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Team Facts
Plays in NCAA Division I Full name University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Team colours Maroon + Gold Town Minneapolis, MN

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#31 Owen Bartoszkiewicz (G) 19 2003 Northville, MI, USA 6'2" 194 L
#1 Justen Close (G) 24 1998 Kindersley, SK, CAN 5'10" 174 R
#30 Zach Wiese (G) 20 2002 Owatonna, MN, USA 5'10" 209 L
DEFENSEMEN
#71 Ryan Chesley (D) Washington Capitals 18 2004 Mahtomedi, MN, USA 6'0" 201 R
#14 Brock Faber (D)   “C” Minnesota Wild 20 2002 Maple Grove, MN, USA 6'1" 201 R
#26 Carl Fish (D) 22 1999 St. Paul, MN, USA 6'3" 216 L
#23 Ryan Johnson (D)   “A” Buffalo Sabres 21 2001 Irvine, CA, USA 6'0" 170 L
#4 Mike Koster (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 21 2001 Chaska, MN, USA 5'9" 170 L
#2 Jackson LaCombe (D)   “A” Anaheim Ducks 21 2001 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 6'2" 201 L
#20 Luke Mittelstadt (D) 19 2003 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 5'11" 174 L
#55 Matt Staudacher (D) 22 2000 Grand Blanc, MI, USA 6'1" 194 L
#6 Cal Thomas (D) Arizona Coyotes 19 2003 Maple Grove, MN, USA 6'0" 185 L
FORWARDS
#22 Bryce Brodzinski (RW) Philadelphia Flyers 22 2000 Blaine, MN, USA 6'0" 196 R
#92 Logan Cooley (C) Arizona Coyotes 18 2004 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 5'10" 181 L
#7 Aaron Huglen (W/C) Buffalo Sabres 21 2001 Roseau, MN, USA 6'0" 168 R
#89
Matthew Knies (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs 19 2002 Phoenix, AZ, USA 6'3" 209 L
#10 Connor Kurth (F) Tampa Bay Lightning 19 2003 Elk River, MN, USA 5'11" 214 R
#17 Brody Lamb (RW) New York Rangers 19 2003 Rochester, MN, USA 6'1" 165 R
#19 John Mittelstadt (F) 21 2001 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 5'9" 176 L
#24 Jaxon Nelson (C)   “A” 22 2000 Magnolia, MN, USA 6'4" 220 R
#18 Mason Nevers (C) 21 2001 Edina, MN, USA 5'9" 181 R
#13 Garrett Pinoniemi (C) 21 2001 Robbinsdale, MN, USA 6'0" 168 L
#77 Rhett Pitlick (LW) Montréal Canadiens 21 2001 Coral Springs, FL, USA 5'9" 161 L
#16 Colin Schmidt (C) 22 2000 Wayzata, MN, USA 6'4" 225 R
#81 Jimmy Snuggerud (RW) St. Louis Blues 18 2004 Chaska, MN, USA 6'2" 187 R
#27 Charlie Strobel (C) 21 2001 Stillwater, MN, USA 6'1" 190 L
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 14 | Av Age: 20.42 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 190 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Team Facts
Nationalities 25 players
1 player Experience Univ. of Minnesota: 895 GP
OG: 8 GP
Team Captains
“C” Brock Faber “A” Jackson LaCombe
Jaxon Nelson
Ryan Johnson
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Mariucci Arena Location Minneapolis, MN Capacity 10 000 Construction Year 1993 Secondary Arena Williams Arena
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2022-10-08T18:07:00-0500 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) Univ. of Minnesota - NCAA
2022-10-02T19:00:00-0500 Univ. of Minnesota Lindenwood Univ. 6 - 4 NCAA
2022-10-01T19:00:00-0500 Univ. of Minnesota Lindenwood Univ. 4 - 0 NCAA
2022-04-07T20:30:00-0400 Univ. of Minnesota Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) 1 - 5 NCAA
2022-03-27T16:00:00-0400 Univ. of Minnesota Western Michigan Univ. 3 - 0 NCAA
2022-03-25T18:00:00-0400 Univ. of Minnesota Univ. of Massachusetts 4 - 3 (OT) NCAA
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/08/2022
