2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster

Tate Pritchard
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux City (USHL)
Hometown Savage, Minn.Last School Lakeville South HS
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John Whipple
Position Defense Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 205 lbs Custom Field 1US NTDP U18
Hometown Minnetonka, Minn.Last School Shattuck-St. Mary's
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Jacob Rombach
Position Defense Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 6'' Weight 210 lbs Custom Field 1Lincoln (USHL)
Hometown Blaine, Minn.Last School Spring Lake Park HS
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Beckett Hendrickson
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Dubuque (USHL)
Hometown Minnetonka, Minn.Last School Minnetonka HS
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August Falloon
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 205 lbs Custom Field 1Tri-City (USHL)
Hometown St. Cloud, Minn.Last School St. Cloud HS
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Tanner Ludtke
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Omaha (NCAA)
Hometown Lakeville, Minn.Last School Lakeville South HS
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Max Rud
Position Defense Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 3'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux Falls (USHL)
Hometown St. Cloud, Minn.Last School St. Cloud HS
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Brody Lamb
Position Forward Is Captain (C) Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Green Bay (USHL)
Hometown Byron, Minn.Last School Byron HS
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LJ Mooney
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 8'' Weight 165 lbs Custom Field 1US NTDP U18
Hometown West Mifflin, Pa.Last School US NTDP U18
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John Mittelstadt
Position Forward Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 9'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Green Bay (USHL)
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie HS
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Luke Mittelstadt
Position Defense Is Captain (C) Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Madison (USHL)
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie HS
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Cal Thomas
Position Defense Is Captain (C) Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 220 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux Falls (USHL)
Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.Last School Maple Grove HS
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Jimmy Clark
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 180 lbs Custom Field 1Green Bay (USHL)
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Edina HS
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Finn McLaughlin
Position Defense Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 205 lbs Custom Field 1Muskegon (USHL)
Hometown Canmore, AlbertaLast School Muskegon (USHL)
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Javon Moore
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 210 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux Falls (USHL)
Hometown Carver, Minn.Last School Minnetonka HS
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Nathan Airey
Position Goaltender Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Cranbrook (BCHL)
Hometown Cochrane, AlbertaLast School Cranbrook (BCHL)
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Zach Wiese
Position Goaltender Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 210 lbs Custom Field 1Rochester (NA3HL)
Hometown Owatonna, Minn.Last School Owatonna HS
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Luca Di Pasquo
Position Goaltender Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Michigan State (NCAA)
Hometown Livonia, Mich.Last School Michigan State (NCAA)
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Axel Begley
Position Defense Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Wisconsin (NAHL)
Hometown Mahtomedi, Minn.Last School Hill-Murray School
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Graham Harris
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 6' 0'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Augsburg (NCAA)
Hometown Minnetonka, Minn.Last School Minnetonka HS
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Teddy Townsend
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 175 lbs Custom Field 1Waterloo (USHL)
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie HS
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Leo Gruba
Position Defense Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Fargo (USHL)
Hometown Lake Elmo, Minn.Last School Hill-Murray School
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Erik Påhlsson
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Dubuque (USHL)
Hometown Landskrona, SwedenLast School Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
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Brodie Ziemer
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 5' 11'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1US NTDP U18
Hometown Chaska, Minn.Last School Shattuck-St. Mary's
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Mason Moe
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Madison (USHL)
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Eden Prairie HS
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Coaching Staff

Bob Motzko
Head Coach
motzk002@umn.edu
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Steve Miller
Associate Head Coach
stm21@umn.edu
Full Bio for Steve Miller
Ben Gordon
Assistant Coach
Full Bio for Ben Gordon
Brennan Poderzay
Assistant Coach
bpoderza@umn.edu
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Paul Martin
Director of Player Development
Full Bio for Paul Martin
Jacob LeRoy
Director of Hockey Operations
leroy054@umn.edu
Full Bio for Jacob LeRoy

Support Staff

Jeffrey Winslow, MS, LAT, ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
winsl034@umn.edu
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Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Phone612-626-7845
dietz011@umn.edu
Full Bio for Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS
Lee Greseth
Equipment Manager
Phone612-625-9303
gres0003@umn.edu
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Scott Slarks
Athletic Communications
slark006@umn.edu
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Forward Fr. 6' 2'' 195 lbs

