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

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