Simley went 9-18 last season, won a Section 4A first-round game over St. Paul Academy 7-2, then ran into Chisago Lakes and lost 10-0 in the quarterfinal. The record was rough, but the headline coming out of it is real: a true freshman led this team in scoring, and he’s not the only freshman who did damage.
Players Lost to Graduation
Riley Anich and Sawyer Immel both finished with 11 points (4-7 and 5-6) to tie for the team’s No. 4 spot. Luke Milner added 7 points from the blue line. Myles Woltman had 6 assists, and Jamie Kennedy scored 3 goals for 6 points.
In net, Owen Unglesbee graduates after going 5-8 with a .901 save percentage in 17 appearances — the better half of a split workload.
Returning Players for 2026-27
Noah Schwab led the entire team in scoring as a 9th grader — 16 goals, 7 assists, 23 points. That’s not a typo. He’s a sophomore next year and already the best player on the roster.
Aiden Fischbach was the actual No. 2 scorer, not just among returners, with 16 points (10-6) as a junior. Sawyer Husemann is the other freshman story here — 1 goal but 12 assists for 13 points, making him the team’s clear playmaker. He’s also only a sophomore next year.
Daniel O’Shea added 10 points. Dawson Schriefer, another freshman, had 9. Eli Schwab finished with 7.
Goaltending
Everett Hay split time with Unglesbee and posted a 4-10 record with a .875 save percentage. He’s back as a sophomore and likely takes over as the primary option, though the numbers suggest both goalies were facing a lot of rubber on a team that struggled to keep games close.
Who to Watch
Noah Schwab is the story of this whole roster — a freshman leading the team outright in scoring is rare, and he’s got three more years to build on it. Sawyer Husemann’s 12 assists as a freshman point to a real playmaking instinct. Put Schwab and Husemann on the same line for the next two seasons and Simley has something to build around.
What Simley Needs to Replace
- Riley Anich and Sawyer Immel’s combined 22 points
- Luke Milner’s production from defense
- Owen Unglesbee’s share of the goaltending workload
2026-27 Outlook
Simley’s record doesn’t match what’s actually on this roster. Noah Schwab and Sawyer Husemann gave the program a freshman 1-2 punch that outscored every senior on the team, and Aiden Fischbach adds a proven third option. The defense and goaltending still need real answers, but the forward group is younger and more talented than a 9-18 record suggests — and that group isn’t graduating anytime soon.
Statistics reflect the 2025-26 regular season and Section 4A playoffs.
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