University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 81
Jimmy Snuggerud
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chaska, Minn.
- High School:
- Chaska HS
- Previous Team:
- US NTDP U18
- NHL Rights:
- St. Louis (2022)
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
• 42nd in Minnesota history for career scoring (135 points)
• 33rd in Minnesota history for career goals (66)
• Ninth in Minnesota history for single-season points by a freshman (50 in 2022-23)
• Signed three-year, entry-level NHL contract with the St. Louis Blues on March 28, 2025
• Made NHL debut April 1, 2025
2024-25 | JUNIOR
AHCA/CCM Hockey All-America West Second Team
NCAA Fargo All-Regional Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Hobey Baker Award Top 10 Finalist
Big Ten Player of the Year Finalist
Hockey Commissioners Association Player of the Month (January)
Big Ten Conference First Star of the Week (Nov. 12, Jan. 21, Feb. 4)
Minnesota's John Mariucci MVP
Minnesota's Tom Mohr Playoff MVP
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in all 40 games in his third season at Minnesota and was one of seven players to see the ice in every contest
• Posted a career-high 51 points thanks to a career-best 24 goals and had 27 assists to finish the season ranked sixth nationally in scoring
• Joined elite company in program history becoming only the third Gopher to score 20 or more goals in three-consecutive seasons to begin a collegiate career as M Club Hall of Famers John Mayasich and Dick Dougherty also accomplished the feat more than 70 years ago in 1953-54
• Found his name on the scoresheet in 30 of 40 games played and never went more than two-consecutive outings without a point
• Recorded a team-leading 17 multi-point performances, including seven contests with multiple goals
• Had the second four-point outing of his career in a home win over Wisconsin (Jan. 31) with two goals and two assists
• Matched a career high behind a three-assist effort versus St. Thomas (Oct. 25) in Minnesota's home opener
• Scored both of his game-winning goals during a three-game stretch against Penn State (Nov. 1) and at Wisconsin (Nov. 8), tying for second on the team with the two game winners
• Posted a pair of season-long, six-game point streaks between Dec. 6-Jan. 4 and again Jan. 11-31 and had five point streaks of at least five games
• Set a career-long goal scoring streak of six games from Jan. 11-31, totaling nine goals in that stretch
• Finished the regular season as runner up for the B1G scoring title, posting 32 points in 24 games, one point shy of the top spot and led all B1G skaters with 19 goals during league play
• Closed the month of January with 17 points (11 goals and six assists) and had seven multi-point outings to land HCA National Player of the Month recognition
• Led the Gophers with 14 power-play points via five goals and nine helpers on the man advantage
• Paced Minnesota with six points in four playoff appearances with two goals, both of which came in the 2025 NCAA Fargo Regional, and four assists
• Was one of three skaters to record double-digit goals inside 3M Arena at Mariucci with 12 in 21 home outings, while pacing the offense with 20 points in 15 road games
• Ended the season with a plus-13 rating thanks to a career-best, plus-4 effort versus Wisconsin (Jan. 31)
• Gophers owned a 21-6-3 record when he tallied a point and were 12-4-1 when he scored a goal
• Earned third letter
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten Conference First Star of the Week (Oct. 17, Jan. 10)
Academic All-Big Ten
• Was one of nine Gophers to skate in all 39 games during his second college hockey campaign
• Led the Maroon and Gold with 21 goals, ranking 16th in the country, matching his goal total from his freshman season
• Added 13 assists for 34 total points, finishing third on the team in overall scoring
• Tied for fifth in the NCAA behind a team-leading six game-winning goals, including overtime winners against St. Thomas (Oct. 13) and Notre Dame (Feb. 17)
• Paced Minnesota with six power-play goals and ended the year third on the team with nine points on the man advantage
• Scored a goal and had multiple points in each of the first three games to begin the season, tying the longest goal-scoring streak of his career
• Tallied multi-goal efforts in both outings versus St. Thomas (Oct. 13-14) and had five points in the series to earn B1G First Star of the Week honors
• Recorded the first four-point performance of his career during a home win over Colorado College (Jan. 8) aided by his second collegiate hat trick
• Named the B1G First Star of the Week for a second time this season following a six-point weekend against the Tigers (Jan. 8-9) with five goals and one assist
• Posted nine points during a season-long, five-game point streak from Jan. 7 to Jan. 19 and had 13 points in the first nine games of the 2024 calendar year
• Closed the year with seven multi-point efforts, including five games with multiple goals
• Had a point in each of the team's three games during the Big Ten Conference Tournament
• Finished the season with a team-high 15 points in 14 road games
• Registered a plus-3 rating for the year after a season high of plus-2 in five separate outings
• Gophers owned a 15-5-3 record when he tallied a point and were 9-4-2 in games that he scored a goal as 27 of his 36 points came in Minnesota wins or ties
• Earned second letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
