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Brodie Ziemer

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 190
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
R
Hometown:
Chaska, Minn.
High School:
Shattuck-St. Mary's
Previous Team:
US NTDP U18
NHL Rights:
Buffalo (2024)

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | FRESHMAN
Minnesota's Frank Pond Rookie of the Year
• Played in 38 of the team's 40 games in his first season of college hockey, only missing two while winning gold with Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships
• Made his NCAA debut against Air Force (Oct. 11) in the season opener at the 2024 Ice Breaker Tournament
• Was the Gophers' highest-scoring rookie behind 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 total points
• Ranked sixth among Big Ten Conference freshmen in scoring
• Scored the first goal of his career and picked up his first point on the road at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 18)
• Recorded six multi-point performances, where the team had a record of 4-1-1, with a season-high four points at home versus Wisconsin (Jan. 31)
• Had a pair of two-goal efforts, both in home games, against Michigan State (Dec. 13) and Wisconsin (Jan. 31)
• Found the back of the net in consecutive contests on three separate occasions
• Was second on the team with two game-winning goals, scoring the winner at Wisconsin (Nov. 9), the Gophers' lone overtime goal, and four games later at Notre Dame (Nov. 23)
• Posted a season-long point streak of four games between Jan. 18-31, totaling seven points in that span
• Scored the game's opening goal four times to pace the Gophers, three of which were scored in the first 11 games of the campaign, including back-to-back games at Minnesota Duluth in October
• Tied for fourth on the team in scoring during league play with 18 points in 24 Big Ten Conference appearances, which ranked third among B1G rookies and was 20th among all skaters
• Closed the campaign with four power-play points with a goal against Michigan State (Dec. 13) and three assists
• Tallied a shorthanded assist at Wisconsin (Nov. 8)
• Finished with a plus-6 rating for the year thanks to a season-best, plus-3 outing against Wisconsin (Jan. 31)
• Gophers held a 9-4-2 record when he picked up a point and went 7-2-1 in games where he scored a goal
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent two seasons playing with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program from 2022-24 and saw the ice in 122 games
• Ranked fourth on Team USA in scoring during the 2023-24 campaign with 70 points (27 goals, 43 assists) in 61 appearances
• Closed the year with six power-play tallies and three game-winning goals to go with a plus-40 rating
• Registered 15 multi-point outings, including a season-high four points on three separate occasions
• Had a pair of 11-game point streaks from Jan. 5 to Feb. 10 (15 points) and again between Mar. 30 to May 5 (20 points) to end the year
• Posted 43 points behind 18 goals and 25 assists on the American's U17 Team, while playing 61 games
• Finished the 2022-23 season with seven power-play goals, two game-winning goals, and a plus-3 rating
• Tallied nine outings of multiple points with a season high of three, which happened twice
• Played two years at Shattuck-St. Mary's from 2020-22, winning a 2021 14U AAA USA Hockey Youth National Championship
• Tallied more than 100 points in each season at SSM, finishing with 217 points in 109 games

INTERNATIONAL
• Helped Team USA win a gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, picking up an assist on the clinching goal in overtime against Finland (Jan. 5)
• Finished fifth in scoring for the Americans behind seven points in seven games
• Had a point in five of his seven appearances with two multi-point games
• Posted a two-assist effort in the quarterfinal matchup with Switzerland (Jan. 2)
• Tallied two goals in his tournament debut against Germany (Dec. 26), starting a three-game point streak
• Served as the captain for Team USA at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships in Finland, leading the team to a silver medal
• Put up 12 points, ranking third on the team, with three goals and nine assists at the event
• Tallied a point in all seven games at the U18 MWC

PERSONAL
• Son of Eric and Nicole Ziemer
• Has an older brother, Brady, who played three years of NCAA hockey at St. Cloud State (2020-23) before finishing his career at Augustana (2023-25)
• Has an older sister, Brier, who played NCAA volleyball at MSU Denver (2021-22) and Augsburg (2023-24)
• Participated in the 2024 Chipotle All-American Game
• Was a teammate of fellow Gopher John Whipple for two years at the USNTDP and two years at Shattuck-St. Mary's on the 15U AAA (2021-22) and 14U AAA (2020-21) teams
• Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft as the 71st overall pick
• Ranked as the No. 59 skater in North America by NHL Central Scouting prior to the 2024 draft
• Only Gopher to ever wear the No. 74 sweater