Lets hope 2021 is a better year for all of us.. Sillinger has two goals and eight points in 52 contests this season. Im a real competitive, real driven person, Cole said of the decision.If you want to play in the NHL, its an everyday job. With the No. (Karla) works out five-six times a week, she pushes the boys on nutrition and shes always hey, lets go do this, lets go do that,' Mike said. Cole Sillinger Has Improved in the Eight Games He's Played Since Being Scratched. [5] His father played professional hockey for the Columbus Blue Jackets at the time of his birth. Im just hoping COVID is going to get better and we can start playing again. He has slumped this season, with only two goals and eight points in 52 games, after a 16 . Cole Sillinger is a 6-1, 195-pound center who plays for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League. [2] He debuted and appeared in 4 games with the Tigers in 201819, tallying two assists. The Official Site of the Columbus Blue Jackets. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Cole isn't the only high-level player in the family, though, as his brothers Owen and Lukas played for Bemidji State this past season. Sillinger got off to a really slow start, registering just two assists in his first 13 games. Copyright 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club and the National Hockey League. But Cole Sillinger, the youngest of three sons, only remembers his dad playing for one: the New York Islanders. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Sillinger scored a goal in Thursday's 6-4 win against Montreal. Enter Search Term. 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. He tends to draw defenders into him, faking an attack to the outside lane before quickly cutting towards the middle and gaining the zone from there. He has two older brothers that play hockey. Sillinger won't play Thursday versus Minnesota because of an illness. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. Grand total: Eight seasons, 67 NHL games, two assists. 16 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Cole Sillinger already has the frame of an NHL center, not that of a typical 18-year-old. There he served as a top-six forward and power-play specialist (26 power-play points) but also killed penalties and delivered 53 points and 181 shots (3.77 per . Family ties:OK, I think pretty much everyone knows about his dad, as Mike played 155 games with the Blue Jackets over two seasons from 2001-03. See our ethics statement. He returned to the lineup on Tuesday against Nashville, a game the Blue Jackets lost 2-1, but he was one of the team's best players. He has some selfish tendencies but with a shot like that, I would too. Or do they look elsewhere, hoping to transfer to a league where they can get any sort of regular playing time in such a vital year in their careers? He missed Saturday's win in Detroit and Monday's loss to the Rangers in Columbus. Youre not just betting on the player, youre betting on the person and thats what I think makes him special. Sillinger employs his off puck play to be a capable defender too. Hes out of the bed in the morning by 7-7:30 a.m., hes in the gym two to three hours, and thats his routine. Despite the missed time, he came back from injury without missing a beat and went right back to his upwards trajectory of getting better with every game. As Cole prepared for his first full season in the WHL in 2019, his family began to realize that he had something special. Period. Do draft eligibles wait around, hoping that their respective leagues figure out a plan for them to get back on the ice? Hockey Sense's Chris Peters says, "Sillinger has one of the best releases in this draft, quick, accurate and deceptive. The Sillinger boys were too close for real fights, but there wasnt a day that went by where the youngest wasnt trying to keep up with his older brothers. When he returned home, Cole did what hed done a summer earlier and got back in the gym. On March 13, 2022, Sillinger scored his first NHL career hat trick with the Blue Jackets against the Vegas Golden Knights. Coles a beauty. Tuesday night's performance was a positive sign in what has been a down year offensively for Sillinger. By his third birthday, his dad had moved from to Nashville via Phoenix and St. Louis. 12 overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Blue Jackets have selected center Cole Sillinger out of Sioux Falls of the USHL. 2021-22 Season Outlook So he can beat defenders one-on-one without ever getting touched and then when they do bump him, hes able to shed past and maintain control too. The Pat Cs can still practise but theyre limited to just eight people on the ice at one time due to the latest COVID restrictions. Other times you may find Sillinger attack the zone and find himself driving right into pressure with no way out other than to dump the puck or surrender possession to the opposition. Cole Sillinger Bio Born in Columbus, Ohio, Sillinger was selected by his hometown Blue Jackets with the No. On July 23, 2021, Sillinger was selected 12th overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2021 draft.[4]. Similar to Picard before him, he would bounce between Syracuse, Columbus, and Moscow for the next three seasons before being traded to Ottawa. - Tony Ferrari, Dobber Prospects, Sillingers one of the players Im higher on than most in this draft. Heloves working his legs, Yaskowitch said, laughing. He was always that deadline acquisition to shore up the third line, Skinner said. Prior to that, Sillinger had been skating regularly with local pro and junior players at Next Level Hockey Consulting in Regina. We cant do three-on-twos or battle drills or one-on-ones; its more skill-type stuff, but Im fortunate enough to skate with them, said Sillinger, whos trying to make the best of a difficult situation. There wasnt any guarantee that it was going to work out the way that it did. Sign up to receive daily headline news from Regina Leader-Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. Can he salvage it elsewhere? His passion for training doesnt just come from Mike, either. BlueJackets.com is the official Web site of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Veteran and potential newly-minted captain Boone Jenner complements young guns Yegor Chinakhov and Emil Bemstrom for three of our wing positions. Brassard only had 17 games experience before joining the CBJ full-time in 2008-09, two seasons after his draft year. Suddenly, Cole leveled the playing field on both fronts. For him, when the games on the line he always plays his best. