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Jersey Number 4
Ben Dexheimer
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 179
- Class:
- Senior
- S/C:
- R
- Hometown:
- Edina, Minn.
Badger Bites
Shoots right ... born June 2002 ... parents are Heather and Karl ... has two brothers, Finn and Barrett ... intended major is personal finance
2025-26 / Senior Season
Appeared in all 39 games … team captain … finished the year as the Big Ten's top scoring defenseman with 28 points on seven goals and 21 assists … tied career-high in scoring with 28 points and set new career high with seven goals …led roster with four game-winning goals to lead the roster … ranked fifth on team with three power-play goals … second on the team in blocks with 56 and led defensemen with 80 shots … totaled 13 goals and 84 points in 149 games played over four years as a Badger … ranked third on the team with seven multi-point games on the season to total 17 multi-point games over his career … earned first point of the season with an assist in 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4 … scored first goal of the season in 6-1 win at No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 8, also notching his third-career three-point night after adding two assists … tallied overtime game-winner at No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 22 to help UW to road sweep of MSU … scored in back-to-back games on Dec. 6 at Notre Dame and Dec. 28 vs. Lake Superior State in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off semifinals … had multi-assist nights in 5-3 win over Alaska on Oct. 24, 5-2 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Oct. 30, 6-5 overtime win over Ohio State on Nov. 15 and 3-2 win over Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 10 … scored the game-winning goal, 24 seconds into overtime, against third-overall seed Michigan State in the 2026 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament regional final on March 28 to send Wisconsin to its first Frozen Four since 2010 … notched one goal and four points in four games during UW’s NCAA Tournament run … recognized as part of the 2026 NCAA Worcester Regional and 2026 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Teams … All-Big Ten First Team selection … Wisconsin’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award … HCA Defender of the Month for March/April … Hobey Baker fan vote nominee … Big Ten Third Star of the Week for Nov. 25 after performance in sweep of No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 21-22 … signed a one-year, entry-level deal with the Minnesota Wild beginning in 2026-27 … joined the AHL’s Iowa Wild on an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) contract for the remainder of the season, making his professional debut on April 17 and skating in two games
2024-25 / Junior Season
Appeared in 35 games … led all defensemen on the roster with 16 assists and 17 points … first goal of the season came as the game-tying tally in Wisconsin’s 4-4 tie against No. 10 Michigan on Jan. 25 … recorded two assists in UW’s 5-4 comeback victory over No.10 Michigan on Jan. 24 … had a five-game (6a) point-streak from Oct. 26 to Nov. 9 … led the team with 58 blocks … led all defensemen and ranked fourth on the roster with 80 shots … posted four two-assist games on the season to rank fifth on the roster in multi-point games … Preseason All-Big Ten First Team honors … named Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24 / Sophomore Season
Appeared in all 40 games … tallied five goals and 23 assists for 28 points … led all defensemen on the roster in goals, assists and points …s cored first-career goal on Nov. 18 in 3-2 loss at No. 11 Michigan State … scored the game-winner in 3-2 win at Penn State on Feb. 24 … earned first NCAA Tournament point after setting up Palodichuk’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period in 3-2 overtime loss vs. Quinnipiac on March 29 … tallied two three-assist games on Oct. 1 at No. 17 Michigan Tech and on Oct. 26 at No. 1 Minnesota … blocked 49 shots … posted 75 shots on the season to lead all UW defensemen … All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2022-23 / Freshman Season
Appeared in all 36 games … notched 11 assists for 11 points … blocked 29 shots … posted 36 shots on goal … set career high two points with pair of assists in 3-2 win vs. LIU on Nov. 11 … tallied first career point in first game of the season at No. 14 Ohio State on Oct. 7 (1-3 L)
Before Dexheimer was a Badger
Played in 60 games for the Madison Capitols of the USHL scoring eight goals and 39 assists ... played in 14 playoff games and the Clark Cup finals tallying two goals and eight assists ... previously played for the Austin Bruins in the NAHL in 2020-21 (46GP, 6-17=23) ... skated with Blake School for the 2018-19 (25GP, 2-16=18) and 2019-20 high school seasons (24GP, 9-14=23) ... competed with Team TDS Transportation in Minnesota’s Elite High School League in 2019-20 (14GP, 3-2=5)
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (13x); last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Assists: 3 (2x); last at Minnesota, 10/26/23
Points: 3 (3x); last at Michigan, 11/8/25
Point Streak: 5; 10/26-11/9, 2024
Multi-point Games: 17; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Overtime Goals: 3; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
SERIES
Goals: 1 (13x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
