2024-25 Ice Hockey Roster

Jersey Number 15
Jacob Truscott
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
- Hometown:
- Port Huron, Mich.
- S/C:
- L
- NHL:
- VAN
- Prev School:
- USNTDP
NHL
• Selected 144th overall (fifth round) by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2020 NHL Draft
International
• 2022 World Junior Championships - August (5 GP, +3, 4 SOG, 13:54 average TOI)
• Invited to the USA Hockey Summer Showcase in August 2021
• 2021-22 USA Hockey World Junior Camp invitee
Graduate Student (2024-25)
• Derek Hines Award winner
• Captain (just the ninth multi-year captain at Michigan and first since Luke Glendening '12)
• Played in all 36 games and had 16 points on three goals and 13 assists
• Led the team in blocked shots with 56
• Hockey Humanitarian nominee
• Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Scored a goal against Boston University (11/1)
• Had an assists and finished +3 in a 4-1 win against Notre Dame (11/9)
• Totaled six points in a sweep of Penn State (11/22, 11/23) highlighted by a career-best four-point game with one goal and three assists on Saturday night
• Tallied one assist in 2-1 win vs. Western Michigan (11/30)
• Assisted on the overtime game winner versus Wisconsin (12/14)
• Had two assists in win at Notre Dame (1/10)
• Notched an assist in win over MSU (1/17)
• Assisted on a goal in each game of series vs. Penn State (1/31, 2/1)
• Had an assist against Penn State in game one of the B1G Quaterfinals (3/7)
Senior Year (2023-24)
• Captain
• B1G Sportsmanship Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Assisted on a goal in 5-4 victory over Providence (10/8)
• Recorded two assists in series split at UMass Amherst (10/13-10/14)
• Assisted on a goal in 7-1 win over Ohio St. (10/20)
• Tallied two assists in 9-1 victory over Lindenwood (10/27)
• Assisted on a goal in loss at Wisconsin (11/4)
• Scored first goal of the season in 6-4 victory over Penn State (11/17)
• Recorded one goal in tie at St. Cloud State (11/25)
• Contributed one assist in series split at Notre Dame (12/1,12/2)
• Tallied one assist in 12-4 victory over Stonehill (1/12)
• Assisted on one goal in 7-1 victory vs. Michigan State (1/19)
• Recorded an assist in 4-2 victory at Ohio State (2/2)
• Notched one assist in 6-5 overtime win at Minnesota (3/2)
• Picked up an assist in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. Notre Dame (3/8, 3/9)
• Tallied an assist in the NCAA regional final versus MSU (3/29)
Junior Year (2022-23)
• Alternate captain
• B1G All-Academic Team
• Had 16 points on four goals and 12 assists in 23 games played, a +8 with 28 blocked shots
• Suffered an upper body injury on Jan. 21 that sidelined him for the remainder of the season
• Recorded his first point of the season with an assist in the 7-4 opening night win vs. Lindenwood (10/7)
• Assisted on a goal in 9-2 win over Boston University (10/14)
• Scored a goal and added three assists in 5-2 victory at LSSU (10/21)
• Assisted on three goals in weekend sweep vs. WMU (10/28, 10/29)
• Assisted on a goal in 5-1 win at Notre Dame (11/11)
• Recorded an assist in 2-1 victory at Yost vs. MSU (12/10)
• Combined for a goal and a pair of assists in 4-2 win over Ohio State (1/14)
• Scored a pair of goals, including the OT game-winner with a broken hand, in 5-4 win at #2 Minnesota (2/21)
Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• B1G All-Academic Team
• Contributed a goal and an assist in a 7-4 victory against LSSU (10/9)
• Added an assist in each of the victories over Minnesota Duluth (10/15) and Minnesota State (10/16)
• Recorded an assist in a 5-2 loss vs. WMU (10/22)
• Tallied two assists in 7-2 victory over MSU (11/5)
• Picked up an assist in 6-1 win vs. Niagara (11/26)
• Totaled a goal and three assists in weekend sweep vs. MSU (2/11, 2/12)
• Chipped in a pair of assists in 5-3 win against Ohio State (2/18)
• Assisted on a pair of goals in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. MSU (3/4, 3/5)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Notre Dame in B1G Tournament semifinal (3/12)
Freshman Year (2020-21)
• Played in all 26 games and had one goal and four assists
• Blocked 18 shots and finished +6
• First collegiate point was an assist vs. Notre Dame (11/27) to start a three-game point-scoring streak
• Scored his first goal against the Fighting Irish (11/28)
• Chipped in a helper at Penn State (12/2)
• Tallied an assist against MSU (1/8)
• Picks up an assist in 4-1 win against ASU (2/26)
Before Michigan
• Spent two seasons with the US National Team Development Program
• Had 21 points in 47 games with the USA U18 this past season
• Collected five goals and 12 assists in 55 games with the USA U17 team
• Played in three Five Nations Tournaments winning gold, silver and bronze medals
• Claimed a silver medal at the Four Nations Tournament in 2018
• Played in the World U17 Hockey Challenge in 2018-19
• Named a Biosteel All-American
• A 2020 graduate of Northville High school
• Ranked No. 89 by EliteProspects.com and No. 68 by NHL Central Scouting (North American Skaters)
Personal
• Born April 12, 2002
• Son of Charles and Lori Truscott
• Charles works for Chrysler
• Has two brothers, Kyle (Life '21) and Dakota (Ferris State '23) and one sister, Nicole (St. Clair Community College '20)
• Earned a bachelor's degree in Applied Exercise Science in May 2024
• Working towards a graduate certificate in Real Estate
