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Owen Sillinger

Owen Sillinger
Born (1997-09-23) September 23, 1997 (age 27)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Owen Sillinger (born September 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Sillinger played collegiate hockey with Bemidji State University in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. He made his professional debut at the conclusion of his four-year career with the Beavers, signing an AHL contract with the Cleveland Monsters at the tail end of the 2021–22 season on March 25, 2022.[1]

After two productive seasons with the Monsters, Sillinger was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2024.[2] In the following 2024–25 season, Sillinger continued his tenure on re-assignment with the Monsters before he received his first recall by the Blue Jackets and made his NHL debut in a regular season match against the Seattle Kraken on January 9, 2024.[3]

Personal life

Owen is the first son of Karla (née Dreger) Sillinger and former National Hockey League forward Mike Sillinger.[4] His father Mike Sillinger notably played 17 seasons as a journeyman in the NHL. The family briefly resided in Phoenix, Arizona, St. Louis, Missouri and Garden City, New York, as Mike's career led him on to play for the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and New York Islanders, respectively. Sillinger grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan. He has two younger brothers that play hockey, Cole is also member of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Lukas skates with Arizona State University.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Regina Pat Canadians SMAAAHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Regina Pat Canadians SMAAAHL 36 18 9 27 47 9 1 11 12 6
2014–15 Regina Pat Canadians SMAAAHL 42 25 39 64 59 6 3 8 11 2
2014–15 Melville Millionaires SJHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Penticton Vees BCHL 58 16 29 45 18 11 3 2 5 0
2016–17 Penticton Vees BCHL 57 17 24 41 34 21 3 6 9 4
2017–18 Pentiction Vees BCHL 56 33 34 67 36 11 5 3 8 2
2018–19 Bemidji State University WCHA 38 10 9 19 34 — — — — —
2019–20 Bemidji State University WCHA 37 14 20 34 36 — — — — —
2020–21 Bemidji State University WCHA 20 10 5 15 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Bemidji State University CCHA 39 17 30 47 41 — — — — —
2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 17 3 6 9 4 — — — — —
2022–23 Cleveland Monsters AHL 72 11 25 36 60 — — — — —
2023–24 Cleveland Monsters AHL 69 11 29 40 66 14 3 3 6 2
AHL totals 158 25 60 85 130 14 3 3 6 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
SMAAAHL
Second All-Star Team 2015
Telus Cup Top Forward 2015
Telus Cup MVP 2015
Collegiate
WCHA All-Rookie Team 2019
WCHA Third All-star Team 2020
CCHA Second All-Star Team 2022

References

  1. ^ "Monsters sign forwards Robbie Payne and Owen Sillinger to AHL contracts". Cleveland Monsters. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Jackets sign Owen Sillinger to two-way contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Hedger, Brian (January 10, 2025). "Columbus Blue Jackets 'kids' power blowout of Seattle Kraken: 4 takeaways". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Masters, Mark (July 22, 2021). "Mark Masters: 'Elite scorer' Cole Sillinger seeks family bragging rights at NHL draft - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sillinger