2025-2026 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 8
Nathan McBrayer
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ohio
- Junior Team:
- Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Ohio State Career
- Alternate captain for 2025-26
- Three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice
- Has skated in 110 games through first three years as a Buckeye, with eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points, along with 94 shot blocks
- Alternate captain
- 10 points, with four goals and six assists, along with 29 shot blocks and +6 rating
- Goal Nov. 15 at Wisconsin, Dec. 5 vs. Minnesota and in back-to-back games Jan. 31 vs. Michigan and Feb. 6 at Minnesota
- Assist Oct. 24 vs. Sacred Heart, Nov. 14 at Wisconsin, Nov. 29 at Arizona State, Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota, Feb. 27 at Michigan State and March 6 vs. Notre Dame
- Three shot blocks Nov. 15 at Wisconsin, Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota and in Big Ten Tournament final at Michigan March 21, with two in three other games
- Season-high +3 at UConn Oct. 18
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Saw action in all 40 games, with career high four goals and 10 points; +9 on the year and blocked 42 shots
- Tallied first collegiate goal in season opener vs. AIC Oct. 11
- Goal and an assist vs. Minnesota Jan. 10 for second career multiple-point outing
- Also scored at Penn State Jan. 24 and Feb. 8 at Notre Dame
- Point in three straight games Feb. 7-14, with assists at Notre Dame Feb. 7 and vs. Wisconsin Feb. 14 and goal vs. the IrishÂ
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors
- Skated in 34 of 38 games, picking up seven assists and 23 shot blocks
- Two-assist night vs. Notre Dame Jan. 12
- Assist in three of four games; notched first point as a Buckeye vs. Minnesota Dec. 8 and picked up a helper against Mercyhurst Dec. 30 and vs. Bowling Green Jan. 5
- Helper in each game vs. Michigan Feb. 2-3, with +3 rating in the series
- +3 in series at Michigan State Feb. 23-24
- Three +2 days on the year
- Posted two shot blocks in six games
- 49 shots on goal, including five Dec. 8 at Minnesota and March 10 at Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal series game threeÂ
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Spent last two years with Muskegon in the USHL; played in 57 regular-season games in 2022-23, with 31 points, including 24 assists
- Notched 22 points, with two goals and 20 assists, in 61 regular-season games with the Lumberjacks in 2021-22; added six points (2g, 4a) in nine playoff contests
- Second Team USHL All-Rookie Team honoree
- Played in two USHL games with Muskegon and six with the US NTDPÂ U17 team in 2020-21
- Won gold medal with Team USA at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge
- Came up through Ohio Blue Jackets AAA system
- Also played soccer, football, baseball and lacrosse
- Graduated from Dublin Coffman High School in 2023
- Parents are Mike, who attended Cincinnati, and Bree, an Ohio State graduate; has a younger sibling, Zac
- Grew up a Buckeye and has loved the school since he was born
- Consumer and family financial services major
- Enjoys golfing, going to the lake and reading
- Started hockey at age 3 after attending a Columbus Blue Jackets game and wanting to play; first time skating was at the OSU Ice Rink
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