Tanner Ludtke

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 190
Class:
Junior
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Lakeville, Minn.
High School:
Lakeville South HS
Previous Team:
Omaha (NCAA)
NHL Rights:
Utah (2023)

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE (Omaha)
NCHC Academic All-Conference
• Limited to just eight games for the Mavericks in his second collegiate season due to an injury
• Finished with two points on one goal and one assist
• His lone assist came on the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat Minnesota in the championship game of the 2024 Ice Breaker Tournament in Las Vegas
• Returned from his injury to play the final series at North Dakota
• Scored the game winner over the Fighting Hawks (Mar. 8) in the last game of the regular season

2023-24 | FRESHMAN (Omaha)
NCHC Academic All-Conference
• Led all Omaha skaters in points with 28 (11 goals, 17 assists) while appearing in all 40 contests
• Recorded seven games of multiple points leading the Mavericks to a 6-1 record in those outings
• Posted a season-long, eight-game point streak from Jan. 6 to Feb. 2, totaling 11 points in that stretch
• Had one game-winning goal in overtime at St. Cloud State (Jan. 26)
• Scored three times on the man advantage during the year
• His plus-minus rating of plus-11 was the best on the team
• Made his college hockey debut by registering two points on a goal and an assist versus Niagara (Oct. 13)

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played parts of two seasons with Lincoln (USHL) between 2022-23 where he totaled 67 points on 33 goals and 34 assists in 81 games
• Ranked second in scoring for the Stars, and eighth of all USHL skaters, during the full 2022-23 campaign posting 66 points (32 goals, 34 assists)
• Registered 19 multi-point outings for the year, including a season-high four points (one goal, three assists) at Sioux City (Feb. 19)
• Started the season with a seven-game point streak from Sept. 22 to Oct. 22 and matched the streak again between Dec. 30 and Jan. 20
• Skated in 11 games with the Stars in 2021-22 prior to his prep campaign before taking the ice 13 more times to close the regular season when the high school year ended
• Played three seasons at Lakeville South High School, registering 125 points (44 goals, 81 assists) in 78 games, and reached the MSHSL Class AA State Tournament as champions of Section 1AA in three-consecutive seasons
• Served as captain during his final prep season in 2021-22 before joining Lincoln in the USHL for the remainder of the year
• Named to the Star Tribune's 2021-22 All-Metro Second Team as a junior
• Paced the Cougars with 61 points (23 goals, 38 assists) across 30 appearances, pushing Lakeville South to a 25-5 overall record, including a 16-game winning streak from Jan. 18 to Mar. 3
• Scored a goal in the 2022 state tournament opener versus Hill-Murray
• Finished the 2020-21 campaign with 50 points (16 goals, 34 assists) in 23 outings, ranking ninth in scoring among all Class AA skaters
• Tallied an assist in the 2021 MSHSL Class AA state championship game in a runner-up finish for Lakeville South
• Ended with two goals and three assists for five points at the state tournament as a sophomore
• Posted 14 points on five goals and nine assists in 25 games as a high school freshman in 2019-20

PERSONAL
• Son of Marcus and Jordi Ludtke
• Has an older brother, Griffin, and they played two seasons together at Omaha
• Drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft as the 81st-overall selection
• NHL rights now owned by the Utah Mammoth
• Ranked as the No. 53 overall skater in North America by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2023 draft