Gophers men's hockey lands Swedish recruit Erik Påhlsson

The 19-year-old is playing for Dubuque of the USHL.

October 30, 2023 at 5:28AM
Gophers coach Bob Motzko (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Erik Påhlsson, a Swedish forward playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the U.S. Hockey League, announced Sunday on Instagram that he has committed to the Gophers men's hockey program.

Påhlsson, a 6-1, 183-pound right winger, has 10 goals and nine assists in 12 games for Dubuque. The 19-year-old Landskrona, Sweden, native collected 26 goals and 37 assists in 46 games for the HV71 J20 team in Sweden's under-20 team in 2022-23.

He is projected to join the Gophers for the 2024-25 season.

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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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