University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 10
Connor Kurth
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Shoot/Catch:
- R
- Hometown:
- Lindstrom, Minn.
- High School:
- Gentry Academy
- Previous Team:
- Dubuque (USHL)
- NHL Rights:
- Tampa Bay (2022)
- Major:
- Business and Marketing Education
| PRONUNCIATION |
• Signed two-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 30, 2025
2024-25 | JUNIOR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team
Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week (Oct. 15)
Academic All-Big Ten
• One of seven Gophers to play in all 40 games during his third year at Minnesota
• Tied for second on the team in scoring with career highs in goals (18), assists (21), and points (39)
• Recorded his first NCAA hat trick during a career-best, four-point outing on opening night versus Air Force (Oct. 11) at the 2024 Ice Breaker Tournament in Las Vegas, scoring a goal in all three periods
• Earned the first Big Ten Conference Star of the Week honor of his career following his four-point performance to begin the season
• Led Minnesota with four game-winning goals and had three games with multiple goals
• Finished the campaign recording 10 multi-point outings with the Gophers winning all 10 of those games, while adding a team-leading six games of three or more points
• Tallied a career-long, five-game point streak from Oct. 18-Nov. 1
• Had a goal-scoring streak of three games, matching the longest of his career, between Oct. 19-26
• Of his 39 total points, 36 were delivered during Gophers' wins or ties
• Finished the year with seven power-play points behind two goals and five assists
• Scored the first power-play tally of his career at Wisconsin (Nov. 9) and added a second at Penn State (Feb. 28)
• Posted 12 points in six appearances during the month of October
• Put away a team-best 18 points during the third period of games in 2024-25, including eight goals
• Registered a plus-31 rating, ranking second in the NCAA this year, thanks to a career-best, plus-5 outing against Air Force (Oct. 11)
• Gophers held an 18-3-1 record when he posted a point, while going 12-2-0 when he found the back of the net
• Earned third letter
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
Dean's List
• Skated in 37 games for the Gophers during his second college hockey season
• Closed the campaign by tying his career high of seven goals and set career bests in assists (14) and points (21)
• Put up 15 of his 21 total points during 22 games in Big Ten Conference play, while 20 of his points were in Minnesota wins or ties
• Scored a goal in three-straight outings for the first time in his career between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1
• Had a career-long, four-game point streak from Nov. 18 to Dec. 1
• Posted three outings with a career-high two assists, coming against Michigan (Nov. 10), Notre Dame (Nov. 18), and Robert Morris (Jan. 13)
• Recorded at least one point in 13 of 17 series played
• Gophers owned a 15-1-2 record when he posted a point and went 6-0-1 when he scored a goal
• Earned second letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
• Made 38 appearances in his first collegiate season
• Totaled 11 points behind seven goals and four assists, ranking third for goals by a freshman
• Scored the first goal of his career in his second outing against Lindenwood (Oct. 2) and added his second the next game versus Minnesota State (Oct. 7)
• Tallied three goals in his first six appearances
• Put away two game-winning goals, coming against Wisconsin (Dec. 10) and Canisius (Mar. 23)
• Posted a season-high two points in the NCAA Fargo Regional victory over Canisius (Mar. 23) with a goal and an assist
• Gophers were 8-2-0 when he registered a point and held a 6-1-0 record when he scored a goal
• Registered a season-best, plus-3 rating versus Michigan State (Jan. 27), finishing the campaign at plus-8
• Made his collegiate debut opening night against Lindenwood (Oct. 1)
• Key piece of Minnesota's NCAA-leading offense that averaged 4.2 goals per game
• 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
• Named USA Hockey's 2022 Dave Tyler Junior Hockey Player of the Year
• Completed his career as a Dubuque Fighting Saint with 50 goals and 72 assists in 114 games
• All-USHL Second Team selection in 2021-22 while playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints
• Led the team in scoring during the 62-game season, totaling the fourth-most goals (35), eighth-most assists (46), and fifth-most points (81) in the league
• Posted 25 multi-point efforts and scored a point in 44 of 62 games played
• His +37 rating was tied for the second-best mark in the league
• Named USHL Forward of the Week during week six
• Competed in the 2022 Bio-Steel All American Game
• Earned USHL Second Team All-Rookie honors, USHL Scholar Athlete and All-Academic Team recognition in 2020-21
• Spent two seasons of prep hockey at Gentry Academy
• Finished the 2019-20 season with 70 points (30 goals, 40 assists) in 20 games
PERSONAL
• Son of Matthew and Jennifer Kurth
• Has a younger brother, Carter
• Selected in the sixth round (No. 192 overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Graduated in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Marketing Education
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