Assists: 4; at Minnesota, 10/26-10/27, 2023
Points: 4; at Minnesota, 10/26-10/27, 2023
Shoots right ... born June 2002 ... parents are Heather and Karl ... has two brothers, Finn and Barrett ... intended major is personal finance
2025-26 / Senior Season
Appeared in all 39 games … team captain … finished the year as the Big Ten's top scoring defenseman with 28 points on seven goals and 21 assists … tied career-high in scoring with 28 points and set new career high with seven goals …led roster with four game-winning goals to lead the roster … ranked fifth on team with three power-play goals … second on the team in blocks with 56 and led defensemen with 80 shots … totaled 13 goals and 84 points in 149 games played over four years as a Badger … ranked third on the team with seven multi-point games on the season to total 17 multi-point games over his career … earned first point of the season with an assist in 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4 … scored first goal of the season in 6-1 win at No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 8, also notching his third-career three-point night after adding two assists … tallied overtime game-winner at No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 22 to help UW to road sweep of MSU … scored in back-to-back games on Dec. 6 at Notre Dame and Dec. 28 vs. Lake Superior State in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off semifinals … had multi-assist nights in 5-3 win over Alaska on Oct. 24, 5-2 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Oct. 30, 6-5 overtime win over Ohio State on Nov. 15 and 3-2 win over Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 10 … scored the game-winning goal, 24 seconds into overtime, against third-overall seed Michigan State in the 2026 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament regional final on March 28 to send Wisconsin to its first Frozen Four since 2010 … notched one goal and four points in four games during UW’s NCAA Tournament run … recognized as part of the 2026 NCAA Worcester Regional and 2026 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Teams … All-Big Ten First Team selection … Wisconsin’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award … HCA Defender of the Month for March/April … Hobey Baker fan vote nominee … Big Ten Third Star of the Week for Nov. 25 after performance in sweep of No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 21-22 … signed a one-year, entry-level deal with the Minnesota Wild beginning in 2026-27 … joined the AHL’s Iowa Wild on an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) contract for the remainder of the season, making his professional debut on April 17 and skating in two games
2024-25 / Junior Season
Appeared in 35 games … led all defensemen on the roster with 16 assists and 17 points … first goal of the season came as the game-tying tally in Wisconsin’s 4-4 tie against No. 10 Michigan on Jan. 25 … recorded two assists in UW’s 5-4 comeback victory over No.10 Michigan on Jan. 24 … had a five-game (6a) point-streak from Oct. 26 to Nov. 9 … led the team with 58 blocks … led all defensemen and ranked fourth on the roster with 80 shots … posted four two-assist games on the season to rank fifth on the roster in multi-point games … Preseason All-Big Ten First Team honors … named Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24 / Sophomore Season
Appeared in all 40 games … tallied five goals and 23 assists for 28 points … led all defensemen on the roster in goals, assists and points …s cored first-career goal on Nov. 18 in 3-2 loss at No. 11 Michigan State … scored the game-winner in 3-2 win at Penn State on Feb. 24 … earned first NCAA Tournament point after setting up Palodichuk’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period in 3-2 overtime loss vs. Quinnipiac on March 29 … tallied two three-assist games on Oct. 1 at No. 17 Michigan Tech and on Oct. 26 at No. 1 Minnesota … blocked 49 shots … posted 75 shots on the season to lead all UW defensemen … All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2022-23 / Freshman Season
Appeared in all 36 games … notched 11 assists for 11 points … blocked 29 shots … posted 36 shots on goal … set career high two points with pair of assists in 3-2 win vs. LIU on Nov. 11 … tallied first career point in first game of the season at No. 14 Ohio State on Oct. 7 (1-3 L)
Before Dexheimer was a Badger
Played in 60 games for the Madison Capitols of the USHL scoring eight goals and 39 assists ... played in 14 playoff games and the Clark Cup finals tallying two goals and eight assists ... previously played for the Austin Bruins in the NAHL in 2020-21 (46GP, 6-17=23) ... skated with Blake School for the 2018-19 (25GP, 2-16=18) and 2019-20 high school seasons (24GP, 9-14=23) ... competed with Team TDS Transportation in Minnesota’s Elite High School League in 2019-20 (14GP, 3-2=5)
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (13x); last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Assists: 3 (2x); last at Minnesota, 10/26/23
Points: 3 (3x); last at Michigan, 11/8/25
Point Streak: 5; 10/26-11/9, 2024
Multi-point Games: 17; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Overtime Goals: 3; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
SERIES
Goals: 1 (13x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
Assists: 4; at Minnesota, 10/26-10/27, 2023
Points: 4; at Minnesota, 10/26-10/27, 2023
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