2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Blake Montgomery
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 182
- Class:
- Freshman
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md.
- High School:
- Mount St. Charles
- NHL:
- Ottawa Senators
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born May 2005 … parents are Kimberly and Matthew … has one brother, Bryce … mom Kimberly played DI basketball at Berkeley … dad Matthew played D3 hockey at St. Mary’s College … brother Bryce played for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and ECHLs Bloomington Bison in 2024-25 ... attended Mount St. Charles for high school … major is undeclared … chosen in the fourth round (117th) by the Ottawa Senators in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft
2025-26 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 38 games … tallied nine goals and 17 points … nine goals tied for fifth on the roster and led all UW freshmen … 17 points good for fourth among Badger rookies … won seven-round exhibition shootout in 2-2 tie against No. 20/19 Minnesota State on Oct. 17 … scored first career goal in 4-1 win over Alaska on Oct. 25 … second goal came in the second period of 5-2 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Oct. 30 … scored two goals in 21 seconds in 4-0 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Nov. 1 … notched a goal and an assist in 6-1 win at No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 8 … had five goals in five games from Oct. 25-Nov. 8 … had a goal and an assist in 5-4 comeback win at No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 21 … scored UW’s lone regulation goal in 2-1 overtime win at No. 1 Michigan State on Nov. 22 to finish with two goals and three points in the weekend sweep of the nation’s top team … had two assists in 7-4 comeback win at Notre Dame on Dec. 5 before adding a goal in 9-2 win the next night to total a goal and three points over the series sweep … scored insurance goal for UW in 5-2 win at No. 6 Penn State on March 6 … two Big Ten Stars of the Week, earning a first star nod on Nov. 4 and the conference’s second star on Nov. 25 … one of three Badger freshmen with at least four multi-point games this year … turned pro after his freshman year, signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators that begins with the 2026-27 season … finished the season with the AHL’s Belleville Senators on an an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) contract, skating in three games and scoring his first pro goal on April 17 … first UW skater to turn pro after his freshman year since 2020, when forward Alex Turcotte signed an entry-level contract with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings
Before Montgomery was a Badger
Played for both the USHL’s Lincoln Stars and OHL’s London Knights in 2024-25 … tallied 23 goals and 50 points in 51 games played for the Knights … ranked sixth on the Knights’ roster in goals and ninth in points … helped the Knights to an OHL Championship title and their second consecutive Hamilton Spectator trophy given to the OHL regular season champions … recorded three goals and 10 points in 10 games played for the Stars in October 2024 before joining the Knights in November … tallied three goals and 10 points in 17 playoff games played with the Knights en route to their league championship … notched one goal and two points in five games played to help the Knights to the 2025 Memorial Cup title … tallied the game-winning goal in the semifinals to send London to the Memorial Cup championship game … played for Mount St. Charles Acad 18U AAA and the NCDC’s New Jersey Rockets in 2022-23 … totaled nine goals and 33 points in 52 games played for Mount St. Charles over 52 games played during the 18U AAA season … skated for the Seacoast Performance Academy in 2021-22
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 2; vs. Minnesota, 11/1/25
Assists: 2; at Notre Dame, 12/5/25
Points: 2 (4x); last at Notre Dame, 12/5/25
Point Streak: 4; 11/21-12/6, 2025
Multi-point Games: 4; last at Notre Dame, 12/5/25
Overtime Goals: None
SERIES
Goals: 3; vs. Minnesota, 10/30-11/1, 2025
Assists: 2; at Notre Dame, 12/5-12/6, 2025
Points: 3 (3x); last at Notre Dame, 12/5-12/6, 2025
