Teddy Townsend, a high-scoring forward who'll be a junior at Eden Prairie this season, announced Tuesday on Instagram that he has committed to the Gophers men's hockey team.
Eden Prairie forward Teddy Townsend commits to Gophers hockey team
Townsend had 17 goals and 21 assists as an Eagles sophomore in 2021-22.
August 31, 2022 at 1:11AM
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Townsend, 5-10 and 165 pounds, scored 17 goals and assisted on 21 as an Eden Prairie sophomore in 2021-22. He was the 2021 Youth Hockey Hub Bantam player of the year in 2020-21 after amassing 54 goals and 53 assists in 45 games for Eden Prairie's Bantam AA team.
Townsend is the fifth player since Aug. 1 to commit to coach Bob Motzko's program. He joins defenseman John Whipple and forwards Beckett Hendrickson and Javon Moore of Minnetonka, and forward Brodie Ziemer of Carver and Shattuck-St. Mary's. Whipple and Hendrickson will play at the U.S. National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich., in the 2022-23 season.
The Gophers also landed a defensive line transfer in Rushawn Lawrence, and Aireontae Ersery was named third-team AP All-America.
