2021-22 Men's Hockey Roster

Justen Close
Position Goaltender Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 175 lbs Custom Field 1Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)
Hometown Kindersley, SaskatchewanLast School Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)
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Jackson LaCombe
Position Defense Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 200 lbs Custom Field 1Chicago Steel (USHL)
Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.Last School Shattuck-St. Mary's
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Ben Brinkman
Position Defense Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 220 lbs
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Edina High School
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Matt Denman
Position Defense Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
Hometown Prior Lake, Minn.Last School Prior Lake High School
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Mike Koster
Position Defense Academic Year So.Height 5' 10'' Weight 180 lbs Custom Field 1Tri-City (USHL)
Hometown Chaska, Minn.Last School Chaska HS
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Aaron Huglen
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 170 lbs Custom Field 1Fargo (USHL)
Hometown Roseau, Minn.Last School Roseau HS
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Sammy Walker
Position Forward Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 180 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Edina High School
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Tristan Broz
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 180 lbs Custom Field 1Fargo (USHL)
Hometown Bloomington, Minn.Last School Blake School
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Jonny Sorenson
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 180 lbs Custom Field 1Fairbanks IceDogs (NAHL)
Hometown St. Louis Park, Minn.Last School St. Louis Park High School
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Brock Faber
Position Defense Academic Year So.Height 6' 1'' Weight 200 lbs Custom Field 1USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)
Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.Last School US NTDP U18
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Colin Schmidt
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 230 lbs Custom Field 1Jamestown Rebels (NAHL)
Hometown Wayzata, Minn.Last School Wayzata HS
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Mason Nevers
Position Forward Academic Year So.Height 5' 11'' Weight 175 lbs Custom Field 1Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Hometown Edina, Minn.Last School Edina HS
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Grant Cruikshank
Position Forward Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Penticton Vees (BCHL)
Hometown Delafield, Wis.Last School Colorado College
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Bryce Brodzinski
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 205 lbs Custom Field 1Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Hometown Blaine, Minn.Last School Blaine HS
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Ryan Johnson
Position Defense Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
Hometown Irvine, Calif.Last School Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
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Jaxon Nelson
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 225 lbs Custom Field 1Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Hometown Magnolia, Minn.Last School Luverne HS
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Jack Perbix
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Hometown Elk River, Minn.Last School Elk River High School
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Carl Fish
Position Defense Academic Year So.Height 6' 3'' Weight 210 lbs Custom Field 1Bismarck (NAHL)
Hometown St. Paul, Minn.Last School St. Paul Johnson HS
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Blake McLaughlin
Position Forward Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 170 lbs Custom Field 1Chicago Steel (USHL)
Hometown Grand Rapids, Minn.Last School Grand Rapids High School
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Sam Rossini
Position Defense Academic Year Gr.Height 6' 4'' Weight 190 lbs Custom Field 1Penticton (BCHL)
Hometown Burnsville, Minn.Last School Burnsville High School
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Chaz Lucius
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 185 lbs Custom Field 1USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)
Hometown Grant, Minn.Last School USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)
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Owen Bartoszkiewicz
Position Goaltender Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 195 lbs Custom Field 1Youngstown (USHL)
Hometown Alton, Ill.Last School Youngstown (USHL)
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Brennan Boynton
Position Goaltender Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0'' Weight 175 lbs Custom Field 1Fargo (USHL)
Hometown Champlin, Minn.Last School Champlin Park High School
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Ben Meyers
Position Forward Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 11'' Weight 200 lbs Custom Field 1Fargo Force (USHL)
Hometown Delano, Minn.Last School Delano High School
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Matt Staudacher
Position Defense Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 200 lbs Custom Field 1Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Hometown Fenton, Mich.Last School Shattuck-St. Mary's
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Rhett Pitlick
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 10'' Weight 165 lbs Custom Field 1Tri-City (USHL)
Hometown Plymouth, Minn.Last School Chaska HS
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Matthew Knies
Position Forward Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 210 lbs Custom Field 1Tri-City (USHL)
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.Last School Tri-City Storm (USHL)
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Coaching Staff

Bob Motzko
Head Coach
motzk002@umn.edu
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Garrett Raboin
Assistant Coach
Phone612-625-2886
graboin@umn.edu
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Ben Gordon
Assistant Coach
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Jacob LeRoy
Director of Operations
leroy054@umn.edu
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Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Phone612-626-7845
dietz011@umn.edu
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Paul Martin
Graduate Assistant Coach
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Brennan Poderzay
Volunteer Goaltending Coach
bpoderza@umn.edu
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Goaltender Jr. 5' 10'' 175 lbs

Kindersley, Saskatchewan Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)

Defense Jr. 6' 2'' 200 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary's

Defense Sr. 6' 1'' 220 lbs

Edina, Minn. Edina High School

Defense Sr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake High School

Defense So. 5' 10'' 180 lbs

Chaska, Minn. Chaska HS

Forward Fr. 6' 0'' 170 lbs

Roseau, Minn. Roseau HS

Forward Sr. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

Edina, Minn. Edina High School

Forward Fr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Bloomington, Minn. Blake School

