{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jacob Truscott | image = Jacob Truscott playing for the Michigan Wolverines against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin on January 25, 2025.jpg | image_size = | caption = Truscott with Michigan in January 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|12}} | birth_place = Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 170 | position = Defense | shoots = Left | league = AHL | team = Grand Rapids Griffins | prospect_league = | prospect_team = | draft = 144th overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = Vancouver Canucks | career_start = 2025 }} '''Jacob Truscott''' (born April 12, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played college ice hockey at Michigan.
==Playing career== ===College=== Truscott began his collegiate career for the Michigan Wolverines during the 2020–21 season. During his freshman year he recorded one goal and four assists in 26 games.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/jacob-truscott/26010 |title=Jacob Truscott |website=MGoBlue.com |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> He scored his first career goal on November 28, 2020, in a game against Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2020/11/28/ice-hockey-late-goal-not-enough-as-michigan-drops-series-finale-to-notre-dame |title=Late Goal Not Enough as Michigan Drops Series Finale to Notre Dame |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> During the 2021–22 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded two goals and 15 assists in 40 games. During the 2022–23 season, in his junior year, he recorded four goals and 12 assists in 23 games.<ref name="Bio"/> He suffered a season-ending injury on January 21, 2023, in a game against Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/01/no-7-michigan-returns-home-after-big-win-but-injuries-continue-to-mount.html |title=No. 7 Michigan returns home after big win, but injuries continue to mount |website=MLive.com |first=Ryan |last=Zuke |date=January 24, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
On October 4, 2023, he was named captain for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/ice-hockey/meet-the-alternate-captains-a-closer-look-at-michigans-leadership/ |title=Meet the alternate captains: A closer look at Michigan's leadership |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |first=Ellie |last=Richard |date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> In his senior year, he recorded two goals and 14 assists in 41 games. He was again named captain for the 2024–25 season. He became the ninth player in program history to captain the team in multiple years and the first since Luke Glendening during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/10/2/ice-hockey-michigan-to-open-2024-25-season-hosting-minnesota-state |title=Michigan to Open 2024-25 Season Hosting Minnesota State |website=MGoBlue.com |date=October 2, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> As a graduate student, he recorded three goals and 13 assists in 36 games. He led the team with 56 blocked shots.<ref name="Bio"/> On November 23, 2024, he had a career-best four point game against Penn State.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/11/23/ice-hockey-michigan-scores-10-in-wild-win-to-clinch-sweep-over-penn-state |title=Michigan Scores 10 in Wild Win to Clinch Sweep Over Penn State |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil|date=November 23, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> Following the season he won the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2025/4/11/ice-hockey-truscott-wins-2025-derek-hines-unsung-hero-award |title=Truscott Wins 2025 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> He finished his collegiate career with 12 goals and 58 assists in 166 games, and helped lead Michigan to three Frozen Fours and two Big Ten Tournament championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/latest-news/griffins-sign-former-university-of-michigan-captain-jacob-truscott |title=Griffins Sign Former University of Michigan Captain Jacob Truscott |work=The Hockey News |first=Sam |last=Stockton |date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
===Professional=== On October 7, 2020, Truscott was drafted in the fifth round, 144th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-2020-nhl-draft-319374174 |title=Canucks select 5 players at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft |website=NHL.com |date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref> He became a free agent after not being signed by the Canucks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-relinquish-rights-to-truscott-malone-and-thiessen |title=Canucks Relinquish Rights To Truscott And Thiessen |work=The Hockey News |first=Adam |last=Kierszenblat |date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref> On April 13, 2025, he signed a two-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, starting during the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://griffinshockey.com/news/griffins-sign-jacob-truscott-to-two-year-deal |title=Griffins Sign Jacob Truscott to Two-Year Deal |website=griffinshockey.com |first=Andrew |last=Streitel |date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2025/04/michigan-captain-signs-with-grand-rapids-griffins.html |title=Michigan captain signs with Grand Rapids Griffins |website=MLive.com |first=Ryan |last=Zuke |date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
==International play== Truscott represented the United States at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he was scoreless in five games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/ice-hockey/jacob-truscott-quietly-leads-michigan-team-usa/ |title=Jacob Truscott quietly leads Michigan, Team USA |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |first=John |last=Tondora |date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Truscott was born to Charles and Lori Truscott, and has two brothers, Kyle and Dakota, and one sister, Nicole.<ref name="Bio"/>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2018–19 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2020–21 | University of Michigan | B1G | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | University of Michigan | B1G | 40 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2022–23 | University of Michigan | B1G | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | University of Michigan | B1G | 41 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2024–25 | University of Michigan | B1G | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NCAA totals ! 166 ! 12 ! 58 ! 70 ! 119 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2022 | United States | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 5 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award | 2025 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2025/04/11/michigans-truscott-recognized-as-2025-winner-of-derek-hines-unsung-hero-award/ |title=Michigan’s Truscott recognized as 2025 winner of Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award |website=USCHO.com |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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