NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jimmy Snuggerud's accomplishments in his junior season at the University of Minnesota didn't go unnoticed.
St. Louis Blues prospect Jimmy Snuggerud (81) was named a first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection on Tuesday, finishing the season with 49 points (22 goals, 27 assists) in his junior season at the University of Minnesota. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Snuggerud, 20, the No. 23 pick of the 2022 NHL Draft who helped lead the Gophers to a final ranking of No. 5 with a 25-10-4 record, finishing with 49 points (22 goals, 27 assists) in 39 games before the Gophers were upset by Penn State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, falling in three games of the best-of-3 series.
Minnesota awaits where it will go in the NCAA Tournament, which runs March 27-30 before the Frozen Four commences at Enterprise Center in St. Louis April 10-12.
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