Lukas Sillinger Season 2022-23

STORIES

• ASU Transfer Lukas Sillinger plays with top 2022 draft picks at LA Kings development camp

SENIOR (2023-24):

• Set the new program record for most points scored in a single season at 43 points against Alaska Anchorage on Mar. 9, 2024. He extended the record the next night to 48 points after scoring the program's first ever natural hat trick. 
• In 11/12 of the last games of the season, he earned at least one point. 
• Second in the NCAA for assists (37).
• Nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top collegiate player in the country.
• Went on a six-game point scoring streak from Jan. 19, 2024 vs. Augustana to Feb. 10, 2024 against Alaska Fairbanks. The streak included one goal and six assists. 
• After 38 games, Sillinger leads the ASU team in points with 48 (11G, 37A). Tied for ninth in the country
• Earned a five-point night versus Robert Morris on Dec. 17 which included (1G, 4A)
• Went on a six-game point scoring streak from Oct. 14 through Nov. 3, 2023. The streak featured seven points (1G, 6A). 
• Went on a five-game point scoring streak which started on Nov. 10 against then-No. 2 Denver. This streak included 10 points (2G, 8A)
• Reached his 100th career NCAA game on Oct. 14 vs. then-No. 15 Merrimack. In that matchup, Sillinger scored his first goal of the season and tallied his first multipoint game of the season
• Put up three multipoint games in six games - 3 points vs. No. 2 Denver, 2 points vs. No. 2 Denver, 3 points vs. Alaska Anchorage
• Named alternate captain in September 2023 along with captain Tyler Gratton and fellow alternates Matthew Kopperud, Ryan O'Reilly, and Ethan Szmagaj. 

SILLY IS SMOKIN’ ??

nine points in four games for @lsillinger #BeTheTradition pic.twitter.com/PC0N1Sjflj

— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) November 22, 2023

JUNIOR (2022-23):

• Notched a goal against Minn. Duluth in the season opener on Oct. 1.
• Gathered two assists against Bemidji St. on Oct. 8 to bring his point total to three on the season.
• Scored two goals and tallied one assist against Lindenwood on Feb. 17.

SOPHOMORE (2021-22, at Bemidji State):

• CCHA All-Academic Team
• Appeared in 37 of the team's 39 games during his sophomore season
• Finished third on the team with a career-high 38 points off 17 goals and 21 assists
• Finished 12th in the CCHA in scoring... His 38 points are the eighth most in BSU's Division I history for a single season
• Recorded 13 multi-point games during the season including three three-point games
• Third on the team with a +7 rating on the ice
• Led the Beavers with a .246 shooting percentage and was third in conference after scoring 17 goals on just 69 shots
• Tied for the team lead with five power-play goals on BSU's top power-play unit that finished second in the CCHA with a percentage of .257
• Scored the game-winning goal in BSU's 3-1 victory over Bowling Green in the series clinching game of the first round of the CCHA Playoffs... Led the team with 54 penalty minutes and blocked 19 shots
• Line of L. Sillinger, O. Sillinger and Alex Ierullo combined for 50 goals and 42.4 percent of the team's goals (50-of-118).

FRESHMAN (2020-21, at Bemidji State):

• WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (March 1)
• WCHA All-Rookie Team
• The native of Regina, Saskatchewan is fourth on the team in scoring with 15 points (6g-9a), while his nine assists equals Elias Rosén for third on the team.
• The rookie is a regular on BSU’s power-play unit and sits fifth on the team with three points (2g-1a) on the man advantage, while his two power-play goals ranks only behind older brother Owen Sillinger (4).
• He not only leads all BSU rookies in scoring, he is tied for second amongst WCHA newcomers and his seven points (2g-5a) in league play was good for fourth among WCHA newcomers.
• Sillinger made his collegiate debut in BSU's season-opener versus Minnesota State (11/22/20).
• He scored his first goal as a Beavers in his second appearance helping BSU to a 6-3 victory over Michigan Tech (12/21/20).
• He assembled a three-game point streak extending from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3 (1g-2a), which included his first collegiate helper in a 4-1 win at Lake Superior State (1/2/21).
• Logged the first of two multi-point nights helping BSU to a 4-3 victory over then-No. 3 Minnesota State (2/25/21) with a goal and an assist.
• Completed the season with 14 blocked shots, a team-high 44 penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating.

Junior Hockey:
Finished three seasons of junior hockey with the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League... In 48 appearances this season, he has 51 points (16g-35a) to rank third on a Vees team that leads the league in scoring, while he is tied for seventh among the BCHL’s top-scoring players... His 35 assists also rank him second among his teammates and tied for fifth in the league... A member of both of the Vees’ special teams units, Sillinger’s five power-play goals is tied for second on the team, while he has added nine assists on the man advantage and has a short-handed goal.
In three seasons and 138 games in the BCHL, Sillinger has piled up 37 goals and 59 assists for 96 points... In addition, he has nine points (5g-4a) in 17 playoff contests.

Personal:
Born September 14, 2000 to Mike and Karla Sillinger...  The younger brother of former Bemidji State forward Owen Sillinger and older brother of Columbus Blue Jackets skater Cole Sillinger. His father, Mike, played in the National Hockey League for 17 seasons.