2025-26 Hockey Roster

Russell Hons
Casey B. Gibson, CC Athletics
Jason Soria, SCSU Athletics
Russell Hons
Clint Austin, Duluth News Tribune
Russell Hons
Russell Hons

2 Bennett Zmolek

2 Bennett Zmolek

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, Minn.
  • Major:
    Athletic Administration & Coaching

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Junior): Limited to just one game due to an injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... Notched an assist in his one game against Providence (Oct. 12) ... Also blocked two shots in the win over the Friars (Oct. 12). 

2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 33 games ... Returned to the lineup after missing all of 2022-23 with an injury at Minnesota State ... Tallied eight assists ... Led the team with a plus-17 rating ... Paced the NCHC and the team with 91 blocked shots ... The shot block total was the most by a UND player since Gage Ausmus (2015-16) ... Made his UND debut and recorded his first point in the green and white in the season opener vs. Army West Point (Oct. 13) ... Tallied an assist in the win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 10) ... Blocked a career-high seven shots to seal a sweep over Miami (Nov. 18) ... Finished the weekend with 10 blocked shots to earn NCHC Defenseman of the Week honors (Nov. 17-18) ... Blocked four more shots and recorded an assist in the win over Bemidji State (Nov. 25) ... Made it back-to-back games with four blocks in the comeback win over Denver (Dec. 1) ... Had another 10-block weekend, five each night, at St. Cloud State (Jan. 19-20) ... Tallied an assist in the win over Denver (Jan. 26) ... Dished out five blocks and a helper in a road win at Miami (Feb. 3) ... Recorded six blocked shots in a 6-0 shutout win over Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 23) ... The game was during a stretch of five straight games with at least five blocks (Feb. 17 - Mar. 15) ... Notched an assist in both games of the NCHC Quarterfinals against Miami (Mar. 15-16). 

Before UND: Spent his first two seasons at Minnesota State, missing all of 2022-23 due to an injury ... Had a strong freshman campaign in 28 games for the Mavericks, earning CCHA All-Rookie Team honors after tallying two goals and five assists for seven points ... Also finished with a plus-12 rating and had 23 blocked shots, helping Minnesota State claim both the CCHA regular season and tournament titles before advancing to the NCAA Frozen Four for only the second time in program history.

Personal: Working on his graduate degree in athletic administration & coaching ...  Has two younger brothers, Riese and Will, who played college hockey at Minnesota State and Bemidji State, respectively, and his father, Doug, saw action in 467 NHL games as a defenseman with San Jose, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago from 1992-2000.
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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    Defense
    6'2" 193 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Junior

    Defense
    6'2" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025-26Graduate Student

    Defense
    6'3" 195 lbs
    2