Damien Carfagna

Professional

Signed two-year entry level contract with NHL Edmonton Oilers in March 2025 following junior season; also signed ATO with AHL Bakersfield

Ohio State Career

Earned bachelor's degree in sport industry in May 2025, graduating in three years
2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2025 B1G Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten
Three-time AHCA All-American Scholar (2024, 25 at Ohio State; 2023 at New Hamsphire)
Two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2024, '25)
2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for Ohio State
2023 Hockey East All-Academic Team at New Hampshire
Transferred to Ohio State after one season at New Hampshire
Saw action in 107 collegiate games, with 15 goals and 35 assists for 50 points, along with 149 shot blocks; Had 9-25-34 line, with 116 blocked shots, in two years at Ohio State

2024-25 (Junior Season)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection
Earned a spot on B1G All-Tournament Team
Fourth in points among B1G defensemen and fifth for the Buckeyes with 28, on seven goals and 21 assists; led Ohio State blueliners in goals
Played in 38 of 40 games, missing December series vs. Notre Dame with injury
Team-high +16 on the year, including +1 mark or better in last five postseason games
Led the Buckeyes with 68 shot blocks, ranking fourth in the B1G; career-high six shot blocks in B1G final at Michigan State March 22 and had five at Wisconsin Oct. 18 and at MSU Nov. 9
Named B1G First Star of the Week Feb. 18 after posting three points, +5 rating and five shot blocks in sweep of Wisconsin; posted two assists in game one and scored go-ahead goal with three minutes remaining in goal two
Five points in B1G Tournament; goal and an assist in final at Michigan State March 22, with assists in games two and three vs. Wisconsin and semifinal vs. Penn State
Goal and two assists for three points vs. AIC Oct. 12
Earned AHCA All-American Scholar, B1G Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades

2023-24 (Sophomore Season)

Selected winner of Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Ohio State
Skated in 34 games with six points on two goals and four assists, along with 48 shot blocks
Assist in both wins in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal series at Wisconsin
Tallied first goal as a Buckeye at Omaha Oct. 28
Posted an assist vs. Michigan State Nov. 4 and vs. Wisconsin Feb. 16
Scored late vs. Minnesota Dec. 8
Five shot blocks vs. Princeton Nov. 25 and at Michigan State Feb. 23, with three in four other games; 12 shot blocks combined in final five games of the year
Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and AHCA All-American Scholar

Prior to Ohio State
At New Hampshire

Saw action in 35 games in 2022-23, with 16 points on six goals and 10 assists; two tallies were gamewinners, both in overtime; blocked 33 shots
Two-goal game against UMass Lowell Feb. 4, 2023 and had two assists against Arizona State Dec. 10, 2022
Named to Hockey East All-Academic Team and an AHCA All-American Scholar

Junior Hockey

Won 2022 Clark Cup with Sioux City Musketeers
2022 Third Team All-USHL
Selected for 2022 BioSteel All-American Game
Spent 2020-21 with Green Bay Gamblers, recording 18 points, including 12 assists, in 50 regular season games
Started 2021-22 with Green Bay before joining Sioux City; 37 points (5g, 32a) with Green Bay and posted 10 assists and 11 points in 21 regular season games with Musketeers; saw action in 10 postseason games, with two assists
Played AAA hockey with Mercer Chiefs, New Jersey Colonials and NV River Rats
Skated one season at Don Bosco Prep and spent a year at Lawrence Academy
Don Bosco claimed the 2019 New Jersey high school non-public state championship
Played soccer and baseball growing up
Won high school chess championship as an eighth grader