Professional
- Signed with Toledo Walleye following Buckeyes’ season and had seven points, with two goals and five assists, in eight regular season games; played in five playoff games as well
- Participated in Winnipeg Jets development camp in Summer 2018 as a free agent invitee and attended Pittsburgh Penguins development camp in Summer 2019
Ohio State Career
- Received bachelor’s degree in sport industry in Spring 2022
- Played in 127 games in the Scarlet and Gray, with 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points
- Senior CLASS Award Second Team
- Alternate captain for the Buckeyes in 2020-21 and 2021-22
- Honorable Mention Big Ten Player to Watch entering junior and senior seasons
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2020 and 2022
- 2020 AHCA Scholar All-American in 2020
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Member of Buckeyes’ 2019 Big Ten regular season championship team
- Traveled to Costa Rica in Summer 2019 on athletics department service learning trip (Photo Gallery | Trip Blog)
- Two-time NCAA Play of the Week selection
2021-22 (Senior Season)
- Senior CLASS Award finalist, earning second team honors
- 6-12-18 line while playing in 31 games, with +13 mark
- B1G Second Star of the Week after first career hat trick and four-point game vs. Notre Dame Jan. 14
- Goal vs. UConn Oct. 15, vs. Michigan Dec. 11, at Wisconsin Jan. 9 and in Big Ten Tournament game vs. Penn State March 4; +3 in game vs. the Nittany Lions
- Two-assist games vs. Bowling Green Dec. 16, at Michigan State Jan. 22 and at Penn State Jan. 29; tied career high (set Jan. 4, 2019) with +3 mark vs. Spartans
- Assists against Bentley Oct. 9, UConn Oct. 16, Penn State Nov. 6, Notre Dame Dec. 3 and at Michigan Feb. 18
- Played in career game 100 Oct. 16 vs. UConn
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten selection and an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Quinn Preston was feelin' it tonight.
His first career hat trick and four-point game. #GoBucks @Quinn_Preston20 pic.twitter.com/fAk1Fg5TYX
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) January 16, 2022
2020-21 (Junior Season)
- Played in all 27 games and tied for second on team with six goals, tying for third with 13 points; 24 shot blocks
- Tied for third in the B1G with four power play goals
- Three gamewinners to tie for fifth in the Big Ten
- Three points, with a goal and two assists vs. Penn State Jan. 8; blocked six shots in the win
- Assist in each game vs. Arizona State Dec. 17-18
- Scored game-tying and game-winning goals in a 45 second span on a major power play in the third period at Notre Dame Dec. 13
- Two points, with a goal and an assist, vs. Michigan State Nov. 29; +2 in game one vs. the Spartans Nov. 28
- Scored vs. Wisconsin Dec. 3 and tallied on the power play against Minnesota Jan. 29
- Academic All-Big Ten selection and an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
- 26 points, 15 goals to rank second on the team, along with 11 assists, while playing in 35 games (missed Jan. 25 game at Minnesota because of illness and game two vs. Penn State Feb. 8 with injury)
- Points in nine of last 12 games, including 2-3-5 line in last three combined
- Six multiple point games and three two-goal outings
- Tied for fourth in the Big Ten in goals and tied for third with six power play tallies
- Ended B1G play tied for fifth with nine goals in league action
- Three gamewinning tallies
- Tied for fourth among B1G forwards with 31 shot blocks and ranked fourth with .91 blocks per game
- Three points, with two goals and an assist, along with +2 mark, vs. Wisconsin March 6 in B1G Tournament game and had an assist in game two; goal in game one was first career shorthanded tally
- Two goals at Michigan State Feb. 22, with a power play goal and empty net score
- Empty net goal and assist at Michigan Feb. 1; five shot blocks in the series
- Three points vs. Notre Dame Jan. 17, with goal and two assists; goal in game two for four-point weekend
- Three goals in series vs. Colgate Dec. 27-28; first career two-goal game in opener
- Scored overtime gamewinner vs. Minnesota Dec. 6 (WATCH)
- Three points in series at Penn State Nov. 22-23; assist in game one and power play goal and helper in game two
- Tied game vs. Michigan on the power play early in the third period Nov. 1
- Scored gamewinner on the power play in the third period vs. Omaha Oct. 18
- Clinched Buckeye shootout win vs. WMU Oct. 11
- Earned B1G Distinguished Scholar, AHCA Scholar All-American, Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades
Awesome getting on the ice with @Quinn_Preston20 and finding out what goes through a players mind when decisions are made in a split second. Another game video example coming to show an example of what we talked about on the ice. pic.twitter.com/LSdFWojIig
— Paul Caponigri (@cappy27) December 3, 2019
2018-19 (Freshman Season)
- 5-9-14 line in 35 games
- Assist on both goals at Wisconsin Feb. 8, including primary on overtime winner
- Assist in each game vs. Notre Dame Feb. 1-2 and vs. Michigan State March 2
- Scored gamewinning goal in the third period vs. Michigan Jan. 12, breaking 2-2 tie
- Four points and +5 rating in series at Michigan State Jan. 4-5; Three points (1g, 2a) and +3 mark in game one and goal and +2 rating in game two; Assist on Friday goal was top NCAA Play of the Week and No. 2 USCHO play (WATCH)
- Scored first career goal Nov. 17 vs. Wisconsin; goal was an NCAA and USCHO Top Play of the Week (WATCH)
- First assist came Nov. 23 vs. Penn State
- Scored 3×3 OT goal at Minnesota Feb. 1
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Ohio State
- Spent two years with Dubuque in the USHL; notched 55 points, on 24 goals and 31 assists, in 2017-18 as an alternate captain and had a 14-21-35 line in 2016-17
- Selected Team MVP by his teammates in 2018
- 2018 USHL Third All-Star Team selection
- Played in the NAHL in 2015-16 with the Topeka Roadrunners, posting a 17-17-34 line in 59 regular season games and picking up six points (3g, 3a) in seven playoff contests
- NAHL All-South Division Rookie Team selection
- Played for Trenton High School, including a 2014 Michigan State Championship, and graduated from the school in 2015
- Earned all-state honors in tennis and baseball
Personal
- Son of Sean Preston, a floor manager at Chrysler, and Rhonda Holbrook, a hair dresser
- Has two brothers
- Pets include a cat, dog, turtle and fish
- Earned sport industry degree in Spring 2022
- Wore No. 16 all three years of juniors
- Choose Ohio State because “The program is headed in the right direction and the recent success. It is also fairly close to home.”
- Got into hockey at the age of 3, following his older brother into the sport
- Has worked at hockey camps and helped his grandparents with their landscaping for summer work
- Favorite player is Sidney Crosby – “He does almost everything right on the ice. You can watch him and learn something almost every time.”
- Pick one – Movie: Django Unchained; Television show – Friends; Music group – Juice Wrld; Professional Team – Pittsburgh Penguins; Athlete – Michael Jordan; Homecooked meal – chicken alfredo; Celebrity – Jennifer Aniston; Snack food – Hot Cheetos; Ice cream flavor – cookies and cream; Sport other than hockey – football; Vacation spot – Bora Bora; Rink – Little Caesars Arena; Magazine – Sports Illustrated
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