Bryce Brodzinski

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Blaine, Minn.
High School:
Blaine HS
Previous Team:
Omaha Lancers (USHL)
NHL Rights:
Philadelphia (2019)
Major:
Business and Marketing Education

PRONUNCIATION

• First in Gophers history for career games played (185)
• Tied for 56th in Gophers history for career points (119)
• 37th in Gophers history for career goals (60)
• Signed one-year, AHL contract with the Ontario Reign on Aug. 22, 2024

2023-24 | FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team
Big Ten Conference First Star of the Week (Nov. 28)
• Served as an alternate captain and was one of nine Gophers to appear in all 39 games
• Tied for the team's scoring lead with a career-best 36 points
• Finished with 14 goals, reaching double digits for the third-straight season, and set a new career high behind 22 assists
• Recorded nine outings with multiple points, which tied for second on the team, including a pair of multi-goal efforts
• Posted a career-long, seven-game point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 8, totaling 12 points in that stretch
• Scored a goal in four-consecutive outings between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2 with four of the five goals in the span on the man advantage
• Paced the Gophers with 12 points on the power play via five goals and seven assists, while all five goals on the man advantage came during Big Ten Conference play
• Ended the year ranked fourth in B1G scoring with 24 points in 24 league games
• Matched his career high with a four-point outing at home against No. 7 Michigan State (Nov. 26), scoring two power-play goals and adding two assists
• Was named the B1G First Star of the Week after a five-point weekend versus the Spartans
• Tied his single-season career high by scoring two game-winning goals for the third-straight campaign, coming against No. 14 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 3) and at No. 18 Penn State (Dec. 1)
• Tallied a career-best three assists in a home win over No. 16 Michigan (Mar. 1)
• Led the Gophers with four points in the NCAA Sioux Falls Regional via one goal and three assists
• Registered at least one point in 15 of 18 total series played and had 24 of his 36 points in home games
• Finished second on the team with a plus-21 rating for the year, including a season-best plus-3 against both Robert Morris (Jan. 12) and Michigan (Mar. 2)
• Gophers went 15-5-3 when he posted a point and held an 8-3-1 record in games when he scored a goal as 29 of his 36 total points came in Minnesota wins or ties
• Earned fifth letter

2022-23 | SENIOR
NCAA Fargo Regional All-Tournament Team (Most Outstanding Player)
Big Ten Third Star of the Week (Nov. 15)
• One of nine Gophers to appear in all the team's 40 games
• Recorded a career-high in goals (19) while adding 12 assists for 31 points
• His 19 goals ranked fourth on the team and tied for 24th in the NCAA
• Tallied the first hat trick of his career during the NCAA Fargo Regional win over Canisius (Mar. 23) in the first four-point performance of his career
• Totaled five points over two games at the NCAA Fargo Regional to earn Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team honors
• Had seven points during six postseason outings with six of those coming at the NCAA Tournament
• Posted seven games with multiple points, including back-to-back contests versus Wisconsin (Dec. 9-10)
• Scored a goal in three-straight games between Dec. 2 and Dec. 9
• Registered a season-long point streak of six games from Nov. 5 to Nov. 25
• Tallied three of the team's five goals in a home series against Penn State (Nov. 10-11) with the game winner night two to earn the B1G Third Star of the Week award
• Had a pair of power-play tallies during the year, coming against Lindenwood (Oct. 2) and Wisconsin (Dec. 9)
• Put away 13 of his goals during 24 Big Ten Conference outings, the third-most of any player in the league
• Closed the year with a plus-15 rating and was on the positive side of 17 outings, reaching a season-best, plus-3 in three separate contests
• Gophers held a 17-4-0 record when he registered a point and an 11-3-0 mark when he scored a goal
• 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 fourth letter

2021-22 | JUNIOR
• Skated in all 39 games as a junior recording 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists, doubling his offensive total from his first two seasons with the Gophers
• Helped the team win the 2021-22 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014
• Minnesota was 15-5-0 when he recorded a point and 7-3-0 when he scored a goal
• Tallied six multi-point performances, including three in the first four games of the season
• Recorded his second and third career two-goal games -- a 5-3 win over Mercyhurst (Oct. 9) and a 5-1 win at North Dakota (Nov. 26)
• Notched two game winners with the deciding goals coming in back-to-back games to sweep Notre Dame on the road -- a 4-1 win (Oct. 29) and a 3-2 win (Oct. 30)
• Posted a season-long point streak of four games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 4
• Tallied an assist on Minnesota's lone goal at the NCAA Frozen Four
• Earned third letter

2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
• Skated in 30 games for the Gophers as a sophomore
• Recorded 14 points, coming via eight goals and six assists
• Team was 7-1-0 when he scored a goal and 10-2-0 when he tallied a point
• Notched a point in a season-high four-straight games, including a goal in three-straight games, both ending in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal when he scored a late goal to force overtime
• Made his first appearance in the NCAA tournament with an assist against Omaha (Mar. 27)
• Earned second letter

2019-20 | FRESHMAN
Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Feb. 4)
• Skated in all 37 games as a freshman
• Recorded 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his first campaign with Minnesota
• Team was 4-0-2 when he scored a goal
• Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Colorado College (Oct. 11)
• Added his first career point the next night with an assist against the Tigers (Oct. 12)
• Notched his first career goal against Wisconsin (Nov. 23)
• Scored goals (four) in three-straight games (all Minnesota wins) from Jan. 25-Feb. 1, including three goals in a road series sweep against the Badgers
• Four of his seven goals on the year came against Wisconsin
• The 2019-20 season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns as Minnesota prepared for the Big Ten tournament semifinals
• Earned first letter

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• 35th recipient of the Mr. Hockey Award in 2018-19 as the top senior boys high school hockey player in the state of Minnesota (24th Gopher Hockey prospect to earn the honor)
• Captained Blaine High School to a third-place finish at the MSHSL Class AA state tournament as a senior
• 2018-19 All-USA Boys Athlete of the Year as well as Boys Hockey Player of the Year and a First Team selection
• 2018-19 Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year
• Closed out his prep career with 90 points (36 goals, 54 assists) in 28 games for the Bengals, leading the state in points and assists in 2018-19
• Also spent time with the Omaha Lancers in the USHL during the 2018-19 season, recording 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) in 19 regular-season games
• Served as an alternate captain for Blaine in 2017-18, tallying 57 points (29 goals, 28 assists) in 27 games
• Picked up 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) in 27 games as a prep in 2016-17

PERSONAL
• Son of Mike and Kathy Brodzinski
• Has three brothers (Jonny, Michael and Easton)
• Father played hockey at the University of Minnesota and was teammates with Bob Motzko at St. Cloud State
• Brother, Michael, played for the Gophers, while Easton and Jonny played hockey at St. Cloud State
• All four Brodzinski brothers have earned NCAA Frozen Four berths
• Selected in the seventh round (196th overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers
• Graduated from Minnesota in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing Education