Apr 15, 2025; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Prior to the game between the Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks, Bob Motzko is announced as the head coach for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship by John Vanbiesbrouck (right). The ceremony was held at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images Matt Blewett-Imagn Images

Gophers hockey lands commitment from Texas native star

Originally posted on Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI
By Tony Liebert | Last updated Aug 22, 2025 6:45 PM ET

Gophers hockey remains red-hot on the recruiting trail. On Friday, 2009-born, Texas defenseman Broden McArthur became the latest prep star to verbally commit to the program this summer.

BREAKING: 09 born Broden McArthur, defenseman (San Antonio, Texas) has verbally committed to Gophers hockey.

Listed at 5-foot-10, he had 14 goals and 47 points for the Dallas Stars Elite 16U team last year. He will play for the NTDP U17s in 2025-26. https://t.co/wOqBzav2Mh pic.twitter.com/sYMcHTXYBc
— Tony Liebert (@TonyLiebert) August 22, 2025

Standing at 5-foot-10, he had 14 goals and 47 points for the Dallas Stars Elite 16U team last year. He will play for the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP) U17s in 2025-26, al ongside Minnesota commits Wyatt Cullen and Ben Geiger.

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McArthur is Minnesota's seventh commitment from Minnesota since July 28, and he's the third born in 2009, joining Lakeville's Gunnar Conboy and Northfield's Geiger. Motzko and the Gophers coaching staff continue to have an incredibly successful summer on the recruiting trail.