2025-26 Ice Hockey Roster
McKinney, Cole
Jersey Number 11
Cole McKinney
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- S/C:
- R
- NHL:
- SJS
- Prev School:
- USNTDP
Bio
NHL
• Drafted No. 53 (second round) in the 2025 NHL Draft by San Jose
International
• 2025 U18 World Championships (bronze medal, five points in seven games)
• 2025 U18 Five Nations (bronze medal, seven points in four games)
• 2024 U18 Five Nations (bronze medal, six points in four games)
• 2024 U17 Five Nations (gold medal, nine points in four games)
• 2023 World U17 Hockey Challenge (silver medal, two assists in seven games)
Before Michigan
• Spent the last two seasons with the USNTDP
• Appeared in 58 games with the U18 in last season, scoring 27 goals and 33 assists
• Played in 11 games with the U18 and in 44 games with the U17 during the 2023-24 season
• Combined for 93 points in 115 games with the USNTP and added 37 points in USHL contests
• Played in the 2025 USA Hockey All-American Game and had an assist
• Selected for the 2024 CHL-USA Prospects Challenge tallying two points in two games
• Previously played for the Chicago Mission, winning national championship with U14 in 2022
• Drafted No. 53 (second round) in the 2025 NHL Draft by San Jose
International
• 2025 U18 World Championships (bronze medal, five points in seven games)
• 2025 U18 Five Nations (bronze medal, seven points in four games)
• 2024 U18 Five Nations (bronze medal, six points in four games)
• 2024 U17 Five Nations (gold medal, nine points in four games)
• 2023 World U17 Hockey Challenge (silver medal, two assists in seven games)
Before Michigan
• Spent the last two seasons with the USNTDP
• Appeared in 58 games with the U18 in last season, scoring 27 goals and 33 assists
• Played in 11 games with the U18 and in 44 games with the U17 during the 2023-24 season
• Combined for 93 points in 115 games with the USNTP and added 37 points in USHL contests
• Played in the 2025 USA Hockey All-American Game and had an assist
• Selected for the 2024 CHL-USA Prospects Challenge tallying two points in two games
• Previously played for the Chicago Mission, winning national championship with U14 in 2022
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