Ryan Zuhlsdorf

Photo by: Kristin Ostrowski

Position:
Defense
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina High School
Previous Team:
Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
NHL Rights:
Tampa Bay Lightning (2015)

PRONUNCIATION

CAREER NOTES & HONORS
Skated in 147 career games for the Maroon & Gold with 31 points (four goals, 27 assists) • four-year letter winner • two-time Academic All-Big Ten • team was 23-3-2 when he recorded a point and 4-0-0 when he recorded a goal • helped Minnesota capture the 2017 Big Ten regular-season championship and set an NCAA record with the program's sixth-straight regular-season conference title.

2019-20 | SENIOR SEASON
Skated in all 37 games for the Maroon & Gold as a senior in 2019-20 • tied his career high with nine points (one goal, eight assists) while posting a career high 60 blocked shots and a career-low four penalties and eight penalty minutes • posted back-to-back games with an assist at the Mariucci Classic as the Gophers claimed the tournament title in the event's return • scored the opening goal in Game Two of Minnesota's quarterfinal series with Notre Dame, sparking the Gophers to a rally in the best-of three series • team was 5-2-2 when he tallied a point and 1-0-0 when he recorded a goal • 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 • Academic All-Big Ten • earned fourth letter • named Minnesota's Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award recipient.

2018-19 | JUNIOR SEASON
Skated in 35 games for the Maroon & Gold as a junior in 2018-19 • recorded eight points (one goal, seven assists) on the year • finished third on the team with 54 blocked shots -- a new single-season career high • team was 8-0-0 when he recorded a point (1-0-0 with a goal, 7-0-0 with an assist) • scored his first goal of the season in a 4-3 win at Ohio State to snap a 99-game goal drought dating back to his first series with the Maroon & Gold • set a new career-long point streak with assists in three-straight games (all wins for Minnesota) • Academic All-Big Ten • earned third letter.

2017-18 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Skated in all 38 games for the Gophers during the 2017-18 campaign • recorded new career highs with nine points and nine assists • team was 6-1-0 when he tallied a point • three of his nine assists came on game-winning goals • twice notched a pair of assists during the year (Oct. 15 vs. Penn State and Dec. 1 vs. Wisconsin), marking his first career games with multiple assists as well as his second and third career multi-point performances • earned second letter.

2016-17 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Skated in 37 games as a freshman with five points (two goals, three assists) • tied for second on the team at +12 on the year • tallied two points (one goal, one assist) including the game-winning goal in his collegiate debut, a 6-0 victory at Alaska Anchorage • scored a goal for the second-straight game in Minnesota's 6-3 win over Alaska Fairbanks • team was 4-0-0 when he tallied a point • earned first letter.

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Edina High School • played for two seasons in the USHL • totaled 56 career points (three goals, 53 assists) in 119 USHL games • split the 2015-16 season between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Sioux City Musketeers with 32 assists in 58 games • served as team captain for Sioux City before being traded to Dubuque • helped the Fighting Saints reach the Clark Cup finals • earned 2014-15 USHL All-Rookie Team honors • led Sioux City defensemen with 24 points (three goals, 21 assists) in 61 games during the 2014-15 season as the Musketeers won the Western Conference regular-season title • skated in the 2015 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game • previously skated at Edina High School and helped the Hornets capture the 2014 MSHSL Class AA State Championship • high school teammate of fellow Gophers Tyler Nanne, Cullen Munson and Garrett Wait.

INTERNATIONAL
Helped the U.S. earn a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF World Junior A Challenge in Whitby, Ontario • skated with the U.S. Junior Select Team at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge in Kindersley, Saskatchewan as USA Hockey earned its sixth tournament title in seven years.

PERSONAL
Native of Edina, Minn. • son of Robert and Paula Zuhlsdorf • selected in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.