U-M Adds Seven Freshmen; Five from Portal for 2024-25 Season - University of Michigan Athletics (2024)

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- The University of Michigan ice hockey staff, led by the Graham Family head coach Brandon Naurato, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 14) the addition of 12 players, comprised of seven freshmen and five from the transfer portal that will join the Wolverines for the 2024-25 season. Five forwards, five defensem*n and two goaltenders join a 16-member returning squad.

• Played the last two seasons at Miami (Ohio) earning a Bachelor's in Data Science and Statistics
• Spent his freshman season at Air Force Academy
• Has played in 107 collegiate games and has 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists
• Played in all 36 games as a senior Redhawk with seven points including a goal against North Dakota on Feb. 2.
• Set USHL record for most points by a 16-year-old defenseman with 28 in 2022-23
• Played his junior hockey with the Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) in 2018-19, 2019-20
• Also played for Belle Tire U18, Michigan Development Hockey League (MDHL) and Rochester United

• Played two seasons in the USHL, with Madison and most recently Waterloo
• Appeared in 109 USHL games and had 57 points on 14 goals and 43 assists
• Had 16 points for the Blackhawks last season in 31 games
• Set USHL record for most points by a 16-year-old defenseman with 28 in 2022-23
• Named USHL All-Rookie Team 2022-23
• Selected for the 2023-24 World Junior A Challenge (four points in six games)
• Competed for USA in the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (five points in five games)
• Selected to play in the 2024 USA Hockey All-American Game
• Also played for Mount St. Charles Academy

• Spent last season with Muskegon playing in 35 games
• Muskegon reached the Clark Cup finals after finishing second in the Eastern Conference with a 38-22 record, a turnaround for the Lumberjacks who finished out of playoff contention the previous season
• Previously played for Chicago Mission as well as La Ronge in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
• Excellent penalty killer that prides himself on blocking shots and was part of the Muskegon penalty-killing unit that was 91.7 percent during its playoff run

• Played three seasons with Chicago Steel
• Collected seven points during the 2023-24 season, paying in 53 games and
• Scored the shootout winner that clinched the Steel's spot in the Clark Cup playoffs
• Totaled 135 games in the USHL with 24 points on two goals and 22 assists
• Previously played for the Sioux Falls Power, Minnesota Sharks, Minnesota Magicians
• Known for his physical defensive play as well as his touch and passing with the puck

• Spent two seasons with Chicago Steel
• Suffered upper-body injury in his first practice and missed six months of the 2022-23 season
• Made his debut on March 10 and had five goals and five assists in the final 13 games before helping the Steel to the finals of the Clarke Cup
• Finished fourth in the USHL in scoring in 2022-24 with 75 points in 54 games (33-42-75)
• Had 24 multiple-point games last season with a career-best five-point game against Madison
• Named first team All USHL in 2024
• Twice named the USHL Forward of the Week
• Selected to play in the 2024 USA Hockey All-American Game
• Previously played for Toronto Jr. Canadiens
• Drafted 21st overall in the 2024 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens

• Spent two seasons with the USNTDP
• Played in 52 games and had 58 points on 23 goals and 35 assists with the U18 team
• Totaled 43 points on 23 goals and 20 assists in 58 games with the U17 team in 2022-23
• Combined for 101 points (46-55) in 101 games with the USNTDP and added 50 points in USHL contests
• Selected to play in the 2024 USA Hockey All-American Game and had an assist
• Also played for Bishop Kearney and Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
• Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2024 NHL Draft

International
• 2024 U18 World Championships (silver medal, five points in seven games)
• 2023 U18 Five Nations (gold medal, five points in four games)
• 2023 U17 Five Nations (gold medal, two assists in four games)
• 2022 U17 Four Nations (gold medal, two points in four games)
• 2022 U17 World Hockey Challenge (goal medal, eight points in seven games)