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Sillinger was on the top line with Jakub Voracek and Gustav Nyquist for this contest, but they were heavily outplayed. Prospect report written by Sam McGilligan. He just came in and had a great approach and took on the challenge and did really well.. Its a habit., When Cole showed up to training camp with Medicine Hat to begin his 16-year-old season, those habits paid off when he finished in the Tigers top five in fitness testing, something the teams head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins said was very unusual for a first-year player.. Cole Sillinger was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 16, 2003, the third son to Karla ( ne Dreger) Sillinger and former National Hockey League forward Mike Sillinger. But unlike his father, Sillinger has a scoring touch that should make him an important top-six player for whichever NHL team selects him. Those skills also complement a wrist shot that pops off of his blade in line with the two other best shooters in the draft (Lucius and McTavish). Medicine Hat Tigers star Cole Sillinger, who's in his NHL draft year, is crossing his fingers that the WHL will relaunch early in 2021. Sillinger was fourth among points for the Tigers in 201920, scoring 22 goals and 53 points in 48 appearances with the team. Both points came in the third period as the Blue Jackets pulled away. What I learned about him is really that hes a great leader. Cole, who has worked with Yaskowitch since he was 13, has always made things look easy. He shows no difficulty making plays in motion but can also enter a glide and make plays w/ the game slowed down. Cole Sillinger is not getting that. And then Mike will pop in for something and hell chirp all three of them. Not just once, but two games in a row. One (1) assist. Sillinger was on fire last year, constantly showing signs of improvement as the season progressed until an unfortunate UBI caused him to miss four weeks of play. Bouncing back. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. His work left him with a body fat percentage of six, per Stampede coach Brett Skinner, who actually sat next to Mike in the Islanders dressing room for 11 games. Sillingers closest comparable, in terms of development timeline, is Gilbert Brule, the guy who got injured in his second game and never recovered. Hes effective in give and go situations, often demonstrating that he understands how to utilize his teammates close to him to maintain controlled possession in zone entries. Prior to being selected by Columbus, Sillinger scored 53 points (22 goals, 31 assists) in 48 games with Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League in 2019-20. The 18-year-old center has collected 27 points, 133 shots on net, 84 hits and a minus-23 rating in 73 appearances in his rookie year, though he's often moved up and down the lineup. If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. It doesn't appear that the injury is too serious, but the Jackets will likely exercise caution with their 2021 first-round pick before the regular season. And I think that comes from the demeanor, and the drive and the dedication that he has to this day.. So how about Jenner-Texier-Chinakhov and Robinson-Kuraly-Bemstrom to round out the forward group? Its just how I am as a person to be honest. In the Sillinger household, Cole had to fight for everything. (Courtesy of Mike Sillinger). His passing is not limited to just forehand moves as Sillinger has shown he can still move the puck through the lanes on his backhand. Zherdev only played in 4.5 seasons in the NHL (netting 99 goals and 239 points) before returning to the KHL, failed comeback attempt with the Flyers notwithstanding. We do that lots its the most fun thing to do right now, offered the Medicine Hat Tigers star, whose training options are pretty limited due to COVID restrictions. Sillinger (undisclosed) won't play Monday against Dallas, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. Hes going to be great.. Both players had questionable skating at the time of their draft but made up through it with deception, a tendency to hunt for open space, strong off puck play and an eye for narrow passing lanes. 2. A record 12 different NHL teams, to be exact. He looks to be the next son of a Blue Jackets alumni to be selected in the first round. Things also came more naturally to Cole in the gym than for his brothers. If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. Sillinger can identify when his teammate will enter the zone with little resistance and create a cross ice lane to get him the puck. With that being said, Sillinger makes up for his lack of elite skating with high level deception and manipulation. Sillinger supplied an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Cole showed off his ability to find the back of the net, potting four goals in the high-scoring affair. The former 11th overall pick in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft and son of former NHLer Mike Sillinger certainly expected to play the most important season of his junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, especially after his incredible rookie season where he accrued 53 points in just 48 games played (1.10 ppg). Werenski and Voracek not only became bona fide stars, but will also be joining Sillinger for the 2021-22 campaign. He focussed specifically on his lower body and his quickness, honing in on his first few steps in an effort to develop some of the change of pace that he admires in NHLers like Johnny Gaudreau and Nathan MacKinnon. Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. Middle six forward, likely winger with 20 goal potential and 30 goal upside. When away from the puck he picks his routes carefully, trying to cross the opposing blue line in a spot where he can support his teammate. Sillinger does possess a wide variety of these traits and with further refinement in how each tool is used in conjunction with the rest of his toolkit, its easy to see how his elusive behaviours would translate to the NHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets cannot let Cole Sillinger follow that path. Cole Sillinger made the decision to play elsewhere, and now hes begun playing his draft year in a league he never expected to, for a team he never expected to play on: the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. 12 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. He has slumped this season, with only two goals and eight points in 52 games, after a 16-goalm 15-assist rookie campaign in 2021-22. For the first time in his NHL career, Cole Sillinger was a healthy scratch. We dont. His dad, Mike, played for 12 NHL teams, including two seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2001-03. As mentioned before, he does utilize crossovers when attacking laterally through the NZ to keep defenders moving their feet. Sillinger is day-to-day after suffering an upper-body injury in practice Thursday, according to Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch. 5. Im a dual citizen so that was a decision I had made to go down there in early October, said Cole, 17, the youngest son of former NHLer Mike Sillinger. The Columbus Blue Jackets and columbusbluejackets.com are trademarks of The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club. These players tend to have a hard time when transitioning to higher level hockey as understanding how, when, and where to move away from the puck is a necessity in order to be an effective player in all 3 zones of the ice. His top speed is lackluster, but he has shown improvement between last year and now so theres room to reasonably believe hell continue to improve. I just have to stay focused on what I can do.. Finally, we close with a trio of late-round picks that were likely rushed to the NHL. Both of these are likely more of a miss by the scouting staff than a rushed development by the coaching staff. Son of former Blue Jacket Mike Sillinger, Cole scored at an impressive rate in the USHL and was named Rookie of the Year after having playing in the WHL in the prior season. He made the team out of camp in 2005, got injured in his second game, then got injured again in November. What's next:Sillinger is expected to go back to the WHL this upcoming season to continue his development, but it will be interesting to see just how quickly he makes his way to the NHL. Id go as far as to say he even has some chippiness in his game. When logistics prevented him from playing in the fall, he joined the USHLs Sioux Fall Stampede. Based on. "I don't worry about him. by Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Both players had questionable skating at the time of their draft but made up through it with deception, a tendency to hunt for open space, strong off puck play and an eye for narrow passing lanes. Sillinger (illness) was at practice Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. Liam Foudy is the most recent of the three selections, having just missed the cut for the NHL roster this year, after bouncing between Columbus and Cleveland last year. I think he may be the best in-stride shooter in this draft." Lets start with a pair of left wings who got a cup of tea each in the NHL: Nikita Filatov and Alex Picard. Sillinger (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site. The only reason why the 2005 Blue Jackets used Brule was because their best center was Jan Hrdina. In previous years, when the Sillingers skated together in the offseason, it was always Owen who won the most battles and Lukas who had the best hands. by Performance Columbus, The CannonBall pres. Jeff Svoboda, Sign Up for Flagbearer, pres. He doesnt try to force the pass if the lane doesnt exist and will often cutback and reset looking for the next play to make. He still occasionally misreads and over commits on certain plays (especially on the penalty kill, he shouldnt be out there at 5v4) but again, hes shown repeatedly that he is capable of being a valuable contributor defensively so its possible for consistency to be developed here with more experience. Sillinger (upper body) is not expected to play Tuesday against Philadelphia, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The hype for the local kid is starting to build. "I think this is gonna serve him well," head coach Brad Larsen said regarding scratching Sillinger at Monday's morning skate. Sillingers a stud., Sillinger is possibly the best pure shooter in the draft. Cole Sillinger Db. Even the best results the Blue Jackets have gotten in this range, three of the four taken several picks before him, were all given at least a full season before making their NHL debuts. Four years prior, Sonny Milano, who has never been discussed or debated on this website before, took a similar path. I was able to get into a routine and got to be a part of an actual team again.. 1. The last was Jake Sanderson, who was selected fifth overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2020.
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