Gophers men's hockey gets another big commitment from five-star recruit Brodie Ziemer

Ziemer is the fourth player and third five-star recruit since Aug. 1 to pick Minnesota.

August 11, 2022 at 12:19PM
Minnesota players swarm forward Matthew Knies (89) to celebrate after he scored a goal in the second period against the University of Minnesota Duluth on Friday October, 22, 2021 at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis. ]
Gophers players celebrated a goal at 3M Arena at Mariucci in 2021. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers men's hockey teams received its fourth verbal commitment since Aug. 1 when Carver's Brodie Ziemer announced Wednesday night on Instagram that he's joining coach Bob Motzko program.

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Ziemer, a 5-10, 174-pound 16-year-old forward, will play for the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich., during the upcoming season. He spent the past two seasons at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, amassing 49 goals and 59 assists for the Under-15 team in 2021-22 after collecting 109 points (49 goals, 60 assists) in 50 games on the Under-14 team the year before. Ziemer previously played for the Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA program.

Ziemer is a five-star recruit, according to the website PuckPreps. He follows the Gophers commitments of a trio of highly ranked players with Minnetonka ties – four-star forward Beckett Hendrickson, five-star forward Javon Moore and five-star defenseman John Whipple.

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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