2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 14
Rieger Lorenz
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Calgary, Alberta
- NHL:
- Minnesota Wild | 2nd Round | 56th Overall | 2022 NHL Draft
- Last Team:
- Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
NHL: Signed a two-year entry-level contract with the NHL Minnesota Wild on April 15, 2026 … Joined the AHL Iowa Wild on an amateur tryout and made his professional debut on April 15, 2026 vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Honors and Awards: 2x NCAA National Champion (2024, 2026) … 2x NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team (2024, 2026) … 2x NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team (2024, 2026) … NCHC Forward of the Month (February 2026) … 4x NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) … 4x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) … NCHC Forward of the Week (Feb. 3, 2025) ... NCHC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022) ... 2x DU Hockey Murray Armstrong Most Improved Player (2023-24, 2025-26)
2025-26: Named an alternate captain prior to the season on Oct. 3 and helped lead the Pioneers to their 11th national championship and his second as a player (also 2024) … Recorded career highs during his senior campaign by tallying 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points while playing in all 43 games … Finished second on the team in both goals and points (tied) behind Eric Pohlkamp and ranked second on the squad in shooting percentage (.165), third in penalty minutes (38) and fourth in shots (103) … Was second at Denver with three game-winning goals (tied) and plus/minus rating (+25), with the latter leading all team forwards … Recorded the most short-handed points during the year (1g/1a) … Finished with 17 total blocked shots and tied a career high with two blocks in four games during the campaign … Scored the tying marker in the NCAA Championship Game against Wisconsin on April 11 to ignite Denver’s comeback en route to a 2-1 win, marking the second time in his career that he tallied in the title contest after also doing so in 2024 vs. Boston College … Had his first of eight multi-point games during the season in the home opener on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley (two assists) … Registered a goal and an assist on Oct. 24 at Boston College … Scored on a penalty shot on Oct. 31 vs. Alaska Anchorage, marking the first penalty-shot tally by a Pioneer in nearly 23 years as Jon Foster was the last to do it on Nov. 30, 2002 vs. Air Force … Netted his third career short-handed goal on Nov. 8 at Western Michigan … Played in his 150th career game on Jan. 16 at North Dakota … Went on a career-long, 12-game point streak from Jan. 31-March 27 (8g/8a) and began the stretch by going on a personal-best, five-game goal run from Jan. 31-Feb. 14 (5g/2a), the longest goal-scoring streak since Miko Matikka tallied in six games in a row from Nov. 4-24, 2023 (7g/1a) … His 12-game point streak was tied for the fifth-longest by a DU player since 2005 … Scored three of his four career game-winning goals during the campaign, including his first overtime-winner on Jan. 31 in a rare 1-0 victory against Minnesota Duluth … Tallied 2:17 into OT vs. UMD for the fastest extra frame goal of the season by DU … Had two assists on Feb. 27 vs. Arizona State and registered his 50th career helper the next day on Feb. 28 against the Sun Devils … Earned his first career monthly honor as the NCHC Forward of the Month for February after picking up a point in all six games and tying for first in the league in goals (4) and points (9) … Recorded five points (2g/3a) in four contests during the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Tournament to earn All-Tournament Team honors … Scored on March 6 and produced an assist on March 7 in the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Miami … Picked up an assist on the overtime-winning goal vs. Western Michigan in the NCHC Semifinals on March 14 before registering two points (1g/1a) in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth on March 21 … Scored in the NCAA West Regional Semifinals vs. Cornell on March 27 … Suited up in his 168th all-time contest on April 9 vs. Michigan to set the program record for the most by a four-year player … Was the NCAA active leader in games played throughout his senior season and finished with 169 career outings, ranking second all-time in DU hockey history behind Connor Caponi (169, 2020-2025) … Concluded his four-year college career with 94 points on 41 goals and 53 assists while producing a +60 plus/minus rating and 86 penalty minutes.
