University of Minnesota Athletics

2020-21 Men's Hockey Roster

Jaxon Nelson, Jonny Sorenson
Photo by: Ric Kruszynski
Sorenson
Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn
Jonny Sorenson
Jersey Number 11

Jonny Sorenson

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 175
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    St. Louis Park, Minn.
  • High School:
    St. Louis Park High School
  • Previous Team:
    Fairbanks IceDogs (NAHL)
PRONUNCIATION

CAREER NOTES & HONORS 
Spent three seasons with the Gophers • skated in 100 career games and recorded 22 points (15 goals, seven assists) • Big Ten Regular-Season Champion (2021-22) • Big Ten Tournament Champion (2020-21) • NCAA Tournament participant (2021, 2022) and NCAA Frozen Four participant (2022) • three-time letter winner • two-time Academic All-Big Ten • team was 18-1-2 when he tallied a point and 14-0-1 when he scored a goal. 

2021-22 | JUNIOR SEASON 
Skated in 37 games as a junior during the 2021-22 season • scored four goals in the campaign while the team was 4-0-0 when he found the net • picked up two game-winning goals as a junior in a 2-0 win against Ohio State on Nov. 13 and a 5-0 win over Wisconsin on Feb. 25 • 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 • Academic All-Big Ten • earned third letter. 

2020-21 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Skated in 28 games as a sophomore during the 2020-21 season • recorded seven points (five goals, two assists) • team was 5-0-0 when he scored a goal and 6-1-0 when he tallied a point • scored Minnesota's first goal of the season • notched the game-winning goal against Arizona State on Jan. 3, 2021 and added a goal the next night to score in back-to-back games for the first time in his college career and match his career-long point streak • Academic All-Big Ten • earned second letter. 

2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Skated in 35 games as a freshman during the 2019-20 season • recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists) • team was 8-0-2 when he recorded a point and 5-0-1 when he tallied a goal • made his Gophers debut on Oct. 11, 2019 at Colorado College • picked up his first career point with an assist on the game winner against Colorado College on Oct. 12, 2019 • added his first career goal against Niagara on Oct. 18, 2019 • tallied his first career game-winning goal at Michigan on Nov. 9, 2019 • the 2019-20 season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns as Minnesota prepared for the Big Ten tournament semifinals • earned first letter. 

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
The 2018-19 NAHL Rookie of the Year and a First Team All-NAHL Rookie selection as a member of the Fairbanks IceDogs • helped Fairbanks to the NAHL Robertson Cup finals • led the IceDogs in regular-season scoring with 56 points (17 goals, 39 assists) in 60 games and tied for the NAHL playoff scoring lead with 15 points (nine goals, six assists) in 10 games • previously spent three seasons on the ice with St. Louis Park High School • an all-conference honoree in football and hockey and and academic all-state selection in football • helped the Orioles to the school's first-ever state football tournament appearance • a 10-time letter winner (three in hockey, three in baseball, two in football, one in ping pong, one in community service). 

PERSONAL 
A native of St. Louis Park, Minn. • son of Glen and Kellie Sorenson • has three brothers (Joshua, Joseph, James) and one sister (Jenna) • grandson of College Football Hall of Famer and long-time NFL player and coach Paul Wiggin.
Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15