Colin Schmidt

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 230
Class:
Senior
Shoot/Catch:
Union
Hometown:
Wayzata, Minn.
High School:
Wayzata HS
Previous Team:
Jamestown Rebels (NAHL)
Major:
Finance

PRONUNCIATION

2022-23 | SENIOR
Minnesota's John Mayasich Outstanding Student-Athlete
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Elite 90 Award winner as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average at the NCAA Frozen Four for the second-straight season
• Played nine games in his final collegiate season
• Gophers owned an 8-1-0 record when he was in the lineup
• Recorded one shot on goal against Ohio State (Feb. 24)
• Blocked six shots, including a season-high two in back-to-back outings versus Michigan State (Jan. 28) and Wisconsin (Feb. 10)
• Made an appearance in the NCAA Fargo Regional win over Canisius (Mar. 23)
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship
• Earned his third letter

2021-22 | JUNIOR
Minnesota's Donald M. Clark Community Service Award
Minnesota's John Mayasich Outstanding Student-Athlete
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Elite 90 Award winner as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average at the NCAA Frozen Four
• Skated in 10 games as a junior for the Gophers totaling one assist
• Helped the Gophers win the 2021-22 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014
• Team was 8-2-0 with Schmidt in the lineup
• Made his Minnesota debut against Ohio State (Nov. 12)
• Tallied his first point with the Gophers by assisting on the game-winning goal at Penn State (Feb. 18)
• Scored a goal in Minnesota's exhibition game against St. Thomas
• Earned second letter

2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
• Joined the Gophers midway through the 2020-21 season, but did not see action
• Earned first letter

2019-20 | FRESHMAN (UNION)
AHCA All-American Scholar
ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
• Skated in 32 games as a freshman at Union, recording five points (one goal, four assists)
• Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist against Army West Point (Oct. 6)
• Notched his first college goal with the game-winning tally at Canisius (Nov. 1)

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• Skated with the Jamestown Rebels in the NAHL during the 2018-19 season, skating in 41 regular-season games with 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) before adding three points (two goals, one assist) in five playoff games
• Appeared in six regular-season USHL games between the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons with two assists as well as one playoff game as a member of the Waterloo Black Hawks
• Previously skated for three seasons at Wayzata High School and helped the Trojans claim the 2016 MSHSL Class AA state championship
• Earned All-Lake Conference accolades in each of his three seasons as a prep
• Finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award as a senior captain in 2018
• Recorded 96 points (38 goals, 58 assists) in 90 career high school games with Wayzata
• Played for former Gopher Pat O'Leary during his prep tenure

PERSONAL
• Son of Patrick and Stephanie Schmidt
• Graduated from the Carlson School of Management in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Business degree majoring in Finance