2024-25: Tied a career-best with 14 assists while added six goals for 20 points … Skated in all 44 games for the second-straight season … Finished the year with 86 shots on goal, 18 penalty minutes and a +14 plus/minus rating … Had his first of six multi-point games with two assists on Oct. 5 at Alaska Anchorage in the season opener … Tallied his first career game-winning goal and fired a personal-high eight shots on Nov. 1 at Yale … Scored three goals in a four-game stretch from Nov. 1-9 … Had a career-high six penalty minutes on Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota … Played in his 100th career game on Jan. 3 at Maine, becoming the first member of the junior class to reach the milestone … Recorded a career high with four points (2g/2a) on Feb. 1 vs. Omaha, tying a team-best for the most in a single game during the season ... Scored twice vs. Omaha for his third career multi-goal game and had two goals and an assist in the second period—tied for the most goals and points in a single frame by a DU player during the year season … Also had a career-best +4 plus/minus rating on Feb. 1 vs. Omaha … Had two assists in the series opener vs. the Mavericks on Jan. 31 and fished the series with six points (2g/4a), earning his first career NCHC Forward of the Week award on Feb. 3 … Added two more assists on Feb. 7 at Arizona State to mark three-straight games with multiple points (Jan. 31-Feb. 7), the longest multi-point stretch of his career and tying a career-long assist streak … Had a goal and an assist in Game 3 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Colorado College on March 16 … Produced an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game vs. Western Michigan on March 22 ... Attended the Minnesota Wild's development camp in July 2024.
2023-24: Posted new personal bests with 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points while playing in all 44 games … Tied for third on the team in goals and ranked second with a .203 shooting percentage … Was one of two Pioneers to tally multiple times shorthanded during the season and tied Carter King for the most short-handed points with five (2g/3a) … Fired 79 shots and finished with a +21 plus/minus rating and 10 penalty minutes … Recorded two empty-net goals during the year … Had six multi-point games and registered two multi-goal contests … Went on a personal-long four-game point streak from Oct. 21-Nov. 3 (1g/3a) and scored in a career-best three games in a row from Nov. 11-19 (4g/0a) … Recorded two markers on Nov. 17 vs. Omaha for his first career two-goal game … Tallied his first career short-handed goal on Nov. 19 vs. Omaha … Also scored shorthanded on Jan. 12 vs. St. Cloud State … Played in his 50th career game on Nov. 24 vs. Yale … Registered his first multi-assist outing with two helpers on Jan. 6 vs. Niagara … Finished the season with 13 points (8g/5a) in the final 15 games, including 11 points (7g/4a) in a nine-game stretch from Feb. 24-March 23 … Matched a persona-high with five shots on goal on March 8 at Colorado College … Recorded two markers in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth on March 16 … Had an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals vs. St. Cloud State on March 22 and scored in the NCHC final vs. Omaha on March 23 … Registered points on both goals in the NCAA Frozen Four Championship Game on April 13 vs. Boston College, assisting on the Jared Wright’s game-winner and scoring an insurance marker in the second period to earn All-Tournament Team honors … Attended the Minnesota Wild’s summer development camp in July 2023.
2022-23: Had nine points (2g/7a) while appearing in 37 games as a freshman … Fired 43 shots and picked up 20 penalty minutes during the year … Made his collegiate debut and earned his first NCAA point with an assist in the season opener on Oct. 7 vs. Notre Dame in the Ice Breaker Tournament … Scored his first career goal on Oct. 21 vs. Providence and contributed the primary assist on the overtime-winning goal on Oct. 22 vs. PC to earn NCHC Rookie of the Week honors … Did not play Nov. 26 vs. Omaha (illness) … Went on a career-long three-game point streak from Jan. 7-14 (1g/3a) … Registered his first career multi-point game on Jan. 14 vs. Miami (1g/1a).
Before Denver: Played two seasons with the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League from 2020-2022 … Led the Oilers in all three scoring categories during the 2021-22 regular season, registering 38 goals, 47 assists and 85 points in 60 games and added a team-high 11 points (2g/9a) in 14 playoff contests … Earned the AJHL's Rookie of the Year honor while also being named the Canadian Junior Hockey League's Top Rookie … Also named to the AJHL's All-Rookie and All-Star Teams (South) … Recorded four assists in four games with Team Canada at the 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship … Had two goals and an assist in seven games with the Oilers in 2020-21 … Played two seasons of prep school hockey with the Edge School from 2018-2020, earning U18 top freshman accolades in 2019-20.
Personal: Has a younger sister … Father played college hockey at Notre Dame … Graduated from Edge School in Calgary in 2022 … Intends to major in finance at DU … Also enjoys fishing and golfing … Career goals include one day playing in the NHL … Ranked as the No. 17 North American skater by NHL Central Scouting for the 2022 draft.
