St. Olaf College Athletics

Tyler Lindstrom is in his second season as the head coach of the St. Olaf men's hockey program in 2026-27 after being promoted following three seasons as an assistant coach on June 23, 2025.

In his first season as head coach, Lindstrom led St. Olaf to a program-record fifth consecutive appearance in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoffs, as the Oles finished the season 12-9-5 (.558) overall and 8-6-2 (.562) in conference play. St. Olaf had two All-MIAC honorees, one Honorable Mention All-MIAC selection, and one MIAC All-Playoff Team member. Jonathan Panisa '26 also signed a professional contract in France after concluding his career on the Hill.

Academically, St. Olaf had six American Hockey Coaches Association Krampade All-American Scholars, 12 Academic All-MIAC honorees, and two College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees in Lindstrom's first season.

In Lindstrom's three seasons as an assistant coach, St. Olaf compiled a record of 42-33-8 (.554) and appeared in the MIAC Playoffs each season. The Oles advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament all three years, including the program's third-ever MIAC Playoff title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023-24. St. Olaf was the MIAC Playoff runner-up in 2024-25.

The program also produced one two-time American Hockey Coaches Association First Team West All-American, one Sid Watson Award finalist (national player of the year), one MIAC Defensive Player of the Year, one two-time All-USCHO honoree, and one All-DIIIHockeyNews.com selection. St. Olaf has also had seven All-MIAC honorees and six MIAC All-Playoff Team selections in Lindstrom's three seasons. In addition to the on-ice success, St. Olaf's program excelled academically with 25 AHCA All-America Scholars, 38 Academic All-MIAC honorees, and 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees.

Lindstrom came to St. Olaf after wrapping up his five-year NCAA Division III playing career at Curry College in Milton, Mass. Over his career, Lindstrom played in 100 games for the Colonels and, after graduating from Curry, worked as a scout for the New England Wolves of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).
  
During his playing career at Curry, Lindstrom recorded 21 points on six goals and 15 assists in 100 games while tallying 179 shots from his spot on the blue line. He served as a team captain in both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons after spending the 2019-20 season as an assistant captain. Lindstrom was an AHCA All-American Scholar and Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference honoree in all five of his collegiate seasons.
 
A Brooklyn Park, Minn. product who played his high school hockey at Breck, Lindstrom graduated from Curry in May 2021 with a bachelor of arts in business management and went on to earn his MBA in May 2022.
 
After completing his bachelor’s degree, Lindstrom served as a Midwest Scout for the New England Wolves, spent time as a U15/U18 coach for the Neponset Valley River Rats in Canton, Mass., served as the program director for Base Elite, and worked as a skills coach for MN Lakers Hockey.
 

THE OLES UNDER TYLER LINDSTROM
SEASON	OVERALL	PCT.	MIAC	PCT.	MIAC / MIAC PLAYOFFS / NCAA TOURNAMENT / NOTES
2025-26	12-9-5	.558	8-6-2	.562	5th / Quarterfinals of MIAC Playoffs
TOTAL	12-9-5	.558	8-6-2	.562	-