Tristan Broz

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bloomington, Minn.
High School:
Blake School
Previous Team:
Fargo (USHL)
NHL Rights:
Pittsburgh (2021)

PRONUNCIATION

CAREER NOTES & HONORS
Spent one season with the Gophers • skated in 36 games and recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists) • Big Ten Regular-Season Champion (2021-22) • NCAA Tournament and NCAA Frozen Four participant (2022) • one-time letter winner.

2021-22 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Skated in 36 games as a freshman for the Gophers with 11 points (six goals, five assists) • 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 • notched his first college point in his Minnesota debut -- an assist in a 7-4 win over Mercyhurst on Oct. 8 -- and scored a point in two-straight games to start his career • scored his first goal with the Gophers in a 4-2 win over Alaska on Jan. 14 and followed up with his first game-winning goal in a 5-1 win at Notre Dame on Jan. 28 • tallied a season-best three points (one goal, two assists) in an 8-0 win over Wisconsin on Feb. 26 • scored a goal in the NCAA opener against UMass on March 25 • team was 6-0-0 when he scored a goal and 9-0-0 when he tallied a point • earned first letter.

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
Skated for two full seasons in the USHL with the Fargo Force (2019-20, 2020-21) • recorded 90 career points (34 goals, 56 assists) in 108 regular-season USHL games while adding 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 11 career playoff games • named to the USHL All-Rookie Second Team in 2019-20 after posting 35 points (14 goals, 21 assists) in 48 games • served as an alternate captain for Fargo in 2020-21 and led the team to the USHL Clark Cup Final • concluded his junior career with 51 points (19 goals, 32 assists) in 54 regular-season games during the 2020-21 season – leading Fargo in all three statistics • finished second in the USHL with 11 points in nine Clark Cup playoff games • skated with fellow Gophers Aaron Huglen and Brennan Boynton with Fargo • competed in the 2021 BioSteel All-American Hockey Game • previously spent two seasons at the Blake School (2017-18, 2018-19).

PERSONAL
Native of Bloomington, Minn. • son of Paul and Elizabeth Broz • ranked 28th among North America Skaters eligible for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau • selected in the second round (58th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins • selected one pick after fellow Gopher Matthew Knies.