Garrett Pinoniemi

Thomas Cal, Strobel Charlie, Kurth Connor, Pinoniemi Garrett

Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

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Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mound, Minn.
High School:
Holy Family Catholic HS
Previous Team:
Sioux Falls (USHL)
Major:
Business and Marketing Education

PRONUNCIATION

2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Dean's List
• Saw the ice in 35 games during his second year at Minnesota
• Finished the season with three points on one goal and two assists
• All three of his points during the campaign came in home games
• Tallied his first point of the season with an assist against Wisconsin (Oct. 26)
• Added his second assist in the first game back from holiday break versus Colorado College (Jan. 7)
• Scored his lone goal in a home win over Ohio State (Jan. 20)
• Put up a season-high three shots on goal at Michigan (Nov. 10) and again at Notre Dame (Feb. 16)
• Earned second letter

2022-23 | FRESHMAN
Dean's List
• Appeared in 29 games during his first collegiate campaign
• Closed the year with three points on two goals and one assist
• Registered the first point of his NCAA career with an assist against Lindenwood (Oct. 2)
• Scored a goal on the power play versus Michigan State (Jan. 27) and added his second goal of the year the next night
• Gophers held a perfect 3-0-0 record when he registered a point and a 2-0-0 mark when he scored a goal
• Key piece of Minnesota's NCAA-leading offense that averaged 4.2 goals per game
• Made his collegiate debut opening night against Lindenwood (Oct. 1)
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played three seasons with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL totaling 120 games
• Recorded 24 goals and 51 assists for 75 points during his USHL career
• Tallied 14 multi-point performances with the Stampede, including a two-goal effort versus the Sioux City Musketeers (Oct. 2, 2021)
• Had a career-best, four-point night (one goal, three assists) against the Lincoln Stars (Mar. 16, 2021)
• Prepped at Holy Family Catholic High School playing varsity hockey for two years after spending his freshman year at Delano High School
• Posted 128 points (48 goals, 80 assists) in his prep career across 74 appearances
• Led the Fire in scoring with 66 points (26 goals, 40 assists) in 24 games during his junior season in 2018-19
• Earned 2018-19 All-USA Boys Hockey Second Team honors and named to the Wright County All-Conference Team
• Helped Holy Family reach the Minnesota Class AA sectional finals as a junior, while serving as a team captain
• Played prep hockey with former Gophers captain Ben Meyers at Delano High School in 2016-17
• Invited to the 2017 CCM All-American Prospects Game in Minneapolis

PERSONAL
• Son of Tim and Lynn Pinoniemi
• Has three older sisters, Janel, Bridget, and Shauna, along with an older brother, Ryan
• Brother, Ryan, was a goalie at Wisconsin-Superior
• Uncle, Steve Haataja, played NCAA Division I hockey at St. Cloud State from 1987-91
• Participated in NHL Development Camp with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2019