2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Luke Osburn
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 189
- Class:
- Freshman
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Mich.
- High School:
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
- NHL:
- Buffalo Sabres
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born September 2006 … parents are Cathy and Tim … father Tim and uncle Rick played hockey at the University of Michigan-Dearborn … cousin Zach played hockey at Michigan State University … cousin Tyler played hockey at Lake Superior State University … cousin Katy played softball at Miami University … attended Orchard Lake St. Mary’s for high school … major is undeclared … chosen in the fourth round (108th) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft
2025-26 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 33 games … finished with six goals and 21 points to rank second among defensemen on the roster in goals and points and second among UW freshmen in scoring … 21 points are the most for a UW freshman defenseman since NHLer K'Andre Miller posted five goals and 22 points as a rookie during the 2018-19 season … finished fourth in the country among freshmen defensemen in scoring … scored first-career goal in second career game in the first period of UW’s 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4 … also notched an assist on Oct. 4 for first-career multi-goal game … notched two assists in 9-2 win at Notre Dame on Dec. 6 and another two helpers in 8-4 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 31 … notched first-career three-point and multi-goal game with two goals and an assist in 6-5 overtime win against Notre Dame on Feb. 6 … sparked UW’s two-goal comeback against Michigan State in the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Worcester regional final on March 28, finding the back of the net with 4:47 remaining in regulation before Gavin Morrissey scored 34 seconds later to tie the game at three and send it to overtime, where captain Ben Dexheimer scored to send UW to its first Frozen Four in 16 years … selected to represent Team USA at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship …one of three Badger freshmen with four or more multi-point games on the season … Big Ten Second Star of the Week for Feb. 10 after two-goal, four-point weekend vs. Notre Dame at home … posted 78 shots and 16 blocks on the season … Big Ten All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors
Before Osburn was a Badger
Played for the USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms in 2024-25 … named USHL Defenseman of the Year … tallied 10 goals and 41 points in 55 games played for the Phantoms … led all defensemen in the team in goals, assists and points and ranked sixth on the roster in points … 41 points ranked fourth among all USHL defensemen … 0.75 points per game led all blueliners who played at least two games … set a new franchise record on April 12, 2025, for most career goals by a defenseman with 18 … First-Team All-USHL Honors … finished the 2024-25 season with 20 power-play points, including 19 assists, and a plus-10 rating … helped the Phantoms to the second-lowest scoring defense in the nation with a 2.69 goals-against average … tallied one goal and two points in three playoff games played for the Phantoms in 2025 … helped Team USA to a gold medal in the 2024 World Jr. A Challenge alongside Badger Finn Brink … invited to the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase … also skated for the Phantoms in 2023-24 with fellow Badgers Ryan Botterill and Adam Pietila, recording eight goals and 23 points in 60 games played to total 18 goals and 64 points over his two-year USHL career … skated for Compuware AAA for his 14U, 15U and 16U years from 2020-23 … led all defensemen on the Compuware team in 2022-23 with 12 points in 15 games played
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 2; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6/26
Assists: 2 (2x); last at Minnesota, 1/31/26
Points: 3; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6/26
Point Streak: 4 (2x); last 1/30-2/7, 2026
Multi-point Games: 4; last vs. Notre Dame, 2/6/26
Overtime Goals: None
SERIES
Goals: 2; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6-2/7, 2026
Assists: 3; at Minnesota, 1/30-1/31, 2026
Points: 4; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6-2/7, 2026