Forward Jr. 6' 1'' 180 lbs

St. Louis Park, Minn. St. Louis Park High School

Defense So. 6' 1'' 200 lbs

Maple Grove, Minn. US NTDP U18

Forward Jr. 6' 4'' 230 lbs

Wayzata, Minn. Wayzata HS

Forward So. 5' 11'' 175 lbs

Edina, Minn. Edina HS

Forward Sr. 5' 11'' 190 lbs

Delafield, Wis. Colorado College

Forward Jr. 6' 0'' 205 lbs

Blaine, Minn. Blaine HS

Defense Jr. 6' 1'' 190 lbs

Irvine, Calif. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Forward Jr. 6' 4'' 225 lbs

Magnolia, Minn. Luverne HS

Forward Jr. 6' 1'' 190 lbs

Elk River, Minn. Elk River High School

Defense So. 6' 3'' 210 lbs

St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul Johnson HS

Forward Sr. 6' 0'' 170 lbs

Grand Rapids, Minn. Grand Rapids High School

Defense Gr. 6' 4'' 190 lbs

Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville High School

Forward Fr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Grant, Minn. USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)

Goaltender Fr. 6' 1'' 195 lbs

Alton, Ill. Youngstown (USHL)

Goaltender Fr. 6' 0'' 175 lbs

Champlin, Minn. Champlin Park High School

Forward Jr. 5' 11'' 200 lbs

Delano, Minn. Delano High School

Defense Jr. 6' 1'' 200 lbs

Fenton, Mich. Shattuck-St. Mary's

Forward Fr. 5' 10'' 165 lbs

Plymouth, Minn. Chaska HS

Forward Fr. 6' 3'' 210 lbs

Phoenix, Ariz. Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Men's Hockey

motzk002@umn.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey

612-625-2886

graboin@umn.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey

Director of Operations /Men's Hockey

leroy054@umn.edu

Strength & Conditioning Coach /Men's Hockey

612-626-7845

dietz011@umn.edu

Graduate Assistant Coach /Men's Hockey

Volunteer Goaltending Coach /Men's Hockey

bpoderza@umn.edu


1	Justen Close	Goaltender	5' 10''	175	Jr.	Kindersley, Saskatchewan
2	Jackson LaCombe	Defense	6' 2''	200	Jr.	Eden Prairie, Minn. / Shattuck-St. Mary's
4	Ben Brinkman	Defense	6' 1''	220	Sr.	Edina, Minn. / Edina High School
5	Matt Denman	Defense	6' 0''	185	Sr.	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake High School
6	Mike Koster	Defense	5' 10''	180	So.	Chaska, Minn. / Chaska HS
7	Aaron Huglen	Forward	6' 0''	170	Fr.	Roseau, Minn. / Roseau HS
9	Sammy Walker	Forward	5' 11''	180	Sr.	Edina, Minn. / Edina High School
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10	Tristan Broz	Forward	6' 0''	180	Fr.	Bloomington, Minn. / Blake School
11	Jonny Sorenson	Forward	6' 1''	180	Jr.	St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park High School
14	Brock Faber	Defense	6' 1''	200	So.	Maple Grove, Minn.
16	Colin Schmidt	Forward	6' 4''	230	Jr.	Wayzata, Minn. / Wayzata HS
18	Mason Nevers	Forward	5' 11''	175	So.	Edina, Minn. / Edina HS
21	Grant Cruikshank	Forward	5' 11''	190	Sr.	Delafield, Wis. /
22	Bryce Brodzinski	Forward	6' 0''	205	Jr.	Blaine, Minn. / Blaine HS
23	Ryan Johnson	Defense	6' 1''	190	Jr.	Irvine, Calif.
24	Jaxon Nelson	Forward	6' 4''	225	Jr.	Magnolia, Minn. / Luverne HS
25	Jack Perbix	Forward	6' 1''	190	Jr.	Elk River, Minn. / Elk River High School
26	Carl Fish	Defense	6' 3''	210	So.	St. Paul, Minn. / St. Paul Johnson HS
27	Blake McLaughlin	Forward	6' 0''	170	Sr.	Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids High School
28	Sam Rossini	Defense	6' 4''	190	Gr.	Burnsville, Minn. / Burnsville High School
29	Chaz Lucius	Forward	6' 1''	185	Fr.	Grant, Minn. /
31	Owen Bartoszkiewicz	Goaltender	6' 1''	195	Fr.	Alton, Ill. /
33	Brennan Boynton	Goaltender	6' 0''	175	Fr.	Champlin, Minn. / Champlin Park High School
39	Ben Meyers	Forward	5' 11''	200	Jr.	Delano, Minn. / Delano High School
55	Matt Staudacher	Defense	6' 1''	200	Jr.	Fenton, Mich. / Shattuck-St. Mary's
77	Rhett Pitlick	Forward	5' 10''	165	Fr.	Plymouth, Minn. / Chaska HS
89	Matthew Knies	Forward	6' 3''	210	Fr.	Phoenix, Ariz.

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Bob Motzko	Head Coach	motzk002@umn.edu
	Garrett Raboin	Assistant Coach	graboin@umn.edu	612-625-2886
	Ben Gordon	Assistant Coach
	Jacob LeRoy	Director of Operations	leroy054@umn.edu
	Cal Dietz, M.Ed., CSCS	Strength & Conditioning Coach	dietz011@umn.edu	612-626-7845
	Paul Martin	Graduate Assistant Coach
	Brennan Poderzay	Volunteer Goaltending Coach	bpoderza@umn.edu