| Owen Michaels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 2002 Northville, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NCAA team | Western Michigan University | ||
Owen Michaels (born May 1, 2002) is an American college ice hockey forward for Western Michigan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
Michaels began his college ice hockey career for Western Michigan during the 2023–24 season. During his freshman year, he recorded two goals and five assists in 38 games. [1] He scored his first career goal on November 3, 2023, in a game against Omaha. [2]
During the 2024–25 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded 18 goals and 18 assists in 42 games. During the national semifinal of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament against Denver, he scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime to help Western Michigan advance to their first championship game. [3] [4] During the championship game against Boston University he scored two goals to help Western Michigan win their first national championship in program history. He was subsequently named to the NCAA All-Tournament team and tournament Most Outstanding Player. [5]
Michaels was born to Dan and Judy Michaels, and has two older sisters, Bridget and Maggie. His father played college baseball at Western Michigan and won the 1989 MAC championship. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 46 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 44 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bismarck Bobcats | NAHL | 47 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 46 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 91 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 42 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 80 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2025 | [5] |
| NCAA Tournament MVP | 2025 | |