCHA rival Bemidji State at Lee &...