| Logan Hensler | |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 197 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NCAA |
| Team: | University of Wisconsin |
| Draft: | Eligible 2025 |
Logan Hensler (born October 14, 2006) is an American college ice hockey defenseman for the University of Wisconsin of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He is considered a top prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Hensler was born to Joe and Alicia Hensler, and has two brothers, Dylan and Dain.[1] He attended Saint Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School in Woodbury, Minnesota, where he played American football and ice hockey. He was named a finalist for the Wiz Wyatt Award in 2020.[2] He then attended Hill-Murray School in Maplewood, Minnesota. During the 2021–22 season he recorded seven goals and 17 assists in 31 games.[1]
Hensler played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) during the 2022–23 season, where he recorded five goals and 23 assists in 60 games with the under-17 team. He also recorded five goals and 15 assists in 38 games in the United States Hockey League (USHL). During the 2023–24 season, he recorded four goals and 28 assists in 61 games with the under-18 team, and three goals and 13 assists in 27 games for the NTDP in the USHL.[3] [4] During the 2023 Dick's Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic he recorded two goals and three assists in two games, including the game-winning overtime goal in a game against Dubuque Fighting Saints. He was subsequently named the USHL's defenseman of the week for the week ending September 26, 2023.[5]
On August 15, 2023, Hensler verbally committed to play college ice hockey at the University of Wisconsin.[6] On November 14, he signed his National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play ice hockey during the 2024–25 season.[7] At 17 years old, he is the youngest player on the team.[8] [9]
Hensler represented the United States at the 2024 World U18 Championships where he recorded one goal and five assists in seven games and won a silver medal.[10] [11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2022–23 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 38 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 27 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USHL totals | 65 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||