2026-27 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 23
Nick Sajevic
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Shoreview, Minn.
- Position:
- F
2025-26 (Sophomore): Played in all 37 games and had 32 (9-23-32) points … Led the team in assists (23), tied for second in points (32) and was fourth in goals (9) … His +9 tied for second on the team … Had 10 power-play points (1-9-10) to tie for the team lead … Had 23 points in 26 conference games and was a +10 …
Ranked fifth in the league, 36th in the nation, with 23 assists … Tied for 10th in the league in points (32) … His 364 faceoffs wins were fourth in the league and 25th in the nation … Faceoff winning percentage of .542 was ninth in the league … Had four assists, three primaries, in the series at Army (Nov. 21-22), two in each game, as the Falcons swept the Black Knights in West Point … Scored the overtime game-winner at Niagara, Feb. 6 … Scored the overtime game-winner vs. Robert Morris, March 6, in game one of the AHA Quarterfinals on the road … Scored shootout goals vs. Canisius and Mercyhurst … Centered the line that combined for 31 goals, 58 assists and 89 points … Team-high eight multiple point games … Had career-bests of two assists six times and two points eight times during the season … Seven-game point streak (3-10-13), the longest of his career and the longest by a Falcon during the season.
2024-25 (Freshman): Played in 20 games and had seven points (2-5-7) … Earned the Larry Cronk Most Improved Player Award … First career point was a goal against AIC, Oct. 26 … Scored Air Force’s fourth goal in the 4-4 overtime tie with Army, Feb. 15 … In the last 10 games of the season, he centered a line of all freshmen (Dawson and Stitz) that combined for nine goals and 20 points … Scored the shootout game-winner against Robert Morris, Feb. 21 … Won 44 faceoffs on the season … Had six of his seven points in an 11-game stretch late in the season … Had a four-game point streak.
Before Air Force: Played 137 games of junior hockey over three seasons … In 2021-22, played in 60 games for the Chippewa Steel (NAHL) and had 43 points (18-25-43) … Led the team in goals and was second in points for the Steel … Led the Steel in power-play goals … Was the Chippewa Steel Forward of the Year 2021-22 … In 2022-23, played one game for the Madison Capitals (USHL) and then played 26 games for the Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) … Had nine points (4-5-9) for the Clippers … Had 59 points (25-34-59) for the Janesville Jets (NAHL) in 2023-24 … Led the team in goals and power-play goals and was third in points and was a +12 … Graduated from Gentry Academy in Vadnais Heights, Minn. … Helped lead Gentry Academy to the MSHSL Hockey Single A Championship in 2020-21 … Had 46 points (25-21-46) for Gentry in 2020-21 … Also competed on the track team in the 400m, 200m, shot put and discus … Member of the National Honor Society and the “A” honor roll.
Personal: Son of Jill and Peter Sajevic … Has one sister … Sister Cara, is a senior on the hockey team at St. Thomas University (NCAA Division I) … Major is management … Member of cadet squadron 36 … This past summer, traveled to Yokota AFB, Japan, on Operation Air Force to learn more about the operational Air Force … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Money and the Power” by Kid Ink … Greatest moment in sports was winning a Minnesota High School League championship on a 19-0 season … Great uncle, Bob Sajevic, is a 1980 Academy graduate and four-year hockey letterman … He ranks second in career scoring with 228 points in 113 games … He led the team in scoring as a sophomore and senior … He went on to become C-5 Aircraft Commander in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm … Great Grandfather, Peter Sajevic, served as a 2nd Lieutenant in World War 2 as a Field Artillery Officer in the Marine Corps in the battle of Iwo Jima … He retired as the 47th Infantry Division Artillery Commander in 1976 … Great Aunt, Terissa Sajevic, served in the United States Air Force as a pilot for 10 years … Great uncle, Jack Sajevic, served over 20 years in the United States Army … Cousin, Kristin Sajevic O'Rourke, served in the United States Air Force … Hobbies are playing golf and basketball.
