Jarid Lukosevicius
Jarid Lukosevicius (born February 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was named as the NCAA Tournament 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 | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
South Carolina Stingrays Grand Rapids Griffins Abbotsford Canucks Belleville Senators | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
Lukosevicius 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 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.[2]
On September 30, 2022, Lukosevicius signed a one-year contract with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.[3] 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.[4][5][6] The Stingrays re-signed Lukosevicius to a one-year contract on September 12, 2023.[6]
Personal life
Lukosevicius is of Lithuanian descent; his maternal grandparents emigrated from Lithuania to Quebec.[7][8]
Career statistics
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 160 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2017 | [9] |
References
- "Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- "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.
- "Stingrays re-sign Lukosevicius". ECHL.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- 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.
- "NCAA finale – neįtikėtinas J. Lukoševičiaus šou: trys įvarčiai, MVP titulas ir čempionų taurė". DELFI.lt (in Lithuanian). April 10, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- "Denver Survives, Claims 8th National Championship". Inside Hockey. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database