Flyers 2019 seventh-round draft pick Bryce Brodzinski announced he will return to the University of Minnesota for a fifth season.

Brodzinski can return to the Golden Gophers because of the NCAA’s rule allowing a fifth season due to the pandemic in 2020. The Flyers will retain Brodzinski’s rights because of the pandemic rule.

He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Fargo Regional. He scored a hat trick with less than 10 minutes to play against Canisius.

Brodzinski scored 19 goals and 12 assists last season, when Minnesota lost to Quinnipiac in the final of the Frozen Four. He is a 6-foot, 205-pound forward with a right-handed shot.

In 2021-22, Brodzinski scored 12 goals and 14 assists. He had 8 goals and 6 assists in 2020-21. He had 7 goals and 5 assists as a freshman in 2019-20.

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