University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 20
Luke Mittelstadt
- Position:
- Defense
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Shoot/Catch:
- L
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie HS
- Previous Team:
- Madison (USHL)
- NHL Rights:
- Montreal (2023)
PRONUNCIATION |
2024-25 | JUNIOR
Minnesota's Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award
Academic All-Big Ten
⢠Took the ice in all 40 games in his third season at Minnesota and was one of seven skaters to play every contest⢠Recorded 18 points for the year on two goals and 16 assists
⢠All four of his multi-point outings came during an 11-game stretch from Nov. 23 to Jan. 11 with the team winning all four games
⢠Secured a season-long, four-game point streak between Jan. 10-18
⢠Finished the season with five power-play points behind a goal and four assists, including a goal in a road tie at Michigan State (Jan. 25)
⢠Tied for the Gophers' lead with 13 assists during league play and finished with 15 points in 24 Big Ten Conference outings
⢠Ranked third on the team by blocking 48 shots, including a season-best four in games against Bemidji State (Nov. 14) and at Michigan (Feb. 15)
⢠Set a new career high for single-season plus-minus with a plus-23 rating during the campaign aided by a career-best, plus-4 outing in the season opener versus Air Force (Oct. 11)
⢠Gophers owned an 11-2-1 record when he tallied a point
⢠Earned third letter
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team
Academic All-Big Ten
⢠Skated in 38 games with the Gophers in his second season of college hockey
⢠Closed the year with 20 points, second among Minnesota defensemen, behind two goals and 18 assists
⢠Was the first Gopher defenseman in nearly 20 years, since Alex Goligoski in 2004-05 and 2005-06, to register 20 or more points in his first two NCAA campaigns
⢠Scored a goal in back-to-back outings for the first time in his career, coming in both games of a home series against No. 16 Michigan (Mar. 1-2) to close the regular season
⢠Finished with two multi-point performances, once with a pair of assists at home versus Ohio State (Jan. 20) and the other against Michigan (Mar. 2) with a goal and an assist
⢠Twice reached a career-long point streak of five games, coming Nov. 24 to Dec. 8 and Mar. 1 to 16
⢠Had an assist in four of five postseason contests, tying for second on the team in postseason scoring
⢠Finished the season ranked third for the Gophers by blocking 50 shots
⢠Was a plus-11 for the season, including a team-best plus-12 rating during Big Ten Conference play
⢠Posted 14 of his 20 points in home games at 3M Arena at Mariucci
⢠Picked up six assists on the power play
⢠Gophers owned a 12-5-1 record when he posted a point and went 1-1-0 when he scored a goal
⢠Earned second letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten First Star of the Week (Nov. 22)
⢠Made an appearance in 38 of 40 games during his first collegiate season, missing two due to injury
⢠Recorded 21 points behind five goals and 16 assists with nine points (three goals, six assists) coming on the power play
⢠First Gophers defenseman to reach the 20-point mark as a freshman since Erik Johnson had 24 points in 2006-07
⢠Ranked fifth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten Conference for points by a freshman defenseman (21)
⢠Picked up his first point with the Maroon and Gold against Lindenwood (Oct. 2) getting an assist
⢠Tallied four games with multiple points, including a pair of season-high, three-point efforts against Michigan (Nov. 17) and Boston Univ. (Apr. 6)
⢠Scored his lone game-winning goal in the NCAA Frozen Four victory over Boston Univ. (Apr. 6) during the first multi-goal performance of his career as he scored twice in a span of 1:49 in the third period
⢠Recorded four points in four NCAA Tournament appearances with three goals and an assist
⢠Shined during B1G play, recording 15 points in 22 league games
⢠Assisted on his brother John's first-career NCAA goal at Ohio State (Oct. 28)
⢠Had a season-long, three-game point streak on three separate occasions
⢠Gophers held a 12-2-1 record when he registered a point and a 4-0-0 mark when he scored a goal
⢠Blocked a total of 33 shots, ranking eighth on the team
⢠Finished the season with a plus-22 rating, second among Gophers' defensemen, and had a season-best, plus-3 rating three times
⢠Made his collegiate debut opening night against Lindenwood (Oct. 1)
⢠Helped Minnesota to the NCAA's sixth-best goals against per game at 2.3
⢠Member of a defense corps that combined for 147 points on 30 goals and 117 assists, the most points of any defensive unit at the NCAA Frozen Four
⢠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
⢠All-USHL First Team selection in 2021-22 while playing for the Madison Capitols and reached the Clark Cup final
⢠Named the USHL's Defenseman of the Week four times, more than any other blueliner in the league during the 2021-22 campaign
⢠Posted 19 goals and 36 assists for 55 points in 60 games leading the team in scoring
⢠Finished third in scoring and goals among all USHL defensemen
⢠His 13 powerplay tallies was tied for the fourth-best mark in the entire league
⢠Tallied 13 multi-point games for the Capitols
⢠Recorded nine points (five goals, four assists) in 14 playoff appearances in the 2021-22 season
⢠Played 12 games with the Lincoln Stars in 2020-21 after the high school season ended and posted three points
⢠Played three prep hockey seasons at Eden Prairie High School and totaled 102 points across 86 games
⢠Won a Minnesota Class 2A state championship with the Eagles in 2020-21 after a runner-up finish in both 2018-19 and 2019-20
⢠Named a finalist for the 2021 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award
⢠Registered 35 points in 24 games in his final prep season with nine goals and 26 assists
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INTERNATIONAL
⢠Helped Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in eastern Canada
⢠Appeared in all seven games along the blue line for the Americans totaling three points
⢠Posted a three-point performance versus Germany during the quarterfinals Jan. 2
PERSONAL
⢠Son of Tom and Dede Mittelstadt
⢠Has two brothers, Casey and John
⢠Drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (197th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens
⢠Older brother, Casey, played for the Gophers in 2017-18 and has tallied nearly 200 appearances with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL
⢠Older brother, John, came to Minnesota as his teammate in the same freshman class and played two years together with him at Eden Prairie High School
Highlights: Gophers 2, Boston College 2
Friday, October 10
Highlights: Gophers 1, Boston College 3
Thursday, October 09
Highlights: Gophers 3, Michigan Tech 5
Saturday, October 04
Highlights: Gophers 6, Michigan Tech 3
Friday, October 03