• Selected 144th overall (fifth round) by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2020 NHL Draft
International
• 2022 World Junior Championships - August (5 GP, +3, 4 SOG, 13:54 average TOI)
• Invited to the USA Hockey Summer Showcase in August 2021
• 2021-22 USA Hockey World Junior Camp invitee
Graduate Student (2024-25)
• Derek Hines Award winner
• Captain (just the ninth multi-year captain at Michigan and first since Luke Glendening '12)
• Played in all 36 games and had 16 points on three goals and 13 assists
• Led the team in blocked shots with 56
• Hockey Humanitarian nominee
• Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Scored a goal against Boston University (11/1)
• Had an assists and finished +3 in a 4-1 win against Notre Dame (11/9)
• Totaled six points in a sweep of Penn State (11/22, 11/23) highlighted by a career-best four-point game with one goal and three assists on Saturday night
• Tallied one assist in 2-1 win vs. Western Michigan (11/30)
• Assisted on the overtime game winner versus Wisconsin (12/14)
• Had two assists in win at Notre Dame (1/10)
• Notched an assist in win over MSU (1/17)
• Assisted on a goal in each game of series vs. Penn State (1/31, 2/1)
• Had an assist against Penn State in game one of the B1G Quaterfinals (3/7)
Senior Year (2023-24)
• Captain
• B1G Sportsmanship Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Assisted on a goal in 5-4 victory over Providence (10/8)
• Recorded two assists in series split at UMass Amherst (10/13-10/14)
• Assisted on a goal in 7-1 win over Ohio St. (10/20)
• Tallied two assists in 9-1 victory over Lindenwood (10/27)
• Assisted on a goal in loss at Wisconsin (11/4)
• Scored first goal of the season in 6-4 victory over Penn State (11/17)
• Recorded one goal in tie at St. Cloud State (11/25)
• Contributed one assist in series split at Notre Dame (12/1,12/2)
• Tallied one assist in 12-4 victory over Stonehill (1/12)
• Assisted on one goal in 7-1 victory vs. Michigan State (1/19)
• Recorded an assist in 4-2 victory at Ohio State (2/2)
• Notched one assist in 6-5 overtime win at Minnesota (3/2)
• Picked up an assist in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. Notre Dame (3/8, 3/9)
• Tallied an assist in the NCAA regional final versus MSU (3/29)
Junior Year (2022-23)
• Alternate captain
• B1G All-Academic Team
• Had 16 points on four goals and 12 assists in 23 games played, a +8 with 28 blocked shots
• Suffered an upper body injury on Jan. 21 that sidelined him for the remainder of the season
• Recorded his first point of the season with an assist in the 7-4 opening night win vs. Lindenwood (10/7)
• Assisted on a goal in 9-2 win over Boston University (10/14)
• Scored a goal and added three assists in 5-2 victory at LSSU (10/21)
• Assisted on three goals in weekend sweep vs. WMU (10/28, 10/29)
• Assisted on a goal in 5-1 win at Notre Dame (11/11)
• Recorded an assist in 2-1 victory at Yost vs. MSU (12/10)
• Combined for a goal and a pair of assists in 4-2 win over Ohio State (1/14)
• Scored a pair of goals, including the OT game-winner with a broken hand, in 5-4 win at #2 Minnesota (2/21)
Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• B1G All-Academic Team
• Contributed a goal and an assist in a 7-4 victory against LSSU (10/9)
• Added an assist in each of the victories over Minnesota Duluth (10/15) and Minnesota State (10/16)
• Recorded an assist in a 5-2 loss vs. WMU (10/22)
• Tallied two assists in 7-2 victory over MSU (11/5)
• Picked up an assist in 6-1 win vs. Niagara (11/26)
• Totaled a goal and three assists in weekend sweep vs. MSU (2/11, 2/12)
• Chipped in a pair of assists in 5-3 win against Ohio State (2/18)
• Assisted on a pair of goals in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. MSU (3/4, 3/5)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Notre Dame in B1G Tournament semifinal (3/12)
Freshman Year (2020-21)
• Played in all 26 games and had one goal and four assists
• Blocked 18 shots and finished +6
• First collegiate point was an assist vs. Notre Dame (11/27) to start a three-game point-scoring streak
• Scored his first goal against the Fighting Irish (11/28)
• Chipped in a helper at Penn State (12/2)
• Tallied an assist against MSU (1/8)
• Picks up an assist in 4-1 win against ASU (2/26)
Before Michigan
• Spent two seasons with the US National Team Development Program
• Had 21 points in 47 games with the USA U18 this past season
• Collected five goals and 12 assists in 55 games with the USA U17 team
• Played in three Five Nations Tournaments winning gold, silver and bronze medals
• Claimed a silver medal at the Four Nations Tournament in 2018
• Played in the World U17 Hockey Challenge in 2018-19
• Named a Biosteel All-American
• A 2020 graduate of Northville High school
• Ranked No. 89 by EliteProspects.com and No. 68 by NHL Central Scouting (North American Skaters)
Personal
• Born April 12, 2002
• Son of Charles and Lori Truscott
• Charles works for Chrysler
• Has two brothers, Kyle (Life '21) and Dakota (Ferris State '23) and one sister, Nicole (St. Clair Community College '20)
• Earned a bachelor's degree in Applied Exercise Science in May 2024
• Working towards a graduate certificate in Real Estate
Wolverines Climb National Polls, Staying Grounded with Defensive Focus
Wednesday, October 15
Ice Hockey Highlights at Providence (Oct. 11)
Saturday, October 11
Ice Hockey Highlights at Providence (Oct. 10)
Friday, October 10
Horcoff Talks Red-Hot Start; No. 7 Providence on Tap
Thursday, October 09