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University of Denver Athletics

2026-27 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

9 Mikey Berchild

  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 180
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Excelsior, Minnesota
  • Last Team U.S. National Team Development Program

Biography

NHL: Eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft
 
Before Denver: Spent two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2024-2026 … Combined for 54 goals and 54 assists for 108 points in 123 total games while with the NTDP … Appeared in 58 contests with the U.S. Under-18 team in 2025-26, registering 23 goals and 30 assists … Suited up in 21 USHL games for the NTDP that season and produced 19 points (8g/11a) … Skated for the U.S. in the 2025 CHL-USA Prospects Challenge … Played in 65 total outings and recorded 55 overall points (31g/24a) for the NTDP in 2024-25, split between the Under-18 and Under-17 squads … Had 29 points (19g/10a) in 30 games for the U-17 team and 26 points (12g/14a) in 35 outings for the U-18 group … Appeared in 34 USHL games in 2024-25 with Team USA and had 14 goals and seven assists for 21 points … Played two years of prep hockey with Shattuck-St. Mary’s from 2022-2024, including totaling 112 points (58g/54a) in 59 overall games as a freshman in 2022-23 … Won the 2023-24 U.S. U18 Tier I National Championship in 2023-24 with Shattuck, which included scoring 68 points (24g/44a) in 60 outings that season … Totaled 180 points (82g/98a) in 119 career games with SSM … Product of the Minnetonka Youth Hockey Association and skated for the Minnesota Sharks 14UAA and Minnetonka Bantam AA in 2021-22.
 
International: Skated in five games as an alternate captain in the 2026 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship for Team USA, recorded four goals and two assists for six points and was named one of the top three players on the squad … Won a bronze medal with the United States at the 2025 U18 Worlds with eight points (4g/4a) in seven games … Had four points (3g/1a) in three games with the U.S. at the 2024 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge … Helped USA to a gold medal victory at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games after leading the tournament in points (9) and assists (4) in four contests.
 
Personal: Has two older sisters and one older brother … Father played college basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire … Graduated in 2026 from Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep school in Faribault, Minnesota, where he was named to the honor roll … Intends to major in business at DU … Wants to win a national championship at Denver and hopes to one day play in the NHL … Enjoys country music … Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting … Also played soccer, lacrosse, football and baseball as a kid … Works with the Hendrickson Foundation, which makes hockey accessible to people who are blind, deaf, special needs or are a veteran … Participated in many other community service projects while with the U.S. NTDP, including with the Salvation Army, Northville Unified, Rotary Chicken Broil, Music in the Air, Military Bags, Miracle League Baseball, as well as learn to play and skate programs and visiting local elementary schools to read and join the kids in gym class.
 
Other: Ranked No. 77 among North American skaters for the 2026 NHL Draft by NHL Central Scouting.
 
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because of the great coaching and for the opportunity to win a national championship.”

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