Tate Pritchard

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

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