Jarid Lukosevicius (born February 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for Vlci Žilina of the Slovak Extraliga. He was named as the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for Denver during the program's national championship in 2017.
| Jarid Lukosevicius | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1995 Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SVK team Former teams |
Vlci Žilina HKM Zvolen | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
editLukosevicius began his college career in the fall of 2015 and had a fairly pedestrian freshman season. Though he did not contribute much offensively, Lukosevicius did help the Pioneers reach the Frozen Four.[1] Lukosevicius found his game as a sophomore, more than tripling his point production and helped lead Denver to its first conference title in seven years. While Denver fell in the NCHC semifinals, the team's record was still strong enough to earn them the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. Lukosevicius scored twice in the regional final against Penn State, including the game-winner. During the national championship game in just less than eight-minute span in the second period, Lukosevicius scored three goals (including two goals in 16 seconds)[2] to give Denver a three-goal lead. Lukosevicius' hat-trick was the first in a championship game since 1993 which, coincidentally, was recorded by his head coach, Jim Montgomery.
After the NCAA championship Lukosevicius remained one of Denver's top goal scorers, recording 21 goals as a junior in the 2017–18 season and leading the Pioneers with 19 as a senior in 2018–19. That season, he helped Denver return to the Frozen Four but the team was eliminated in the semifinals. After finishing his college career, Lukosevicius signed with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and made his professional debut during the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs. He spent the next two seasons with Grand Rapids but could not find any consistent playing time. He played just 46 games with the Griffins before returning to western Canada when he signed a one-year contract with the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL for the 2021–22 season.[3]
On September 30, 2022, Lukosevicius signed a one-year contract with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.[4] He spent the majority of the 2022–23 season with the Belleville Senators of the AHL after signing a professional tryout (PTO) contract on October 28.[5][6][7]
The Stingrays re-signed Lukosevicius to a one-year contract on September 12, 2023.[7] On November 10, he again signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with AHL's Senators after starting the 2023–24 season in the ECHL.[8] Lukosevicius returned to the Stingrays on January 11, 2024, after appearing in 19 games for Belleville while on loan.[9]
On January 29, 2024, Lukosevicius signed a one-year contract with HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.[10][11]
On June 18, 2024, Lukosevicius was signed to a one-year contract by Vlci Žilina of the Slovak Extraliga.[12]
Personal life
editLukosevicius was born and grew up in Squamish, British Columbia. He is of Lithuanian descent; his maternal grandparents emigrated from Lithuania to Quebec.[13][2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 57 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | Powell River Kings | BCHL | 55 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | University of Denver | NCHC | 34 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | University of Denver | NCHC | 43 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | University of Denver | NCHC | 41 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Denver | NCHC | 40 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 29 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 62 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 52 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HKM Zvolen | SVK | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | ||
| SVK totals | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | ||||
| AHL totals | 179 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2017 | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "NCAA finale – neįtikėtinas J. Lukoševičiaus šou: trys įvarčiai, MVP titulas ir čempionų taurė". DELFI.lt (in Lithuanian). April 10, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Abbotsford Canucks sign Squamish native Jarid Lukosevicius". The Abbotsford News. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Lukosevicius joins Stingrays". ECHL.com. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Belleville Sens add Jarid Lukosevicius on professional tryout offer". bellevillesens.com. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jarid Lukosevicius embracing opportunity with Belleville Sens". bellevillesens.com. December 15, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Stingrays re-sign Lukosevicius". ECHL.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jarid Lukosevicius and Kyle Betts return to Belleville on professional tryout offers". bellevillesens.com. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Forward Jarid Lukosevicius Returns to the Stingrays". stingrayshockey.com. January 11, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Do Zvolena mieri Kanaďan Lukosevicius". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak). January 29, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Zvolen predstavil ďalšieho zahraničného útočníka. Pracuje aj na posilnení defenzívy". Šport.sk (in Slovak). January 29, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Žilina angažovala kanadského útočníka, vyhliadla si ho vo Zvolene". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). June 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Chambers, Mike (February 16, 2017). "Jarid "Luko" Lukosevicius becoming household name for Denver Pioneers hockey". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Denver Survives, Claims 8th National Championship". Inside Hockey. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database