Cole Sillinger

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Cole Sillinger
Born (2003-05-16) May 16, 2003 (age 18)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft 12th overall, 2021
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2021–present

Cole Sillinger (born May 16, 2003) is a Canadian-American ice hockey center currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Sillinger was selected by the Blue Jackets 12th overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Sillinger was selected 11th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] He debuted and appeared in 4 games with the Tigers in 2018–19, tallying two assists. Sillinger was fourth among points for the Tigers in 2019–20, scoring 22 goals and 53 points in 48 appearances with the team.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the return of the Western Hockey League, the Tigers agreed to send Sillinger to the Sioux Falls Stampede in the United States Hockey League on a one-year loan agreement. During the 2020–21 season, Sillinger led the Stampede in points, garnering 24 goals and 46 points in 31 games played.[3] He earned 2021 USHL Rookie of the Year honors by a unanimous vote of league general managers for his performance and was elected to the first all-USHL rookie team and all-USHL third team.

The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Sillinger as the 10th-best North American skater eligible ahead of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. On July 23, 2021, Sillinger was selected 12th overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2021 draft.[4]

Personal life[]

Cole Sillinger was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 16, 2003, the third son to Karla (née Dreger) Sillinger and former National Hockey League forward Mike Sillinger.[5] His father played professional hockey for the Columbus Blue Jackets at the time of his birth and the family briefly resided in Phoenix, Arizona, St. Louis, Missouri and Garden City, New York. Sillinger grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan and represents Hockey Canada. He has two older brothers, Owen and Lukas, who both play collegiate hockey at Bemidji State University in the NCAA.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2018–19 Regina Pat Canadians SMAAAHL 39 31 45 76 44 8 4 7 11 24
2018–19 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 4 0 2 2 0 6 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 48 22 31 53 22 — — — — —
2020–21 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 31 24 22 46 39 — — — — —
WHL totals 52 22 33 55 22 6 1 0 1 0
USHL totals 31 24 22 46 39 0 0 0 0 0

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
Canada White U17 4th 6 5 0 5 2
Junior totals 6 5 0 5 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Cole Sillinger at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ "TIGERS SELECT COLE SILLINGER WITH THE 11TH OVERALL PICK – Medicine Hat Tigers". Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ "Sioux Falls Stampede at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "CBJ select Sioux Falls center Cole Sillinger with 12th overall pick". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ Masters, Mark (2021-07-22). "Mark Masters: 'Elite scorer' Cole Sillinger seeks family bragging rights at NHL draft - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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Awards and achievements
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