University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Mittelstadt, Luke
Jersey Number 20
Luke Mittelstadt
- Position:
- Defense
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Shoot/Catch:
- L
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie HS
- Previous Team:
- Madison (USHL)
- NHL Rights:
- Montreal (2023)
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
2024-25 | JUNIOR
Minnesota's Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Took the ice in all 40 games in his third season at Minnesota and was one of seven skaters to play every contest• Recorded 18 points for the year on two goals and 16 assists
• All four of his multi-point outings came during an 11-game stretch from Nov. 23 to Jan. 11 with the team winning all four games
• Secured a season-long, four-game point streak between Jan. 10-18
• Finished the season with five power-play points behind a goal and four assists, including a goal in a road tie at Michigan State (Jan. 25)
• Tied for the Gophers' lead with 13 assists during league play and finished with 15 points in 24 Big Ten Conference outings
• Ranked third on the team by blocking 48 shots, including a season-best four in games against Bemidji State (Nov. 14) and at Michigan (Feb. 15)
• Set a new career high for single-season plus-minus with a plus-23 rating during the campaign aided by a career-best, plus-4 outing in the season opener versus Air Force (Oct. 11)
• Gophers owned an 11-2-1 record when he tallied a point
• Earned third letter
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in 38 games with the Gophers in his second season of college hockey
• Closed the year with 20 points, second among Minnesota defensemen, behind two goals and 18 assists
• Was the first Gopher defenseman in nearly 20 years, since Alex Goligoski in 2004-05 and 2005-06, to register 20 or more points in his first two NCAA campaigns
• Scored a goal in back-to-back outings for the first time in his career, coming in both games of a home series against No. 16 Michigan (Mar. 1-2) to close the regular season
• Finished with two multi-point performances, once with a pair of assists at home versus Ohio State (Jan. 20) and the other against Michigan (Mar. 2) with a goal and an assist
• Twice reached a career-long point streak of five games, coming Nov. 24 to Dec. 8 and Mar. 1 to 16
• Had an assist in four of five postseason contests, tying for second on the team in postseason scoring
• Finished the season ranked third for the Gophers by blocking 50 shots
• Was a plus-11 for the season, including a team-best plus-12 rating during Big Ten Conference play
• Posted 14 of his 20 points in home games at 3M Arena at Mariucci
• Picked up six assists on the power play
• Gophers owned a 12-5-1 record when he posted a point and went 1-1-0 when he scored a goal
• Earned second letter
2022-23 | FRESHMAN
NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten First Star of the Week (Nov. 22)
• Made an appearance in 38 of 40 games during his first collegiate season, missing two due to injury
• Recorded 21 points behind five goals and 16 assists with nine points (three goals, six assists) coming on the power play
• First Gophers defenseman to reach the 20-point mark as a freshman since Erik Johnson had 24 points in 2006-07
• Ranked fifth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten Conference for points by a freshman defenseman (21)
• Picked up his first point with the Maroon and Gold against Lindenwood (Oct. 2) getting an assist
• Tallied four games with multiple points, including a pair of season-high, three-point efforts against Michigan (Nov. 17) and Boston Univ. (Apr. 6)
• Scored his lone game-winning goal in the NCAA Frozen Four victory over Boston Univ. (Apr. 6) during the first multi-goal performance of his career as he scored twice in a span of 1:49 in the third period
• Recorded four points in four NCAA Tournament appearances with three goals and an assist
• Shined during B1G play, recording 15 points in 22 league games
• Assisted on his brother John's first-career NCAA goal at Ohio State (Oct. 28)
• Had a season-long, three-game point streak on three separate occasions
• Gophers held a 12-2-1 record when he registered a point and a 4-0-0 mark when he scored a goal
• Blocked a total of 33 shots, ranking eighth on the team
• Finished the season with a plus-22 rating, second among Gophers' defensemen, and had a season-best, plus-3 rating three times
• Made his collegiate debut opening night against Lindenwood (Oct. 1)
• Helped Minnesota to the NCAA's sixth-best goals against per game at 2.3
• Member of a defense corps that combined for 147 points on 30 goals and 117 assists, the most points of any defensive unit at the NCAA Frozen Four
• 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
• All-USHL First Team selection in 2021-22 while playing for the Madison Capitols and reached the Clark Cup final
• Named the USHL's Defenseman of the Week four times, more than any other blueliner in the league during the 2021-22 campaign
• Posted 19 goals and 36 assists for 55 points in 60 games leading the team in scoring
• Finished third in scoring and goals among all USHL defensemen
• His 13 powerplay tallies was tied for the fourth-best mark in the entire league
• Tallied 13 multi-point games for the Capitols
• Recorded nine points (five goals, four assists) in 14 playoff appearances in the 2021-22 season
• Played 12 games with the Lincoln Stars in 2020-21 after the high school season ended and posted three points
• Played three prep hockey seasons at Eden Prairie High School and totaled 102 points across 86 games
• Won a Minnesota Class 2A state championship with the Eagles in 2020-21 after a runner-up finish in both 2018-19 and 2019-20
• Named a finalist for the 2021 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award
• Registered 35 points in 24 games in his final prep season with nine goals and 26 assists
INTERNATIONAL
• Helped Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in eastern Canada
• Appeared in all seven games along the blue line for the Americans totaling three points
• Posted a three-point performance versus Germany during the quarterfinals Jan. 2
PERSONAL
• Son of Tom and Dede Mittelstadt
• Has two brothers, Casey and John
• Drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (197th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens
• Older brother, Casey, played for the Gophers in 2017-18 and has tallied nearly 200 appearances with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL
• Older brother, John, came to Minnesota as his teammate in the same freshman class and played two years together with him at Eden Prairie High School
2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule
Monday, August 11
Herb Brooks Statue
Wednesday, August 06
Meet the Newcomers: Teddy Townsend
Friday, July 18
Meet The Newcomers: Jacob Rombach
Friday, July 11
