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Gavyn Thoreson

Position:
F
Class:
Freshman
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 185
Hometown:
Andover, Minn.
Previous Team:
Waterloo (USHL)
High School:
Andover
S/C:
L

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 AHCA All-American Scholar … 2024-25 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference

2024-25 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 36 games of freshman campaign, scoring six goals and four assists for 10 points … Ranked second among SCSU freshmen in goals, assists and points … Had 63 shots on goal and 10 blocks … Scored a goal in 4-0 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Had goals in each game of series against No. 13 Arizona State (Jan. 17-18) … Had an assist against No. 16/18 North Dakota … Scored in both games of series against No. 20 Colorado College (Feb. 21-22) … Found the back of the net against Minnesota Duluth (March 8).

Before SCSU: Played one full season with USHL’s Waterloo Bucks (2023-24), scoring 22 goals and 43 assists for 65 points, ranking in the top-15 in the USHL in both assists (ninth) and points (13^th) … Played parts for two seasons with Waterloo following his high school seasons in 2021-22 and 2022-23, including nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points in 23 games in 2023 … Played high school hockey at Andover, where he averaged 3.1 points per game with 85 goals and 141 assists for a school-record 226 points in 74 games while helping the Huskies advance to three consecutive state tournaments from 2021-23 … Earned back-to-back All-Tournament honors in 2022 and 2023 while helping the Huskies capture the school’s first state championship in 2022 following by a semifinal appearance in 2023 … In his senior campaign at Andover, scored 41 goals and 56 assists for 97 points while being named a Mr. Hockey finalist … In the 2023 state tournament, earned his second consecutive All-Tournament recognition after four goals and one assist, including a four-point, hat-trick performance in a 5-2 quarterfinal victory over Lakeville South.

Personal: Son of Carrie and Bill Thoreson … Major is Business … Outside of hockey, enjoys golf.