Why DU: "The quality of staff and facilities will help me get to the next level athletically, while also earning a valued education."
Honors and Awards: 2x NCAA National Champion (2024, 2026) … 2x NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team (2024, 2026) … 2x NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team (2024, 2026) … NCHC Forward of the Month (February 2026) … 4x NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) … 4x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) … NCHC Forward of the Week (Feb. 3, 2025) ... NCHC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022) ... 2x DU Hockey Murray Armstrong Most Improved Player (2023-24, 2025-26)
2025-26: Named an alternate captain prior to the season on Oct. 3 and helped lead the Pioneers to their 11th national championship and his second as a player (also 2024) … Recorded career highs during his senior campaign by tallying 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points while playing in all 43 games … Finished second on the team in both goals and points (tied) behind Eric Pohlkamp and ranked second on the squad in shooting percentage (.165), third in penalty minutes (38) and fourth in shots (103) … Was second at Denver with three game-winning goals (tied) and plus/minus rating (+25), with the latter leading all team forwards … Recorded the most short-handed points during the year (1g/1a) … Finished with 17 total blocked shots and tied a career high with two blocks in four games during the campaign … Scored the tying marker in the NCAA Championship Game against Wisconsin on April 11 to ignite Denver’s comeback en route to a 2-1 win, marking the second time in his career that he tallied in the title contest after also doing so in 2024 vs. Boston College … Had his first of eight multi-point games during the season in the home opener on Oct. 11 vs. Bentley (two assists) … Registered a goal and an assist on Oct. 24 at Boston College … Scored on a penalty shot on Oct. 31 vs. Alaska Anchorage, marking the first penalty-shot tally by a Pioneer in nearly 23 years as Jon Foster was the last to do it on Nov. 30, 2002 vs. Air Force … Netted his third career short-handed goal on Nov. 8 at Western Michigan … Played in his 150th career game on Jan. 16 at North Dakota … Went on a career-long, 12-game point streak from Jan. 31-March 27 (8g/8a) and began the stretch by going on a personal-best, five-game goal run from Jan. 31-Feb. 14 (5g/2a), the longest goal-scoring streak since Miko Matikka tallied in six games in a row from Nov. 4-24, 2023 (7g/1a) … His 12-game point streak was tied for the fifth-longest by a DU player since 2005 … Scored three of his four career game-winning goals during the campaign, including his first overtime-winner on Jan. 31 in a rare 1-0 victory against Minnesota Duluth … Tallied 2:17 into OT vs. UMD for the fastest extra frame goal of the season by DU … Had two assists on Feb. 27 vs. Arizona State and registered his 50th career helper the next day on Feb. 28 against the Sun Devils … Earned his first career monthly honor as the NCHC Forward of the Month for February after picking up a point in all six games and tying for first in the league in goals (4) and points (9) … Recorded five points (2g/3a) in four contests during the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Tournament to earn All-Tournament Team honors … Scored on March 6 and produced an assist on March 7 in the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Miami … Picked up an assist on the overtime-winning goal vs. Western Michigan in the NCHC Semifinals on March 14 before registering two points (1g/1a) in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship vs. Minnesota Duluth on March 21 … Scored in the NCAA West Regional Semifinals vs. Cornell on March 27 … Suited up in his 168th all-time contest on April 9 vs. Michigan to set the program record for the most by a four-year player … Was the NCAA active leader in games played throughout his senior season and finished with 169 career outings, ranking second all-time in DU hockey history behind Connor Caponi (169, 2020-2025) … Concluded his four-year college career with 94 points on 41 goals and 53 assists while producing a +60 plus/minus rating and 86 penalty minutes.
