Wisconsin Badgers

Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born January 2004 ... major is kinesiology ... parents are Craig and Nicole ... has one brother, Justin ... chosen by the Detroit Red Wings at No. 201 overall at the 2022 NHL Draft in the seventh round

2024-25 / Sophomore Season
Appeared in 25 games … split his time playing as a center and on the wing … tallied career-high four goals and two assists for six points … scored first goal of the season on Dec. 6 in 4-0 win over No. 1 Michigan State … recorded first-career power-play goal midway through the second period to spark comeback in 5-4 win vs. No. 10 Michigan on Jan. 24 … posted first career multi-point night with a goal and an assist in 7-3 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 21 …  notched the game-winning goal in 4-1 win over No. 9/10 Ohio State in game one of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals … posted 33 shots and eight blocks on the season … named Academic All-Big Ten

2023-24 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 26 games ... tallied one goal and three assists for four points … scored first-career goal to tie the game at five and force overtime in UW’s 6-5 victory at No. 14 Michigan on Jan. 27 ... recorded first-career assist on the third goal scored in 4-1 victory vs. No. 6 Michigan State on March 2 ... set up game-winning goal on the power play in 4-2 victory vs. Ohio State on March 9 to force a Big Ten quarterfinal game three ... earned first NCAA Tournament point after setting up Joe Palodichuk’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period in 3-2 overtime loss vs. Quinnipiac on March 29 ... posted 41 shots on the season ... 54.5 percent success rate in the faceoff circle, winning 122 of 224 attempts ... Otto Breitenbach/Curtis Joseph Most Improved Player team award recipient 

Before Mehlenbacher was a Badger
Captained the USHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks during 2022-23, before getting traded to the Fargo Force ... totaled 19 goals and 50 points in 57 games between the two teams ... added three goals and four points in nine playoff games for Fargo ... scored 17 goals and 42 points in 56 games, to go along with four goals and eight points in nine playoff games during 2021-22 ... named to the USHL's All-Academic Team ... also skated for Muskegon in 2020-21 ... previously played for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA and Southern Tier Admirals U15 AAA programs.

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (5x); last at Ohio State, 3/7/25
Assists: 1 (5x); last at Ohio State, 3/8/25
Points: 2; vs. Notre Dame, 2/21/25
Point Streak: 2; at Ohio State, 3/7-3/8, 2025
Multi-point Games: 1; vs. Notre Dame, 2/21/25
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 1 (5x); last at Ohio State, 3/7-3/9, 2025
Assists: 1 (5x); last at Ohio State, 3/7-3/9, 2025
Points: 2 (2x); last at Ohio State, 3/7-3/9, 2025