Matt Staudacher

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
Defense
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fenton, Mich.
High School:
Shattuck-St. Mary's
Previous Team:
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Major:
Agricultural and Food Business Management

PRONUNCIATION

2022-23 | SENIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Took a redshirt for the season
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship

2021-22 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in 33 games as a junior for the Gophers
• Notched four assists on the year while Minnesota was 3-1-0 when he tallied a point
• Helped the Gophers win the 2021-22 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014
• Blocked 30 shots during his junior campaign, including five in a 3-1 win at Penn State (Feb. 18)
• Earned third letter

2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in 26 games as a sophomore
• Recorded six assists on the season, setting a new career high, while matching his career best for points
• Team was 5-0-0 when he tallied a point
• Recorded his first career multi-point game with a pair of assists in the season opener, a 4-1 win over Penn State (Nov. 19)
• Earned second letter

2019-20 | FRESHMAN
• Skated in all 37 games during the 2019-20 season
• Recorded six points (one goal, five assists) and 46 blocked shots in his rookie campaign
• Notched his first career point with an assist in his Gophers debut (Oct. 10) at Colorado College
• Added his first career goal the next night at Colorado College (Oct. 11)
• 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
• Spent two seasons in the USHL with the Muskegon Lumberjacks, helping the organization to the Clark Cup playoffs in both seasons
• Totaled 17 points (two goals, 15 assists) in 99 career regular-season USHL games, while also skating in 11 Clark Cup playoff contests
• Served as an alternate captain for Muskegon in 2018-19, while recording 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in 45 games
• An All-USHL Rookie Second Team honoree in 2017-18 after tallying three assists in 54 regular-season games
• Previously spent three seasons at Shattuck-St. Mary's
• Recorded 16 points (two goals, 14 assists) in 55 games with the SSM prep team in 2016-17

PERSONAL
• Son of Thom and Gina Staudacher
• Has three sisters (Sadie, Frannie and Ellen)
• Father, Thom, played basketball at Lake Superior State
• Mother, Gina, played tennis at Aquinas College
• The second player in Gopher hockey history to wear No. 55 after John Amatuzio in 1948-49
• Graduated from the University of Minnesota in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Agricultural and Food Business Management