Tanner Henricks

Position:
Defense
Class:
Freshman
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 205
Previous Team:
Lincoln (USHL)
S/C:
R
NHL Rights:
Columbus Blue Jackets | 4th Round | 101st Overall | 2024 NHL Draft

NHL: selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round (101^st overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft.

International: Participated in the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis in preparation for the 2026 World Junior Championships … Represented the United States on the U.S. U18 Men’s Select team at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Czechia/Slovakia where he helped the Americans capture bronze.

2025-26 (FRESHMAN): Played in 14 games in freshman campaign, scored three goals and three assists for six points … Had 24 shots on goal and 12 blocks … Missed a large majority of the season due to a lower body injury … Recorded an assist and three blocks in collegiate debut against St. Thomas (Oct. 4) … Scored his first NCAA goal in 3-2 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 10) … Scored a goal and was +3 on the ice against Colorado College (Feb. 13) … Found the back of the net against No. 3 North Dakota (Feb. 21).

Before SCSU: Played two seasons with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars (2023-25), scoring four goals and 38 assists for 42 points in two seasons for the Stars, including a 33-point season (4g/29a) in 2024-25 … Helped Lincoln win the Anderson Cup for finishing first in the western conference standings and advance to the conference finals in the playoffs … Played prep hockey for Shattuck St. Mary’s (2020-22) and the Anaheim Junior Ducks (2022-23).

Personal: Son of Scott and Michelle Henricks … Major is Mathematics … Older brother, Ty, plays for Western Michigan … Career ambition is to be an NHL player or engineer … Outside of hockey, enjoys golf and going to the beach.