Mason Lohrei

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Year:
Sophomore
Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Madison, Wis.
Junior Team:
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

NHL

Signed ATO with AHL Providence following 2022-23 Buckeye season and then signed two-year entry level deal with NHL Boston in May 2023
Selected by Boston in the second round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft (No. 58)
Participated in Bruins’ development camp in August 2021 and ’22

Ohio State Career

2023 Second Team All-Big Ten
2023 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2022 Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection
2022-23 Preseason All-Big Ten
Two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year finalist (2022, '23)
Two-time Big Ten Star of the Week (Jan. 4, 2022, Feb. 8, 2022)
Team’s Best Defensive Player award winner in 2022 and 2023
Posted 61 points, with eight goals and 53 assists, in 71 career games, along with 98 shot blocks; .859 career points per game average was best for a Buckeye defenseman since at least 2003-04

2022-23 (Sophomore Season)

Second Team All-Big Ten
32 points, with four goals and 28 assists, ranking second on team in assists and third in points
Tied for sixth in assists per game among NCAA defensemen (.70) and fifth among nation's blueliners in total assists; 24th in assists per game among all skaters
28 assists were tied for fifth in a single-year among Buckeye defensemen all-time
Point in eight of the final 11 games
Ohio State advanced to NCAA second round; posted goal and two assists in 8-1 first-round win over Harvard; named to NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
Part of Buckeye PK that ranked first in the NCAA

2021-22 (Freshman Season)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year finalist
Recognized with team’s Best Defensive Player award
Led Buckeyes with 25 assists and second with 29 points while playing in 31 of 37 games, missing last six games with injury; At least one point in 19 of 31 games
+16 on the year to rank third on squad
Ranked in the Top 8 in the NCAA in assists per game overall and points per game among defensemen; stood sixth in points and points per game among NCAA freshmen
10th in Ohio State history for assists in a a single season by a defenseman and tied for eighth in helpers by a Buckeye freshman skater; .81 assists per game tied for the second-best by a Buckeye since 2000 and it was the most assists by a Buckeye defenseman since Doug Andress had 27 in 2004
41 blocked shots on the year, with three in five games
B1G Second Star of the Week after 5 points in series vs. Wisconsin Feb. 4-5; Three assists in game one and goal and an assist in game two
B1G Third Star of the Week after LIU series; assist in game one before three assists and points and +5 mark in game two
Began collegiate career on three-game point streak, with goal at Bentley Oct. 8, two assists against the Falcons Oct. 9 and a helper vs. UConn Oct. 15
Three points in series vs. Penn State Nov. 5-6, with +2 rating in each game; Assist in opener and goal and a helper in game two; Extended point streak to three with assist at Minnesota Nov. 12
Four two-assist games – vs. Mercyhurst Nov. 26, at Notre Dame Dec. 3-4 and at Michigan State Jan. 22

Prior to Ohio State

2021 USHL Defenseman of the Year and First Team All-USHL; Skated in 48 games with Green Bay and led all USHL defensemen in points (59), assists (40), power play assists (19) and gamewinning goals (6)
Five-time USHL Defenseman of the Week in 2020-21
Saw action in 48 games with the Gamblers in 2019-20 and had 37 points, including eight goals and 29 assists, earning Second Team All-USHL accolades; named to 2020 BioSteel All-American Game
Played nine games for Green Bay in 2018-19
Skated with Culver Military Academy before the USHL, graduating in 2019
Also played football, lacrosse, baseball and soccer

Personal

Son of Teri, a business owner, and David, an international salesman who was a professional ice hockey coach for 17 years
Has two sisters, Zoe, who played hockey at RIT and Adrian, and Veronica
Born in Baton Rouge, La.
Enjoys wake surfing, basketball, music and fishing
Plans to major in business
On why he chose Ohio State: “I chose Ohio State because of the great academics and highly competitive hockey program. I was very impressed by the culture and facilities and I believe the coaching staff is one of the best in the country to help me improve my game and prepare me for the next level.”
Went to high school with Buckeye teammate Dominic Vidoli and played junior hockey with classmate Cam Thiesing
Started skating before he was 2