Teddy Townsend

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.
High School:
Eden Prairie HS
Previous Team:
Waterloo (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 25 games during his first season of college hockey
• Made his Minnesota debut in a home win over Notre Dame (Nov. 7)
• Finished the campaign with five points on three goals and two assists
• Picked up his first NCAA goal and point at home in a victory versus Long Island (Nov. 15)
• Added goals at Ohio State (Dec. 4) and against No. 8/7 Wisconsin (Jan. 30)
• Secured the first assist of his collegiate career on the road at No. 9 Penn State (Jan. 10)
• Four of his five points came during a 13-game stretch from Nov. 15 to Jan. 30
• Was a season-high plus-1 in a home win over No. 8/7 Wisconsin (Jan. 30) and again in a tie versus No. 2 Michigan State (Mar. 6)
• Gophers were a perfect 3-0-0 in games he found the back of the net and were 3-1-1 when he recorded a point
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent two full seasons in the USHL playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks and made 118 career appearances
• Ranked fourth on the team in scoring behind 12 goals and 28 assists for 40 total points in 2024-25 and helped the Black Hawks reach the Clark Cup Final
• His 15 points in 15 playoff games in 2025 were the third-most in the USHL and his nine goals ranked second among all skaters thanks to a pair of postseason hat tricks
• Scored a natural hat trick against Lincoln (Apr. 30) during the Western Conference Final
• Posted nine games of multiple points, including three outings with a season-high three points during the regular season
• Closed the 2023-24 season in Waterloo with 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists) across 57 appearances
• Had three-point efforts in consecutive games versus Dubuque (Oct. 28) and Muskegon (Nov. 4)
• Played five games with the Black Hawks to close the 2022-23 campaign following the end of his prep tenure
• Was a two-year varsity letter winner at Eden Prairie High School and served as a captain during his junior season
• Led the Eagles in scoring in his final prep campaign in 2022-23, recording 39 points on 14 goals and 25 assists in 27 appearances, including 11 points via the power play
• Finished his junior season with 12 multi-point performances thanks to season-high four-point outings at Duluth East (Dec. 10) and versus St. Michael-Albertville (Feb. 9)
• Ranked third in scoring at EPHS in 2021-22 behind 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists) and had a team-leading five power-play tallies
• Had a five-assist outing against Hopkins (Jan. 13) for the highest scoring game of his prep career
• Put together 11 games with multiple points as a sophomore, five of which came during a six-game point streak from Dec. 29 to Jan. 15, where he totaled 17 points in that stretch

PERSONAL
• Son of Cory and Lisa Townsend
• Has two older sisters, Ashley and Macy, and an older brother, Charlie
• First Gopher in program history to wear the No. 44 jersey