Savage, Minn. Lakeville South HS

Defense So. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

Minnetonka, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary's

Defense Fr. 6' 6'' 210 lbs

Blaine, Minn. Spring Lake Park HS

Forward So. 6' 2'' 185 lbs

Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS

Forward So. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud HS

Forward Jr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South HS

Defense R-So. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud HS

Forward Is Captain (C) Sr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Byron, Minn. Byron HS

Forward Fr. 5' 8'' 165 lbs

West Mifflin, Pa. US NTDP U18

Forward Sr. 5' 9'' 185 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS

Defense Is Captain (C) Sr. 5' 11'' 185 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS

Defense Is Captain (C) Sr. 6' 1'' 220 lbs

Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove HS

Forward Jr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Edina, Minn. Edina HS

Defense Fr. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

Canmore, Alberta Muskegon (USHL)

Forward Fr. 6' 4'' 210 lbs

Carver, Minn. Minnetonka HS

Goaltender Jr. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

Cochrane, Alberta Cranbrook (BCHL)

Goaltender Sr. 5' 10'' 210 lbs

Owatonna, Minn. Owatonna HS

Goaltender Jr. 6' 1'' 195 lbs

Livonia, Mich. Michigan State (NCAA)

Defense Jr. 6' 2'' 190 lbs

Mahtomedi, Minn. Hill-Murray School

Forward So. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS

Forward Fr. 5' 11'' 175 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS

Defense So. 6' 2'' 195 lbs

Lake Elmo, Minn. Hill-Murray School

Forward So. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Landskrona, Sweden Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Forward So. 5' 11'' 195 lbs

