Jacob Rombach

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Position:
Defense
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 210
Class:
Freshman
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Blaine, Minn.
High School:
Spring Lake Park HS
Previous Team:
Lincoln (USHL)
NHL Rights:
Nashville (2025)

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 | FRESHMAN
• Took the ice in all 36 games during his first college hockey campaign as one of eight Gophers to not miss a game
• Totaled four points for the year with one goal and four assists
• Scored the first goal of his NCAA career in the season finale during the Big Ten Conference Tournament Quarterfinals at No. 10 Penn State (Mar. 11), the final goal of the season for the Gophers
• All three of his assists were recorded in a five-game span from Nov. 15 to Dec. 4
• Picked up his first-career point with a helper against Long Island (Nov. 15) in his 14th appearance
• Added helpers in back-to-back outings on the road at No. 4 Denver (Nov. 29) and at Ohio State (Dec. 4)
• Closed the year with an even rating thanks to recording a season-best plus-2 four times
• Blocked a total of 40 shots, including a season-high three on three separate occasions
• Gophers owned a 3-1-0 record when he reached the scoresheet
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Played two full seasons in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars from 2023-25, totaling 116 appearances
• Recorded 18 points behind three goals and 15 assists during the 57-game campaign in 2024-25
• Ranked third on the team by owning a plus-29 rating
• Had a pair of season-long, four-game point streaks from Nov. 23-Dec. 28 and between Feb. 1-8
• Played for Team White in the 2025 Chipotle All-American Game
• Finished the 2023-24 season for the Stars by posting nine points (three goals, six assists) in 59 games
• Scored the lone game-winning goal of his USHL tenure with the first goal and point of his career against Fargo (Dec. 9)
• Spent the 2022-23 season playing prep hockey for Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids as a sophomore
• Tallied nine goals and 10 assists for 19 total points in 26 outings with the Panthers, including a pair of three-point efforts at Tartan (Dec. 3) and at St. Paul Highland Park (Feb. 11)

INTERNATIONAL
• Won a gold medal for Team USA during the 2024 World Junior A Challenge with fellow Gopher newcomers Finn McLaughlin and Mason Moe, chipping in a goal and an assist over five games
• Put up two points in five appearances with the Americans at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in a fourth-place finish

PERSONAL
• Son of Greg and Sherri Rombach
• Has an older brother, Ethan, and a younger brother, Lucas
• Selected by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft as the 35th-overall pick
• Ranked No. 42 among overall skaters in North America by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2025 draft