Tate Pritchard

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Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 195
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
R
Hometown:
Savage, Minn.
High School:
Lakeville South HS
Previous Team:
Sioux City (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 31 games during his first NCAA campaign, missing five due to illness
• Finished the year with 10 points behind four goals and six assists as one of 11 players to record double-digit points
• Scored the first goal of his college hockey career on opening night versus Michigan Tech (Oct. 3) and added an assist for a two-point effort
• Posted points in back-to-back games for the first time in his career with a three-assist weekend versus Wisconsin (Jan. 30-31)
• Recorded two games with multiple points, both coming in wins over Michigan Tech (Oct. 3) and Wisconsin (Jan. 31)
• Found the back of the net twice in a three-game span from Nov. 29 at No. 4 Denver and Dec. 5 at Ohio State
• Gophers held a 5-3-0 record when he recorded a point
• Seven of his 10 total points were tallied on home ice at 3M Arena at Mariucci
• Put a total of 37 shots on target during the season
• Was a season-high plus-1 in five different outings
• Closed the year with 13 blocked shots from his forward position
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played two full seasons in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers, making 111 appearances from 2023-25
• Served as an alternate captain during the 2024-25 campaign and posted 53 points (19 goals, 34 assists) in 54 games, ranking third on the team and 18th in the USHL in scoring
• Opened the year with a season-long, seven-game point streak from Sept. 18 to Oct. 18
• Posted 14 multi-point outings in 2024-25, including a season-best four points at Sioux Falls (Jan. 31)
• Closed his first campaign in the USHL with 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points
• Had season-high, three-point performances versus Waterloo (Dec. 8) and Lincoln (Apr. 13)
• Skated in two games with the NAHL's Austin Bruins following his prep career in the spring of 2023
• Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Lakeville South High School and led the team to three-straight Section 1AA championships and three appearances at the MSHSL state tournament
• Posted 57 points on a team-best 28 goals and 29 assists as a senior with the Cougars and tallied a point in each of the final 21 games played
• Recorded three hat tricks and had 15 outings of multiple points in 2022-23, including a six-point effort at Eagan (Jan. 16)
• Ranked fourth on the team in scoring behind 18 goals and 14 assists for 32 points as a high school junior in 2021-22
• Tallied multi-point performances in four-straight appearances as part of a six-game point streak during the month of January
• Ended his first varsity season at LSHS with eight points in 23 games in 2020-21
• Scored a goal against Eagan (Jan. 14) in his prep debut as a sophomore
• Helped the Cougars to a runner-up finish at the 2021 MSHSL state tournament, falling in overtime to Eden Prairie in the championship game

PERSONAL
• Son of Stef and Jill Pritchard
• Has an older sister, Averie
• Was a teammate of current Gopher Tanner Ludtke while playing prep hockey at Lakeville South High School