2025-2026 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Hillebrandt, Sam

Jersey Number 30
Sam Hillebrandt
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 177
- Hometown:
- Port Huron, Mich.
- Junior Team:
- Barrie Colts (OHL)
Bio
Prior to Ohio State
- Represented Team USA at 2024 and 2025 World Junior Championships, helping team to back-to-back gold medals
- Spent three season with the Barrie Colts in the OHL, appearing in 76 games with a 38-29-2-2 record and .900 save percentage
- Notched 3.16 goals-against average and .903 save percentage in 37 games played in 2024-25
- Had 3.67 gaa and .899 sv% while appearing in 36 games in 2023-24
- Saw action in three games with Barrie in 2022-23 (3.76 gaa, .871 sv%)
- Attended Port Huron and Sumer high schools, graduating in 2024
- Parents are Angela and Jon, who both attended UIC; Jon played for the AHL Louisville Panthers
- Sister, Emma, attends USF
- Enjoys playing golf and pickleball
- Wears No. 30 because it was his father's number
- Started playing hockey at age 5 because he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps
- Grew up playing with Buckeye teammate Bryce Ingles
- Plans to major in sport industry
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