• Member of the Tri-City Storm for the last two seasons
• A three-time USHL Goaltender of the Week
• Played in 47 games last season with a 26-13-1 record, an .892 save percentage and a 2.98 GAA
• Backstopped Tri-City to back-to-back Clark Cup semifinal appearances
• Spent time with USNTDP and Muskegon as well as Oklahoma and Bismarck of the NAHL
• Has a USHL career record of 44-26-8 with an .889 and a 3.09 and a NAHL record of 21-6-2 with a .925 and a 2.02
• Also played for Honeybaked and Little Caesars
• Invited to the 2020 NTDP Evaluation Camp
• Ranked No. 20 by NHL Central Scouting in the 2023 NHL Draft

• Played last three seasons at Arizona State and his freshman year at Boston College
• Skated in 119 NCAA games and has 79 points on 12 goals and 67 assists
• Led all ASU defensem*n in points in 2023-24 with 37 points in 36 games
• Ranked sixth in the nation in defensem*n scoring in 2023-24
• Competed for Chicago and Des Moines (USHL) in 2019-20
• Named USHL All-Rookie Second Team in 2020
• Played with Marshall Warren at BC, and grew up in same hometown as Matty Beniers

• Played for the USNTDP for two seasons
• Appeared in 61 games in 2023-24 netting 18 assists and finishing +17
• Skated in 59 games for the U17 team in 2022-23 and had three goals and 18 helpers
• Totaled 21 points (2-19-21) in 65 games in the USHL
• Selected to play in the 2024 USA Hockey All-American Game
• Previously played for Honeybaked
• 2025 NHL Draft eligible

International
• 2024 U18 World Championships (silver medal, two points in seven games)
• 2024 U18 Five Nations (silver medal, three assists in four games)
• 2023 U18 Five Nations (gold medal, played in four games)
• 2023 U17 Five Nations (gold medal, two assists in four games)
• 2023 U17 Four Nations (gold medal, two assists in three games)
• 2023 U17 World Hockey Challenge (goal medal, three points in seven games)

• Played four seasons at Ferris State
• Appeared in 71 games with a 15-47-5 record, a .892 save percentage and a 3.47 goals-against average
• Had two 40+ save performances in 23-24 as he posted a .910 save percentage and a 2.90 GAA
• Competed for Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) for two seasons finishing 28-12-1 record, a .901 save percentage and a 2.60 GAA
• Named USHL All-Rookie Team Second-Team in 2019, along with Owen Power
• Played in the Biosteel All-America Game in 2020, along with Brendan Brisson
• Won a bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge in 2019; named Player of the Game in the semifinals against Canada East

• Spent his freshman season at Colorado College under former Michigan assistant Kris Mayotte
• Totaled 19 points (6-13-19) in 37 games
• Wore an A for the Omaha Lancers in 2022-23 and also played for Tri-City, Youngstown and Lincoln in the USHL
• Played in 106 USHL games and tallied 33 goals and 31 assists
• Spent 2020-21 season with New Jersey Titans (NAHL) and was named NAHL All-Rookie First Team and All-East Division Rookie Team with 36 points (21-15-36) in 40 games
• Played for Little Caesars U15 winning the OHL Cup, along with Luke Hughes and with U16 where he totaled 114 points in 141 games in two seasons

• Drafted in the third round of 2023 NHL Draft by Columbus (66th overall pick)
• Spent his freshman season at Wisconsin, tallying 17 points (10-7-17) in 37 games
• Skated in two seasons for Youngstown (UHSL) for a total of 71 games and 64 points (38-26-64)
• Won the 2023 USHL Clark Cup Championship after nine points in nine playoff games
• Named 2023 All-Rookie Second Team in the USHL
• Won gold at the U17 Five Nations Tournament in 2021 and finished fifth at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2022
• Played two years at Shattuck-St Mary's, scoring 141 points (60-83-141) in 91 games

U-M Adds Seven Freshmen; Five from Portal for 2024-25 Season - University of Michigan Athletics (2024)

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