Nick Blankenburg

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Washington, Mich.
S/C:
R

NHL
• Signed a one-year entry-level contract with Columbus on April 8
• Made his NHL debut on April 13 vs Montreal where he collected his first point
• Scored his first NHL goal on April 24 vs. Edmonton, his first multiple-point game

Michigan Career
• Played in 133 games, scored 25 goals and 44 assists for 69 points and was a +52

International
• 2022 World Championships (played in four games)

Senior Year (2021-22)
• Captain
• Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• B1G Honorable Mention
• B1G All-Academic Team
• B1G First Star of the Week (Nov. 30)
• Tallied his first goal of the season in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota State (10/16)
• Scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over WMU in Kalamazoo (10/23)
• Recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over Wisconsin (10/28)
• Collected a goal in 4-5 OT defeat against ND (11/20)
• Combined for three goals and two assists in weekend sweep vs. Niagara (11/26, 11/27)
• Totaled two goals and an assist in weekend split at Ohio State (12/10, 12/11)
• Contributed an assist in 4-2 victory over UMass (1/9)
• Net a goal in 4-1 win in Minneapolis vs. Minnesota (1/22)
• Scored a goal and an assist in weekend sweep at Wisconsin (1/28, 1/29)
• Tallied three assists in weekend victories over MSU (2/11, 2/12)
• Added a goal to the 5-3 win vs. Ohio State (2/18)
• Picked up the lone goal in 1-4 loss in South Bend against Notre Dame (2/25)
• Totaled a goal and five assists in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. MSU (3/4, 3/5)
• Recorded an assist in 7-4 win in Regional final vs. Quinnipiac (3/27)

Junior Year (2020-21)
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Alternate captain
• 3rd in the B1G in +/- and 10th nationally at +19
• Ranked 6th in the B1G in defenseman scoring with 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists)
• Scored a goal and an assist in an 8-1 season opening win over #15 Arizona State (11/14)
• Net two goals at Penn State (12/3)
• Chipped in an assist in a 3-1 loss to #4 Minnesota (12/8)
• Picked up a goal in the 9-0 win over Michigan State (1/8)
• Collected two assists against OSU, with one of them on the game-winning goal (1/15) and added another assist the next night
• Named the B1G Second Star of the Week (1/19)
• Assisted on the game-winning goal at #21 Notre Dame (1/21)
• Earned an assist in a 6-0 shutout of OSU (2/20)
• Scored on #3 Minnesota (3/6)

Sophomore Year (2019-20)
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 35 games and had four goals and 12 assists for 16 points
• Finished in a tie for fourth place on the team in scoring
• Blocked 43 shots and was +4
• Recorded his first point with an assist against #11 Clarkson (10/12)
• Scored in a 4-0 shutout of LSSU (10/18) and had an assist the next day (10/19)
• Had a goal against Michigan State (11/14)
• Tallied two assists in 3-2 loss to Wisconsin (11/30)
• Recorded an assist against Michigan Tech at the GLI (12/31)
• Collected a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at #14 Notre Dame (1/11)
• Tallied two assists in a 6-0 shutout of #6 Penn State (1/17)
• Had an assist against Wisconsin (2/7), at Michigan State (2/14)
• Scored in a 4-1 win over Michigan State at the Duel in the D (2/17)
• Set up the game-winning goals in both Big 10 Quarterfinals wins over Michigan State (3/6 &3/7)

Freshman Year (2018-19)
• Appeared in 34 games, finishing with 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists)
• Led all Wolverines in +/- with +11
• Blocked 30 shots
• Recorded first collegiate assist in victory over Lake Superior State (11/3)
• Tallied first collegiate goal vs #6 Notre Dame (11/10)
• Earned assists at #5 Penn State (11/17), Michigan Tech (12/30), #6 Notre Dame (1/5), #15 Penn State (1/24), Michigan State (2/8)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-3 draw with #6 Ohio State (2/23)
• Recorded an assist at Minnesota in the Big 10 Quarterfinals (3/9)

Before Michigan
• Spent the 2017-18 season with the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) where he recorded 16 goals and 26 assists for 42 points in 57 regular season games and 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 15 playoff games
• Was named to the AJHL (South) All-Rookie Team in 2017-18
• Before the Oilers, played for Victory Honda U18 in 2016-17 where he registered 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points in 32 regular season games played en route to winning the T1EHL U18 Championship
• Before that, played most of his games for Romeo High, where he scored 75 goals and 72 assists for 147 points in 83 games over a three year span
• 2016 State Champion Ice hockey for Romeo High School
• 2x All State Hockey Player

Personal
• Born May 12, 1998
• Son of Karin and Karl Blankenburg
• Brother, Alex, currently plays hockey at University of Nebraska Omaha
• Majoring in International Studies
• Tom Brady is his favorite Michigan athlete