St. Thomas adds Fargo Force goalie Ajay White for Division I transition

St. Thomas added a proven junior workhorse to its crease, signing Fargo Force goaltender Ajay White as the program kept building toward its Division I future in the NCHC in 2026. The freshman from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, brings a 6-foot-3, 196-pound frame and a resume built on repetition, not flashes.

White logged 42 games last season and finished with a 2.48 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage and 26 wins in USHL play. Across three junior seasons, he put together a 57-29-10 record, the kind of workload that usually tells a college staff more than a highlight reel ever could. St. Thomas is betting that steady numbers and steady minutes translate cleanly to the next level.

The move gives the Tommies another option in net as they continue their transition from the lower rungs of Division I into a more demanding conference schedule. St. Thomas is headed to the NCHC in 2026 after previously announcing a move to the CCHA for that league’s inaugural 2021-22 season, and the goaltending picture matters more in a stretch like this than on most rosters. A goalie with 42 junior games in one season does not arrive as a project. He arrives with enough mileage to challenge for starts and enough size to absorb the kind of traffic college hockey creates around the blue paint.

White also earned USHL Goalie of the Week honors during his time with Fargo, which reinforces why St. Thomas tagged him as a freshman goaltender ready for the next step. That award does not guarantee anything at the college level, but it does mark a goalie who has already handled stretches of high-end junior pressure and responded with the sort of consistency coaches trust.

For St. Thomas, the appeal is simple: White gives the Tommies a chance at early stability in goal while the roster keeps taking shape for the jump into the NCHC.