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2026-27 Hockey Roster

19 Ian Engel

  • Position Defenseman
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Hortonville, Wisconsin

Biography

Before NMU
  • Engel makes a move to Northern Michigan after spending the 2025/26 season behind a stacked blue line with the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of the NCHC Regular Season Champion squad a season ago. Engel, a Wisconsin native, was listed at 5'11" and 185 pounds on the Fighting Hawks roster last season.
  • Prior to making the jump to college hockey, Engel spent his entire junior career with the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL, playing in 161 regular-season games with the Bobcats, a number that ranks sixth all-time in program history. Engel was named team captain in 2024/25, during which he led the Bobcats to a Robertson Cup Championship thanks to a career-best 37 points and a +20 rating in 54 regular-season games, good for third-most points on the team and most by a Bobcat defenseman. Engel logged nine goals and 54 assists for 63 points during his time at Bismarck, the fifth-most points and third-most assists in franchise history by a Bobcat defenseman. 
  • Engel spent his youth career in Wisconsin, capped off with an impressive 19 goals and 31 assists for 50 points in 23 games with Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha in high school. Engel was also a member of the Team Wisconsin 18U AAA squad, and the Green Bay Jr. Gamblers organization.

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