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Max Rud

Position:
Defense
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 185
Class:
Sophomore
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
St. Cloud, Minn.
High School:
St. Cloud HS
Previous Team:
Sioux Falls (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
• Took a redshirt during his second season on campus and did not appear in any games

2023-24 | FRESHMAN
• Took the ice in 20 games with the Gophers during his first season of collegiate hockey
• Debuted for the Maroon and Gold in the season opener against St. Thomas (Oct. 13)
• Totaled eight blocked shots, including a season-high two at home versus the Tommies (Oct. 14)
• Finished the season with three shots on goal
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent two full seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL along with part of the 2020-21 campaign after finishing the high school season
• Played a total of 131 games for the Stampede, totaling 53 points on seven goals and 46 assists from the blue line
• Led all defenseman in scoring each year with Sioux Falls
• Recorded 28 points (three goals, 25 assists) in 60 appearances during the 2022-23 season with two power-play goals and one game-winning goal
• Saw the ice in 62 games in his first full USHL campaign, posting 22 points (four goals, 18 assists) in 2021-22
• Put together four multi-point efforts in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons
• Played two years of prep hockey at St. Cloud High School
• Appeared in 40 games and registered 43 points for the Crush across two seasons
• Tied for the team scoring lead with 26 points (five goals, 21 assists) in 15 games as a junior in 2020-21
• Posted 17 points on two goals and 15 assists in 25 outings during his sophomore campaign

PERSONAL
• Son of Eric and Amy Rud
• Father, Eric, played four seasons at Colorado College and was the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997, and currently is an assistant coach at St. Cloud State
• Has an older brother, Sam, and older sister, Gabbie, who plays college hockey for Cornell
• Was a teammate of Gophers' Garrett Pinoniemi and Cal Thomas while playing for the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2021-22