PERSONAL • Son of Tim and Stephanie Thomas • Has an older sister, Makena • A sixth-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes (No. 171 overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft • Switched from #6 to #22 for his Junior season IN THEIR OWN WORDS PROFILE IMAGES
NIL – Nilson Sports PERSONAL • Son of Tom and Dede Mittelstadt • Has two brothers, Casey and John • 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 teammates in the same freshman class…
• Son of Jay and Karri Faber • Has two older sisters, Payton and Paige • Selected in the second round (45th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft — the highest a Gopher Hockey prospect has been drafted by the organization • First Minnesotan selected in the 2020 NHL…
• Son of Craig and Brittany Johnson • Has two siblings (Eric and Shea) • Father, Craig, played for the Gophers before a 10-year career in the NHL • Selected in the first round (31st overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, the 21st first round draft pick in program history…
PERSONAL • Son of Roger and Joan Koster • Has two siblings (Matthew, Micaela) • Selected in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs • Changed from #6 to #4 for his Junior season IN THEIR OWN WORDS PROFILE IMAGES
PERSONAL • Son of Chris and Sandy LaCombe • Has one brother (James) and two sisters (Stina, Steph) • Selected in the second round (39th overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks — Minnesota’s highest draft pick by the organization
PERSONAL • Son of Thom and Gina Staudacher • Has three sisters (Sadie, Frannie and Ellen) • Father, Thom, played basketball at Lake Superior State • Mother, Gina, played tennis at Aquinas College • The second player in Gopher hockey history to wear No. 55 after John Amatuzio in 1948-49
A native of St. Paul, Minn. • son of Julia and Tom Fish.
