| Sam Rinzel | |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 181 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NCAA |
| Team: | University of Minnesota |
| Draft: | 25th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Career Start: | TBD |
Sam Rinzel (born June 25, 2004) is an American college ice hockey defenseman for the University of Minnesota of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with the 25th overall pick in the draft.[1] [2]
On December 16, 2023, Rinzel was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Chaska High | USHS | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Chaska High | USHS | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Chaska High | USHS | 27 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 58 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 39 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 39 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United States | HG18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Big Ten Second Team | 2024 | [4] |
| All-Big Ten Freshman Team | 2024 | |