Sajevic’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2024-25 20 2 5 7 2-4 33 0 0 0
2025-26 37 9 23 32 11-22 93 1 0 2
Career 57 11 28 39 13-26 126 1 0 2
Ranked fifth in the league, 36th in the nation, with 23 assists … Tied for 10th in the league in points (32) … His 364 faceoffs wins were fourth in the league and 25th in the nation … Faceoff winning percentage of .542 was ninth in the league … Had four assists, three primaries, in the series at Army (Nov. 21-22), two in each game, as the Falcons swept the Black Knights in West Point … Scored the overtime game-winner at Niagara, Feb. 6 … Scored the overtime game-winner vs. Robert Morris, March 6, in game one of the AHA Quarterfinals on the road … Scored shootout goals vs. Canisius and Mercyhurst … Centered the line that combined for 31 goals, 58 assists and 89 points … Team-high eight multiple point games … Had career-bests of two assists six times and two points eight times during the season … Seven-game point streak (3-10-13), the longest of his career and the longest by a Falcon during the season.
2024-25 (Freshman): Played in 20 games and had seven points (2-5-7) … Earned the Larry Cronk Most Improved Player Award … First career point was a goal against AIC, Oct. 26 … Scored Air Force’s fourth goal in the 4-4 overtime tie with Army, Feb. 15 … In the last 10 games of the season, he centered a line of all freshmen (Dawson and Stitz) that combined for nine goals and 20 points … Scored the shootout game-winner against Robert Morris, Feb. 21 … Won 44 faceoffs on the season … Had six of his seven points in an 11-game stretch late in the season … Had a four-game point streak.
Before Air Force: Played 137 games of junior hockey over three seasons … In 2021-22, played in 60 games for the Chippewa Steel (NAHL) and had 43 points (18-25-43) … Led the team in goals and was second in points for the Steel … Led the Steel in power-play goals … Was the Chippewa Steel Forward of the Year 2021-22 … In 2022-23, played one game for the Madison Capitals (USHL) and then played 26 games for the Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) … Had nine points (4-5-9) for the Clippers … Had 59 points (25-34-59) for the Janesville Jets (NAHL) in 2023-24 … Led the team in goals and power-play goals and was third in points and was a +12 … Graduated from Gentry Academy in Vadnais Heights, Minn. … Helped lead Gentry Academy to the MSHSL Hockey Single A Championship in 2020-21 … Had 46 points (25-21-46) for Gentry in 2020-21 … Also competed on the track team in the 400m, 200m, shot put and discus … Member of the National Honor Society and the “A” honor roll.
Personal: Son of Jill and Peter Sajevic … Has one sister … Sister Cara, is a senior on the hockey team at St. Thomas University (NCAA Division I) … Major is management … Member of cadet squadron 36 … This past summer, traveled to Yokota AFB, Japan, on Operation Air Force to learn more about the operational Air Force … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Money and the Power” by Kid Ink … Greatest moment in sports was winning a Minnesota High School League championship on a 19-0 season … Great uncle, Bob Sajevic, is a 1980 Academy graduate and four-year hockey letterman … He ranks second in career scoring with 228 points in 113 games … He led the team in scoring as a sophomore and senior … He went on to become C-5 Aircraft Commander in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm … Great Grandfather, Peter Sajevic, served as a 2nd Lieutenant in World War 2 as a Field Artillery Officer in the Marine Corps in the battle of Iwo Jima … He retired as the 47th Infantry Division Artillery Commander in 1976 … Great Aunt, Terissa Sajevic, served in the United States Air Force as a pilot for 10 years … Great uncle, Jack Sajevic, served over 20 years in the United States Army … Cousin, Kristin Sajevic O'Rourke, served in the United States Air Force … Hobbies are playing golf and basketball.
Sajevic’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2024-25 20 2 5 7 2-4 33 0 0 0
2025-26 37 9 23 32 11-22 93 1 0 2
Career 57 11 28 39 13-26 126 1 0 2
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