Nick Madsen
D · L shot · 6'0" 190lb · Eau Claire, WI · DOB 2006-07-12 (2006)
Fairbanks Ice Dogs — NAHL · Top-4 two-way defenseman
KEEP ACTIVEB74.1
High data confidenceAcademic tier: TARGETAvailable
Why now
The most reliably verified player on the board and a Top Prospects Tournament selection, which means the rest of the league's scouts have already had a look. Steady rather than spectacular, but he is exactly the kind of 56-game, two-way defenseman that NESCAC rosters are built on.
Season history
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs Playoffs 4GP 0-0-0; Top Prospects selection | NAHL | 56 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs Playoffs 3GP 0-0-0 | NAHL | 56 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | NAHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Eau Claire Memorial High All-State First Team | USHS-WI | 23 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
Positive signals
- +NAHL Top Prospects Tournament selection — league-wide scout endorsement
- ++22 in 2024-25
- +Three seasons in one organization with a rising role
- +Local paper confirms he retains eligibility and is expected back
- +Only player whose roster-book DOB verified clean
Red flags
- !Left shot — less scarce than a right
- !0 points in 4 playoff games
- !Top Prospects selection means other programs have seen him too
Bowdoin connections
- None
No Bowdoin roster, youth-organization, prep-school or coaching connection identified in this pass.
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No reports yet.
Contact log (append-only)
Nobody contacted yet.
Engine scores
Hockey 35%68
Academic 30%78
Bowdoin fit 20%76
Opportunity 15%78
Momentum66
AI rank #12 overall, #4 at position. Trajectory: Steady.
Academics
- GPA
- 3.65
- Verification
- Self reported
- Source
- Blaine roster book (self-reported)
- Transcript
- Not requested
- Admissions
- Not reviewed
Academic gate: no A-grade below 3.50 GPA or with GPA unknown.
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Provenance
- NAHL Top Prospects Tournament 2026 — Team Midwest
- USHS-WI All-State First Team 2023-24
- Elite Prospects profile