2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
McBrayer, Nathan
Jersey Number 8
Nathan McBrayer
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ohio
- Junior Team:
- Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Bio
Ohio State Career
- Two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a 2025 Academic All-Big Ten choice
- Skated in 74 games through first two years as a Buckeye, with four goals and 13 assists for 17 points, along with 65 shot blocks
- 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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