09/08/2022 Confirmed Joining Cole Eiserman (F) Joining from U.S. National U17 Team
09/01/2022
09/01/2022 Confirmed Joining Teddy Townsend (F) Joining from Eden Prairie High
08/18/2022
08/18/2022 Confirmed Leaving Samuel Walker (F) Leaving for Minnesota Wild
08/13/2022
08/13/2022 Confirmed Leaving Jonny Sorenson (F) Leaving for Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
08/02/2022
08/02/2022 Confirmed Joining John Whipple (D) Joining from Shattuck St. Mary's 15U AAA
06/23/2022
06/23/2022 Confirmed Joining Zach Wiese (G) Joining from Rochester Grizzlies
05/11/2022
05/11/2022 Confirmed Leaving Brennan Boynton (G) Leaving for American International College
04/27/2022
04/27/2022 Confirmed Leaving Chaz Lucius (F) Leaving for Winnipeg Jets
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 NCAA 42 25 4 13 - - 151 142 40 0.95 2 Frozen Four
1994-1995 NCAA 44 25 5 14 - - 169 133 37 0.84 4 Frozen Four
1995-1996 NCAA 42 30 2 10 - - 204 121 44 1.05 2 Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997 NCAA 42 28 1 13 - - 179 128 43 1.02 1 Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998 NCAA 39 17 0 22 - - 140 133 24 0.62 6 -
1998-1999 NCAA 43 15 9 19 - - 139 157 26 0.60 5 -
1999-2000 NCAA 41 20 2 19 - - 148 133 28 0.68 6 -
2000-2001 NCAA 42 27 2 13 - - 171 109 38 0.90 3 First round loss
2001-2002 NCAA 44 32 4 8 - - 197 119 39 0.89 3 Champion
2002-2003 NCAA 45 28 9 8 - - 189 122 37 0.82 2 Champion
2003-2004 NCAA 44 27 3 14 - - 178 127 31 0.70 4 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 NCAA 44 28 1 15 - - 155 109 35 0.80 3 Frozen Four
2005-2006 NCAA 41 27 5 9 - - 169 106 43 1.05 1 First round loss
2006-2007 NCAA 44 31 3 10 - - 139 89 39 0.89 1 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 NCAA 45 19 9 17 - - 109 109 25 0.56 7 First round loss
2008-2009 NCAA 37 17 7 13 - - 119 105 29 0.78 5 -
2009-2010 NCAA 39 18 2 19 - - 106 110 26 0.67 7 -
2010-2011 NCAA 36 16 6 14 - - 113 102 31 0.86 5 -
2011-2012 NCAA 43 28 1 14 - - 155 99 40 0.93 1 Frozen Four
2012-2013 NCAA 40 26 5 9 - - 139 80 37 0.93 2 First round loss
2013-2014 NCAA 41 28 6 7 - - 143 86 45 1.10 1 Final loss
2014-2015 NCAA 39 23 3 13 - - 137 98 39 1.00 1 First round loss
2015-2016 NCAA 37 20 0 17 - - 121 108 42 1.14 1 -
2016-2017 NCAA 38 23 3 12 - - 141 104 43 1.13 1 First round loss
2017-2018 NCAA 38 19 2 17 - - 102 100 33 0.87 5 -
2018-2019 NCAA 38 18 4 16 - - 118 108 36 0.95 3 -
2019-2020 NCAA 37 16 7 14 - - 100 98 38 1.03 4 -
2020-2021 NCAA 31 24 0 7 - - 117 64 48 1.55 2 -
2021-2022 NCAA 39 26 0 13 - - 138 91 55 1.41 1 Frozen Four
2022-2023 NCAA 2 2 - 0 0 0 12 8 4 2.00 1 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1981-1982 Spengler Cup 4 0 0 4 - - 14 27 0 0.00 5 No playoffs held

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Oliver Moore (F) 2022-2023 U.S. National U18 Team USDP 6 4 4 8 4
2. Cole Eiserman (F) 2022-2023 U.S. National U17 Team USDP 6 5 2 7 4
3. Leon Bristedt (F) 2022-2023 HC Davos NL 7 3 3 6 4
4. Justin Kloos (F) 2022-2023 Leksands IF SHL 5 4 1 5 6
5. Ryan Stoa (F) 2022-2023 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 7 4 1 5 2
6. Leon Bristedt (F) 2022-2023 HC Davos Champions HL 4 2 3 5 2
7. Tyler Sheehy (F) 2022-2023 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 7 1 3 4 2
8. Jordan Schroeder (F) 2022-2023 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 8 3 0 3 0
