2025-2026 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Montes, Max
Jersey Number 16
Max Montes
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Hometown:
- Hartland, Wis.
- Junior Team:
- Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
Bio
Ohio State Career
- Team's 2023-24 Rookie of the Year
- Played in 77 games through first two seasons as a Buckeye, with 44 points on 23 goals and 21 assists
- Saw action in all 40 games, posting 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points
- Named B1G First Star of the Week Oct. 22 after sweep at Wisconsin; scored three of four Buckeye goals - with both gamewinners - in series, with two goals in game one (including in OT)
- Goal in NCAA Tournament game vs. Boston March 27 Scored third period goal that helped clinch game three win vs. Wisconsin in B1G Tournament quarterfinals; tally stood as gamewinner
- First on squad with four gamewinning goals; also had winner vs. Penn State Dec. 5
- Goal and an assist against Lake Superior State Nov. 1 and vs. Minnesota Jan. 10
- Notched two assists at Penn State Jan. 24 and vs. Michigan State Jan. 30
- Six-game point streak Jan. 10-31, with 9 points (1g, 8a) in stretch
- Opened year on four-game goal and point streak. notching five total goals
- Voted Rookie of the Year by his teammates
- Played in 37 of 38 games, with 18 points on nine goals and nine assists; all nine goals came in the second half of the season; tied for third on the team in goals and ranked fifth in points
- Two goals in opening game of Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal series March 8 at Wisconsin
- Assist in game two of the quarterfinal series vs. the Badgers and scored a goal in the semifinals at Michigan State March 16
- Scored twice at Michigan Feb. 2 and had a goal vs. the Wolverines in game two Feb. 3
- Tallied first career goal Dec. 30 vs. Mercyhurst
- Posted two assists at Mercyhurst in season opener
- Also tallied vs. Notre Dame Jan. 13 and at Michigan State Feb. 24
- Posted helpers Oct. 14 vs. Lindenwood, Nov. 4 vs. Michigan State, Nov. 25 vs. Princeton and Dec. 2 at Wisconsin, along with Jan. 26 at Penn State and Feb. 16 vs. Wisconsin
- 71 shots on goal, including nine vs. Michigan Feb. 2
- Spent three full seasons with Dubuque in the USHL; skated in 59 regular season games in 2022-23, posting 44 points, including 23 goals and 21 assists; saw action in 60 regular season games in 2021-22, with 14-18-32 line; In 2020-21 recorded 15 points (9g, 6a) in 44 regular season games
- Skated in in one NAHL game with Janesville and a USHL game with Dubuque in 2019-20
- Came up through Milwaukee Junior Admirals AAA program
- Played lacrosse, baseball and football growing up as well
- Graduated from Dubuque Senior High School and also attended Arrowhead High School
- Son of Amy and Cesar
- Has two siblings, Franklin, who attends Wisconsin, and Sophia
- Marketing major and would like to work in finance or marketing
- Loves to surf, golf and watch movies
- Started playing hockey at age 3; father, who is from Venezuela, got him (and his brother) into the sport after attending a game in Wisconsin and deciding he wanted his kids to play the sport
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