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Bryan "Butsy" Erickson - M Club Hall of Fame
Bryan "Butsy" Erickson
Class of 2012
Men's Hockey: 1979-83
Bryan "Butsy" Erickson played hockey at Minnesota from 1979 to 1983 and finished his career as the Gophers' fourth all-time leading scorer with 238 points in 144 games.
Erickson topped 80 points twice in a season as a Gopher. His most prolific year was during his sophomore campaign when he tallied 86 points in 44 games. Oddly enough, he only led the team in scoring once and that was when he had 45 points during his junior year.
The Roseau, Minn., native was a member of two WCHA regular-season championship team, two WCHA playoff championship teams and played in two NCAA Frozen Fours as a Gopher.
Erickson went on to play 351 NHL games as a member of the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Winnipeg Jets before retiring after the 1993-94 season. He also played for Team USA in several international competitions.