9. Jordan Schroeder (F) 2022-2023 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Champions HL 4 1 2 3 2
10. Ben Marshall (D) 2022-2023 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 5 1 2 3 6
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. John Mayasich (F) 111 144 154 298
2. Pat Micheletti (F) 162 120 149 269
3. Corey Millen (F) 149 119 122 241
4. Bryan Erickson (F) 144 109 129 238
5. Larry Olimb (D) 182 59 159 218
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. John Mayasich (F) 111 144 154 298
2. Pat Micheletti (F) 162 120 149 269
3. Corey Millen (F) 149 119 122 241
4. Tim Harrer (F) 157 117 84 201
5. Bryan Erickson (F) 144 109 129 238
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Larry Olimb (D) 182 59 159 218
2. John Mayasich (F) 111 144 154 298
3. Pat Micheletti (F) 162 120 149 269
4. Bryan Erickson (F) 144 109 129 238
5. Johnny Pohl (F) 165 71 129 200
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Matt DeMarchi (D) 158 16 48 473
2. Chris McAlpine (D) 154 36 81 443
3. Pat Micheletti (F) 162 120 269 403
4. Ben Hankinson (F) 156 49 100 400
5. Casey Hankinson (F) 149 50 106 347
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Larry Olimb (D) 182 59 159 218
2. Grant Bischoff (F) 180 80 81 161
3. Ken Gernander (F) 176 78 62 140
4. Jason Miller (F) 173 53 101 154
5. Travis Richards (D) 173 35 98 133
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. John Mayasich (F) 111 144 298 2.68
2. Dick Dougherty (F) 81 109 187 2.31
3. Gordie Watters (F) 22 27 46 2.09
4. Aaron Broten (F) 86 72 178 2.07
5. Logan Cooley (F) 2 2 4 2.00
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Aaron Broten (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 45 47 59 106 2.36 24
2. Pat Micheletti (F) 1984-1985 NCAA 44 48 48 96 2.18 154
3. Steve Ulseth (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 45 41 52 93 2.07 18
4. Scott Bjugstad (F) 1982-1983 NCAA 44 43 48 91 2.07 30
5. Bryan Erickson (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 44 39 47 86 1.96 30
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Tim Harrer (F) 1979-1980 NCAA 41 53 29 82 2.00 50
2. Pat Micheletti (F) 1984-1985 NCAA 44 48 48 96 2.18 154
3. Aaron Broten (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 45 47 59 106 2.36 24
4. Scott Bjugstad (F) 1982-1983 NCAA 44 43 48 91 2.07 30
5. John Mayasich (F) 1952-1953 NCAA 27 42 36 78 2.89 16
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Aaron Broten (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 45 47 59 106 2.36 24
2. Larry Olimb (D) 1991-1992 NCAA 44 24 56 80 1.82 72
3. Neal Broten (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 36 17 54 71 1.97 56
4. Steve Ulseth (F) 1980-1981 NCAA 45 41 52 93 2.07 18
5. Johnny Pohl (F) 2001-2002 NCAA 44 27 52 79 1.80 26
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pat Micheletti (F) 1984-1985 NCAA 44 48 48 96 2.18 154
2. Matt DeMarchi (D) 2000-2001 NCAA 39 4 9 13 0.33 149
3. Ben Hankinson (F) 1990-1991 NCAA 43 19 21 40 0.93 133
4. Matt DeMarchi (D) 2002-2003 NCAA 44 8 9 17 0.39 130
5. Chris McAlpine (D) 1991-1992 NCAA 39 3 9 12 0.31 126
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 20.42
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 21.76
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 21.42
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 21.20
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 190 lbs 21.33
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