Meet the Buckeye Men’s Hockey Newcomers

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's hockey team has welcomed 15 new student-athletes to the Scarlet and Gray for the 2023-24 season. The group, with six forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies, includes eight freshmen and seven transfers (two graduate students). The new Buckeyes hail from 11 states in the US and two Canadian provinces, along with a native of Sweden.

The Buckeyes open the season on the road at Mercyhurst Oct. 7 before hosting Lindenwood in Value City Arena Oct. 13-14 to begin their home slate. Full Schedule | Tickets

1 | Logan Terness | G
Jr., Vancouver, British Columbia
UConn (Hockey East) / Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)

Transferred to Ohio State after two years at UConn; played in 24 games over the last two years for the Huskies, with a 2.56 goals-against average and .912 save percentage in 2022-23
Spent three years in the BCHL with the Trail Smoke Eaters
2019-20 BCHL Rookie of the Year, BCHL Second Team All-Star and All-Rookie Team honoree
Played in 59 BCHL games during his career, with 34-17-4 record, 2.57 goals-against average and .927 save percentage

2 | Nathan McBrayer | D
Fr., Dublin, Ohio
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

Spent last two seasons in the USHL with Muskegon; 53 points, with 44 assists, in 118 regular-season with the Lumberjacks
Second Team USHL All-Rookie Team honoree
Won gold medal with Team USA at 2022 World Junior A Challenge
Local product – first time he skated was on the OSU Ice Rink; came up through Ohio Blue Jackets AAA program and graduated from Dublin Coffman High School

6 | Mason Klee | D
Gr., Castle Rock, Colo.
RPI (ECAC) / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Graduated from RPI Magna Cum Laude with degree in business management; four-time ECAC All-Academic Team honoree
Played three full seasons for the Engineers (school did not compete in 2020-21), skating in 88 games, with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points
Spent two years in the USHL between Lincoln and Sioux Falls; 2018 USHL All-Rookie Team honoree
Won 2019 Clark Cup with Sioux Falls Stampede
Father played hockey at Bowling Green and saw action in more than 900 NHL games

7 | Brent Johnson | D
Jr., Dallas, Texas
North Dakota (NCHC) / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Third-round draft pick of the Washington Capitals in 2021
Spent two years at North Dakota, skating in 36 games
Played in USHL with Sioux Falls in 2020-21, earning Second Team All-USHL and USHL All-Rookie Team honors
Earned NCHC All-Academic and Distinguished Scholar accolades

9 | Riley Hughes | F
Gr., Westwood, Mass.
Northeastern (Hockey East) / Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)

Seventh-round draft pick of the New York Rangers in 2018
Earned finance degree from Northeastern
Played in 118 games over four years at Northeastern, with 32 points (11g, 21a)
Two-time assistant captain for the Huskies
Father played hockey at Middlebury and is the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens

10 | Thomas Weis | F
Fr., Madison, Wis.
Madison Capitols (USHL)

Spent last two years in the USHL
Limited to nine games in 2022-23 with Madison; skated in 62 regular-season games with Fargo Force in 2021-22, recording 15 assists and 20 points
Alternate captain for NAHL Wichita in 2020-21
Won U14 and U16 USA Hockey National Championships with Chicago Mission; current Buckeye junior Cam Thiesing was also on the championship teams

12 | Caden Brown | F
Jr., St. Louis, Mo.
Wisconsin (B1G) / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Played a season and a half at Wisconsin, skating in 45 games
Finished 2022-23 campaign in Waterloo in the USHL (7g, 20a)
Part of U.S. National Team Development Program for two years
Father Jeff played nearly 750 games in the NHL and brother Logan, currently with Tampa Bay, has skated in nearly 100 NHL games so far

16 | Max Montes | F
Fr., Hartland, Wis.
Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Spent three full seasons with Dubuque in the USHL
Notched 44 points, including 23 goals, in 2022-23
Regular-season totals in the USHL include 46 goals and 45 assists for 91 points in 163 games played

25 | Sam Deckhut | F
Fr., San Diego, Calif.
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

Spent last two seasons in Sioux City in the USHL
Won 2022 Clark Cup with the Musketeers
Alternate captain in 2022-23; notched 44 points (13g, 31a) in 61 regular-season games
Won 2020 New England Championship with Salisbury School
Part of Rochester Coalition that captured U18 National Championship in 2021

28 | William Smith | D
Fr., Toronto, Ontario
Omaha Lancers (USHL)

Played majority of last two seasons in the USHL
Captured 2022 Clark Cup with Sioux City Musketeers
Started 2022-23 campaign in Sioux City before finishing season in Omaha in 2022-23; recorded 14 points in 57 regular-season games

29 | Ryan Gordon | F
Fr., Duluth, Ga.
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Skated with Sioux Falls in the USHL in 2022-23, notching 22 points (11g, 11a) in 58 regular-season games
Spent two years in the NAHL, first with New Jersey Junior Titans and then Northeast Generals
Posted 68 (29g, 39a) points in 107 NAHL regular-season contests
Father Scott played hockey at Boston College

44 | Theo Wallberg | D
Fr., Stockholm, Sweden
Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Drafted in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by Ottawa
Played in 60 regular-season games with USHL Dubuque in 2022-23, posting five goals and 17 assists for 22 points
Part of Skellefteå AIK, Västerås IK and Wings HC in Sweden

60 | Kristoffer Eberly | G
Fr., Pickney, Mich.
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Played for USHL Green Bay in in 2022-23, with a 2.97 goals-against average and .893 save percentage in 46 regular-season games, notching 25 wins and three shutouts
Skated for NCDC Northern Cyclones in 2021-22 (2.71 gaa, .924 sv%)
Was also with Sioux City in 2021-22 and saw action in four USHL games; Musketeers won Clark Cup that year

91 | Jake Dunlap | F
So., Windham, N.H.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) / Madison Capitols (USHL)

Started collegiate career at New Hampshire, skating in 25 games as a freshman
Led Madison Capitols in goals in 2021-22, adding 22 assists for 46 points in 57 regular season games; 12 points in Capitols' run to the Clark Cup Finals
Spent majority of 2020-21 with NAHL Northeast Generals and also played with USHL Fargo and NAHL Janesville that season; also played with Fargo and Janesville the year prior
Brother Joe is a senior for the Buckeyes

93 | Damien Carfagna | D
So., Wood-Ridge, N.J.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

Played freshman season at New Hampshire, appearing in 28 games and posting 12 points (4g, 8a)
2022 Third Team All-USHL and selected for BioSteel All-American Game
Part of Sioux City squad that captured 2022 Clark Cup
Spent two years in the USHL, with Sioux City in 2021-22 and with Green Bay and Sioux City the year before; alternate captain for the Gamblers
Skated in 111 regular-season games in the USHL, recording 12-34-46 totals

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