2025-26 Ice Hockey Roster
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
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
Ice Hockey Highlights vs. Mercyhurst (Oct. 4)
Saturday, October 04
Ice Hockey Highlights vs. Mercyhurst (Oct. 3)
Friday, October 03
Ice Hockey Report: 2025-26 Season Preview
Wednesday, October 01
Back for Another Season, Hughes Using Summer to Relax, Recharge
Thursday, June 19
