Frank Nazar III

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Mount Clemens, Mich.
S/C:
R
NHL:
CHI
Prev School:
USNTDP

NHL
• Selected 13th overall (first round) by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft
• Made his NHL debut on April 14, 2024 scoring his first goal on his first shot on goal

International
• 2024 World Junior Championship (gold medal, 7 GP - 0-8-8, +9, 11 SOG, 15:34 TOI)
• 2022 U18 World Championship (silver medal, nine points in six games)
• 2020 Youth Olympic Games (silver medal, five points in four games)

Sophomore Year (2023-24)
• NCAA Midwest All-Region Team
• Sportscenter/Viral pass, The Michigan 2.0, against MSU in the NCAA regional final
• Honorable Mention All-B1G Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named B1G first star of the week (Jan. 30)
• Scored two goals in 5-4 victory over Providence (10/8)
• Recorded one goal and one assist in series split at UMass Amherst (10/13,10/14)
• Tallied three assists in 10-1 victory over Lindenwood (10/28)
• Scored two goals and tallied one assist in series at Wisconsin (11/3,11/4)
• Totaled two goals and one assist in series vs. Minnesota (11/10,11/11)
• Combined for one goal and two assists in series split vs. Penn State (11/17, 11/18)
• Contributed one assist in 2-0 win over St. Cloud State (11/24)
• Recorded two goals and four assists in series sweep vs. Stonehill (1/12, 1/13)
• Tallied three assists in series split vs. Michigan State (1/19, 1/20)
• Combined for three goals and two assists in series vs. Wisconsin (1/26, 1/27)
• Assisted on one goal in 4-1 victory at Ohio State (2/3)
• Notched one assist vs. MIchigan State (2/9)
• Scored one goal in series split vs. Penn State (2/16, 2/17)
• Tallied one assist in series vs. Minnesota (3/1, 3/2)
• Assisted on one goal in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. Notre Dame (3/8, 3/9)
• Scored twice in the B1G Championship at MSU (3/23)
• Notched a goal versus North Dakota in the NCAA regional semifinal (3/23) followed by his highlight assist against MSU in the regional final (3/31)

Freshman Year (2022-23)
• Made his debut on Feb. 10 versus Michigan State
• Played in 13 games, missing a majority due to an injury, and had two goals and five assists
• Scored his first career goal as a Wolverine in 4-3 win vs. #15 MSU (2/11)
• Picked up an assist in 4-2 loss vs. #10 Ohio State (2/18)
• Assisted on a goal in 3-3 tie (SO loss) vs. #20 ND (2/24)
• Contributed an assist in B1G Tournament first round 7-4 win vs. Wisconsin (3/4)
• Assisted on a goal in 7-3 B1G Tournament semi-final victory vs. Ohio State (3/11)
• Scored and assisted on a goal in 11-1 NCAA Tournament first round win over Colgate (3/24)
• Recorded one goal in 2-1 win over Notre Dame (12/2)

Before Michigan
• Spent two seasons with the USNTDP
• Led the team in scoring in 2020-21 with 57 points (28-27--57) in 45 games
• Scored 28 goals and 42 asists for 70 points in 56 games in 2021-22, adding 35 USHL points
• Totaled 128 points (58-70--128) in 103 games while adding 71 points in USHL games
• 2022 Biosteel All-America Game selection
• USHL Forward of the Week (Jan. 25, 2022)
• Previously played for Honeybaked and Little Caesars, winning five state titles
• A 2022 graduate of Attends L'Anse Creuse

Personal
• Born January 14, 2004
• Parents are Gina and Frank Nazar
• Has three sisters, Kate (WMU '15), Victoria (WMU '18) and Amanda (Oakland '21)
• Intended major is Sport Management