Big Ten Scoring Co-Champion (36 points in B1G play)
HCA Tim Taylor Award Watch List (Rookie of the Year)
All-Big Ten Second Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten Freshman of the Year Finalist
Big Ten First Star of the Week (Oct. 11)
Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Jan. 31)
• One of nine Gophers to appear in all the team's 40 games
• Ranked second on the team with 50 points and was one of five players in the NCAA to hit the 50-point mark
• Finished the year with 21 goals, which was second on the team and eighth nationally, including a team-best eight power-play goals
• Became the Gophers' first freshman to reach 20 goals in a season since Jay Barriball in 2006-07
• Scored the first goal of his collegiate career as part of a hat trick against Minnesota State (Oct. 7)
• Added 29 assists, ranking 12th in the NCAA, with a season-best three helpers in a home win over Ohio State (Feb. 25) during the regular season finale
• Recorded a point in 29 of 40 games played and totaled 16 multi-point performances, including a season-high three points five times
• Gophers held a 24-5-0 record when he registered a point and owned a 12-3-0 mark when he scored a goal
• Registered a season-long, 11-game point streak from Jan. 27 to Mar. 23, the fifth-longest streak of any player in the country, and had 19 points in that stretch
• Posted five-straight games with two points in a road swing between Nov. 17 and Dec. 2
• Had 36 points in 24 B1G games, scoring in 19 of those league outings, to share the B1G scoring title with linemate Logan Cooley
• Tallied 21 points in 20 games against teams ranked in the top 10 of national polls and had 36 points in 28 outings versus top 15 opponents
• Ranked third in the nation behind a plus-35 rating and had a positive plus-minus in 23 outings with a season-best, plus-3 in six separate outings
• Led the team with 22 points on the road across 16 games played
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship
• Earned first letter
JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent two seasons playing for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program
• Finished seventh on the 2021-22 NTDP team scoring 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) in 59 games
• Tallied seven power play goals for the U18s and finished the year plus-27
• Played on a line with current teammate and fellow first-round pick, Logan Cooley
• Produced 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 45 games with the U17s during the 2020-21 season
• In his freshman year at Chaska High School, tallied 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 23 games played
• Competed in the 2022 BioSteel All American Game
INTERNATIONAL
• Recorded eight points on five goals and three assists, including a point in five of six games played, helping Team USA to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden
• Net the American's first goal of the tournament in the opener versus Norway (Dec. 26)
• Went on to post the tournament's first hat trick, scoring three times in the first 13 minutes against Switzerland (Dec. 28) and was named the Player of the Game thanks to a four-point performance, all of which came in the first period
• Added an assist in the quarterfinals and a power-play tally in the semifinals to register the most career goals (10) of any University of Minnesota representative at the event
• His 10 goals and 21 points rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in U.S. history at the WJC
• Ranked second for Team USA in scoring with 13 points on the way to a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in eastern Canada
• Recorded a point in six of seven outings and finished third overall in total points at the event
• Posted a goal and three assists during Team USA's win over Finland Dec. 31 to close the preliminary round
• Tallied a pair of assists during the medal-clinching victory over Sweden Jan. 5
• Scored seven points (three goals, four assists) in six games at the 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship in Germany helping Team USA secure a silver medal
• Won a gold medal at the 2021 U18 Five Nations Tournament in Monthey, Switzerland tallying seven points in four games
• Recorded a natural hat trick in the opening game at the event against Sweden (Nov. 21) and added another hat trick during a four-point performance versus Finland (Nov. 14)
• Also participated in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland
PERSONAL
• Son of Dave and Ann Snuggerud
• Has two older sisters, Ellie and Emma, and an older brother, Jake
• Is a third-generation Gopher joining his father, Dave (1986-87, 1989), and his maternal grandfather, James Westby (1958, 1962-63)
• Father, Dave, was an All-American for the Gophers in 1989 and went on to play nearly 300 NHL games for Buffalo, Philadelphia and San Jose
• Both his father and grandfather played for Team USA in the Olympics as Dave was on the 1988 team, while James played in the 1964 games
• First round selection (No. 23 overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues
• Second-highest player drafted by the Blues behind only Erik Johnson (No. 1 overall in 2006)
• Ranked No. 11 in the NHL Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American skaters heading into the 2022 draft
• First and only player in Minnesota history to wear the No. 81 sweater
Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15