2024-25: Tied a career-best with 14 assists while added six goals for 20 points … Skated in all 44 games for the second-straight season … Finished the year with 86 shots on goal, 18 penalty minutes and a +14 plus/minus rating … Had his first of six multi-point games with two assists on Oct. 5 at Alaska Anchorage in the season opener … Tallied his first career game-winning goal and fired a personal-high eight shots on Nov. 1 at Yale … Scored three goals in a four-game stretch from Nov. 1-9 … Had a career-high six penalty minutes on Nov. 15 vs. North Dakota … Played in his 100th career game on Jan. 3 at Maine, becoming the first member of the junior class to reach the milestone … Recorded a career high with four points (2g/2a) on Feb. 1 vs. Omaha, tying a team-best for the most in a single game during the season ... Scored twice vs. Omaha for his third career multi-goal game and had two goals and an assist in the second period—tied for the most goals and points in a single frame by a DU player during the year season … Also had a career-best +4 plus/minus rating on Feb. 1 vs. Omaha … Had two assists in the series opener vs. the Mavericks on Jan. 31 and fished the series with six points (2g/4a), earning his first career NCHC Forward of the Week award on Feb. 3 … Added two more assists on Feb. 7 at Arizona State to mark three-straight games with multiple points (Jan. 31-Feb. 7), the longest multi-point stretch of his career and tying a career-long assist streak … Had a goal and an assist in Game 3 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Colorado College on March 16 … Produced an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game vs. Western Michigan on March 22 ... Attended the Minnesota Wild's development camp in July 2024.
2023-24: Posted new personal bests with 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points while playing in all 44 games … Tied for third on the team in goals and ranked second with a .203 shooting percentage … Was one of two Pioneers to tally multiple times shorthanded during the season and tied Carter King for the most short-handed points with five (2g/3a) … Fired 79 shots and finished with a +21 plus/minus rating and 10 penalty minutes … Recorded two empty-net goals during the year … Had six multi-point games and registered two multi-goal contests … Went on a personal-long four-game point streak from Oct. 21-Nov. 3 (1g/3a) and scored in a career-best three games in a row from Nov. 11-19 (4g/0a) … Recorded two markers on Nov. 17 vs. Omaha for his first career two-goal game … Tallied his first career short-handed goal on Nov. 19 vs. Omaha … Also scored shorthanded on Jan. 12 vs. St. Cloud State … Played in his 50th career game on Nov. 24 vs. Yale … Registered his first multi-assist outing with two helpers on Jan. 6 vs. Niagara … Finished the season with 13 points (8g/5a) in the final 15 games, including 11 points (7g/4a) in a nine-game stretch from Feb. 24-March 23 … Matched a persona-high with five shots on goal on March 8 at Colorado College … Recorded two markers in Game 2 of the NCHC Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth on March 16 … Had an assist in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals vs. St. Cloud State on March 22 and scored in the NCHC final vs. Omaha on March 23 … Registered points on both goals in the NCAA Frozen Four Championship Game on April 13 vs. Boston College, assisting on the Jared Wright’s game-winner and scoring an insurance marker in the second period to earn All-Tournament Team honors … Attended the Minnesota Wild’s summer development camp in July 2023.
2022-23: Had nine points (2g/7a) while appearing in 37 games as a freshman … Fired 43 shots and picked up 20 penalty minutes during the year … Made his collegiate debut and earned his first NCAA point with an assist in the season opener on Oct. 7 vs. Notre Dame in the Ice Breaker Tournament … Scored his first career goal on Oct. 21 vs. Providence and contributed the primary assist on the overtime-winning goal on Oct. 22 vs. PC to earn NCHC Rookie of the Week honors … Did not play Nov. 26 vs. Omaha (illness) … Went on a career-long three-game point streak from Jan. 7-14 (1g/3a) … Registered his first career multi-point game on Jan. 14 vs. Miami (1g/1a).
Before Denver: Played two seasons with the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League from 2020-2022 … Led the Oilers in all three scoring categories during the 2021-22 regular season, registering 38 goals, 47 assists and 85 points in 60 games and added a team-high 11 points (2g/9a) in 14 playoff contests … Earned the AJHL's Rookie of the Year honor while also being named the Canadian Junior Hockey League's Top Rookie … Also named to the AJHL's All-Rookie and All-Star Teams (South) … Recorded four assists in four games with Team Canada at the 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship … Had two goals and an assist in seven games with the Oilers in 2020-21 … Played two seasons of prep school hockey with the Edge School from 2018-2020, earning U18 top freshman accolades in 2019-20.
Personal: Has a younger sister … Father played college hockey at Notre Dame … Graduated from Edge School in Calgary in 2022 … Intends to major in finance at DU … Also enjoys fishing and golfing … Career goals include one day playing in the NHL … Ranked as the No. 17 North American skater by NHL Central Scouting for the 2022 draft.
Why DU: "The quality of staff and facilities will help me get to the next level athletically, while also earning a valued education."
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