Chaska, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary's

Forward Fr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Men's Hockey

motzk002@umn.edu

Associate Head Coach /Men's Hockey

stm21@umn.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey

bpoderza@umn.edu

Director of Player Development /Men's Hockey

Director of Hockey Operations /Men's Hockey

leroy054@umn.edu

Support Staff

Head Athletic Trainer /Men's Hockey

winsl034@umn.edu

Strength & Conditioning Coach /Men's Hockey

612-626-7845

dietz011@umn.edu

Equipment Manager /Men's Hockey

612-625-9303

gres0003@umn.edu

Athletic Communications /Men's Hockey

slark006@umn.edu


3	Tate Pritchard	Forward	6' 2''	195	Fr.	R	Savage, Minn.	Sioux City (USHL)
4	John Whipple	Defense	6' 2''	205	So.	L	Minnetonka, Minn.	US NTDP U18	Detroit (2024)
5	Jacob Rombach	Defense	6' 6''	210	Fr.	L	Blaine, Minn.	Lincoln (USHL)	Nashville (2025)
7	Beckett Hendrickson	Forward	6' 2''	185	So.	L	Minnetonka, Minn.	Dubuque (USHL)	Boston (2023)
9	August Falloon	Forward	6' 2''	205	So.	L	St. Cloud, Minn.	Tri-City (USHL)
11	Tanner Ludtke	Forward	6' 0''	190	Jr.	L	Lakeville, Minn.	Omaha (NCAA)	Utah (2023)
15	Max Rud	Defense	6' 3''	195	R-So.	L	St. Cloud, Minn.	Sioux Falls (USHL)
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17	Brody Lamb	Forward	6' 1''	185	Sr.	R	Byron, Minn.	Green Bay (USHL)	New York Rangers (2021)
18	LJ Mooney	Forward	5' 8''	165	Fr.	R	West Mifflin, Pa.	US NTDP U18	Montreal (2025)
19	John Mittelstadt	Forward	5' 9''	185	Sr.	L	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Green Bay (USHL)
20	Luke Mittelstadt	Defense	5' 11''	185	Sr.	L	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Madison (USHL)	Montreal (2023)
22	Cal Thomas	Defense	6' 1''	220	Sr.	L	Maple Grove, Minn.	Sioux Falls (USHL)	Utah (2021)
23	Jimmy Clark	Forward	6' 0''	180	Jr.	L	Edina, Minn.	Green Bay (USHL)	Minnesota (2023)
24	Finn McLaughlin	Defense	6' 2''	205	Fr.	L	Canmore, Alberta	Muskegon (USHL)
27	Javon Moore	Forward	6' 4''	210	Fr.	L	Carver, Minn.	Sioux Falls (USHL)	Ottawa (2024)
29	Nathan Airey	Goaltender	6' 3''	195	Jr.	L	Cochrane, Alberta	Cranbrook (BCHL)
30	Zach Wiese	Goaltender	5' 10''	210	Sr.	L	Owatonna, Minn.	Rochester (NA3HL)
31	Luca Di Pasquo	Goaltender	6' 1''	195	Jr.	R	Livonia, Mich.	Michigan State (NCAA)
33	Axel Begley	Defense	6' 2''	190	Jr.	L	Mahtomedi, Minn.	Wisconsin (NAHL)
34	Graham Harris	Forward	6' 0''	185	So.	L	Minnetonka, Minn.	Augsburg (NCAA)
44	Teddy Townsend	Forward	5' 11''	175	Fr.	L	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Waterloo (USHL)
55	Leo Gruba	Defense	6' 2''	195	So.	R	Lake Elmo, Minn.	Fargo (USHL)
72	Erik Påhlsson	Forward	6' 1''	185	So.	L	Landskrona, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	Nashville (2024)
74	Brodie Ziemer	Forward	5' 11''	195	So.	R	Chaska, Minn.	US NTDP U18	Buffalo (2024)
79	Mason Moe	Forward	6' 1''	185	Fr.	L	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Madison (USHL)	New Jersey (2025)

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Bob Motzko	Head Coach	motzk002@umn.edu
	Steve Miller	Associate Head Coach	stm21@umn.edu
	Ben Gordon	Assistant Coach
	Brennan Poderzay	Assistant Coach	bpoderza@umn.edu
	Paul Martin	Director of Player Development
	Jacob LeRoy	Director of Hockey Operations	leroy054@umn.edu

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Jeffrey Winslow, MS, LAT, ATC	Head Athletic Trainer	winsl034@umn.edu
	Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS	Strength & Conditioning Coach	dietz011@umn.edu	612-626-7845
	Lee Greseth	Equipment Manager	gres0003@umn.edu	612-625-9303
	Scott Slarks	Athletic Communications	slark006@umn.edu

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Players

Tate Pritchard

John Whipple

Jacob Rombach

Beckett Hendrickson

August Falloon

Tanner Ludtke

Max Rud

Brody Lamb

LJ Mooney

John Mittelstadt

Luke Mittelstadt

Cal Thomas

Jimmy Clark

Finn McLaughlin

Javon Moore

Nathan Airey

Zach Wiese

Luca Di Pasquo

Axel Begley

Graham Harris

Teddy Townsend

Leo Gruba

Erik Påhlsson

Brodie Ziemer

Mason Moe

Coaching Staff

Bob Motzko

Steve Miller

Ben Gordon

Brennan Poderzay

Paul Martin

Jacob LeRoy

Support Staff

Jeffrey Winslow, MS, LAT, ATC

Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS

Lee Greseth

Scott Slarks

Players

Tate Pritchard

John Whipple

Jacob Rombach

Beckett Hendrickson

August Falloon

Tanner Ludtke

Max Rud

Brody Lamb

LJ Mooney

John Mittelstadt

Luke Mittelstadt

Cal Thomas

Jimmy Clark

Finn McLaughlin

Javon Moore

Nathan Airey

Zach Wiese

Luca Di Pasquo

Axel Begley

Graham Harris

Teddy Townsend

Leo Gruba

Erik Påhlsson

Brodie Ziemer

Mason Moe

Coaching Staff

Bob Motzko

Steve Miller

Ben Gordon

Brennan Poderzay

Paul Martin

Jacob LeRoy

Support Staff

Jeffrey Winslow, MS, LAT, ATC

Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS

Lee Greseth

Scott Slarks

Players