Nathan Airey

Photo by: Claudia Staut

Photo by: Brady Paitrick

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

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Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Photo by: Brace Hemmelgarn

Position:
Goaltender
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 195
Class:
Junior
Shoot/Catch:
L
Hometown:
Cochrane, Alberta
Previous Team:
Cranbrook (BCHL)

PRONUNCIATION

• 18th in Gophers history for single-season goals against average (2.47 in 2024-25)

2025-26 | JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 13 games in his third season on campus and earned the starting nod 11 times
• Posted a 3-7-1 overall record with a 3.39 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage
• Won back-to-back starts on home ice versus Long Island (Nov. 15) and an upset of No. 5 Penn State (Nov. 21)
• Had two outings of 30 or more saves
• Made 25 saves in a win over Michigan Tech (Oct. 3) on opening night
• Turned aside a season-high 31 shots at home against Boston College (Oct. 9)
• Stopped 30 shots on the road at Ohio State (Dec. 5)
• Nearly a third of the goals he allowed (12-of-38) came when facing an opponent's power play
• Earned third letter

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE
Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week (Dec. 10)
Mike Richter Award Watch List
Academic All-Big Ten
• Made 19 appearances in goal during his second season at Minnesota, including 17 starts
• Finished with a 12-3-2 record for the year, including wins in each of his first eight outings and held an unbeaten streak through 12 games (10-0-2)
• Posted a 2.47 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage in more than 1,000 minutes between the pipes
• Recorded his first collegiate shutout with a career-best 32 saves at home over No. 6 Michigan (Dec. 6)
• Shined on home ice where he held a 7-1-2 record thanks to a 1.68 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage
• Six of his victories in net came in league play where he helped backstop the team to a regular season Big Ten Conference championship
• Picked up the first point of his career behind a power-play assist versus Michigan State (Dec. 13)
• Earned second letter

2023-24 | FRESHMAN
Minnesota's John Mayasich Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
• Tallied a 1-1-0 record during his first season of collegiate hockey behind a 3.24 goals-against average and an .865 save percentage
• Totaled three appearances for the year with one start
• Picked up a victory in his Gopher debut at home against Robert Morris (Jan. 12)
• Made a season-high 19 saves versus the Colonials
• Recorded double-digit saves in relief appearances at Notre Dame (Feb. 16) and against Michigan (Mar. 2)
• Unofficially turned away 40-of-42 shots during an exhibition victory over the U.S. National Team Development Program U18's on Jan. 1
• Earned first letter

JUNIOR/HIGH SCHOOL
• Spent three seasons with the Cranbrook Bucks in the British Columbia Hockey League
• Awarded the Michael Garteig Trophy as the BCHL's top goaltender in 2022-23
• His 2.44 goals against average and .925 save percentage were third in the league, while his 23 wins was tied for fourth
• Appeared in 88 career games for the Bucks and posted a 44-32-0 record, including a 23-9 mark in 2022-23
• Lowered his goals against average and improved his save percentage each year with a 2.44 GAA and a .925 save percentage in his final season at Cranbrook
• Recorded six shutouts over his last two years setting the all-time record for the Bucks
• Named the BCHL 3rd Star of the Week (Dec. 5, 2022) and followed that a week later by earning BCHL 2nd Star of the Week (Dec. 12, 2022) honors
• Spent the 2019-20 campaign playing for the International Hockey Academy in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League's U18 Prep division
• Landed on the AEHL All-Star Team in 2017-18 with the Airdrie U15 AAA Xtreme of the Alberta Elite Hockey League after leading the team to a provincial championship

PERSONAL
• Son of Mike and Natasja Airey
• Has an older sister, Hannah
• Participated in NHL Development Camp with Calgary in 2022 and Buffalo in 2023