2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Thompson, Riley
Jersey Number 9
Riley Thompson
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Junior Team:
- Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)
- Prev School:
- Alaska Anchorage (NCAA)
Bio
Collegiate Career
at Alaska Anchorage
- 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- Two-time B1G Star of the Week in 2024-25 (Third Star, Nov. 4, 2024, First Star Nov. 19, 2024)
- Played one year at Alaska-Anchorage before transferring to Ohio State
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete in 2024-25
- Saw action in 74 games in first two collegiate seasons, with 57 points on 26 goals and 31 assists, along with 441 faceoff wins and 51 shot blocks
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection
- Played in all 40 games; shared team lead with 17 goals and six power play tallies, tying for second with 33 points and ranking fifth with 16 assists; led forwards with 34 shot blocks and had team-high 327 faceoff wins
- Named B1G Third Star of the Week after six points in series vs. Lake Superior State Nov. 1-2; had five assists, a +6 mark, four shot blocks and 25 faceoff wins in the series sweep; two assists in game one and goal and three helpers in game two
- Earned B1G First Star of the Week accolades after five-point series at Lindenwood; three points, with two goals and an assist, in game one and had two assists in game two; +3 in the series with 19 faceoff victories
- Scored the gametying and gamewinning goals late in the third period vs. Michigan at Wrigley Field Jan. 3
- Three points with two goals and an assist, vs. Michigan State Jan. 30
- Tallied twice against Wisconsin Feb. 14
- Scored overtime winner in game two victory vs. Wisconsin in B1G Tournament quarterfinal series; had primary assist on overtime gamewinner in semifinal vs. Penn State March 15 and posted a helper in final at Michigan State March 22
- Two points, with a goal and an assist, vs. AIC Oct. 12 for first points as a Buckeye
- Goal in each game at Penn State Jan. 24-25 and in both games at Notre Dame Feb. 7-8
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
at Alaska Anchorage
- Skated in all 34 games and had 24 points, with nine goals and 15 assists, for the Seawolves
- Started 2021-22 with the Pembroke Lumber Kings in the CCHL, notching nine points in 24 games, before finishing year with Smiths Falls Bears, recording 14-14-28 line in 29 regular season games
- Alternate captain for Smiths Falls in 2022-23 and had 67 points, on 33 goals and 34 assists, in 49 regular season games; had 12-5-17 line in 17 postseason contests
- Part of Gloucester Rangers from U14-U18; also played for CP Canadians and Carleton Place Jr. Canadians in CCHL2 and EOJHL
- Also played soccer, basketball and volleyball
- Graduated from St. Matthew High School in 2020
- Parents are Allanah Shields-Thompson, a national marketing manager, and Jason Thompson, a sales manager
- Has an older sibling, Brianna
- Sport industry major
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