Luke Stork

Year:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-0
Weight:
189
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Attracted to Ohio State because of the campus, the coaching staff and the program it has to offer … father introduced him to hockey at the age of 4 … favorite player is Alexei Kovalev because he loves the way he plays and he played with the Penguins … has worked for a trucking company during the summer … Pick one: Movie – Shawshank Redemption; Television show – The Walking Dead; Musician – Darius Rucker; Professional team – Pittsburgh Penguins; Athlete – Sidney Crosby; Homecooked meal – buffalo chicken pasta; Celebrity – Mark Wahlberg; Ice cream flavor – Vanilla; Sport other than hockey – lacrosse; Vacation spot – Myrtle Beach; Book/Magazine – The Hunger Games; Place hockey has taken you – Los Angeles.

Ohio State Career: Alternate captain as a senior … team’s 2017 Unsung Player award winner … played in 100th career game March 16, 2017 vs. Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament … led 2017-18 Buckeyes in career games played, ending with 143 appearances; most games played for a Buckeye since seniors on 2011 squad ended with 159 appearances … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten in 2018 … Bucks Go Pro intern for Summer 2018.

2017-18 (Senior Season): Played in all 41 games, with eight assists … helper vs. Princeton in NCAA Midwest Regional March 24 … assist vs. Michigan State in B1G Tourney quarterfinal March 2 … assist in game one vs. Wisconsin Feb. 23; +3 in the series, with +2 mark in opener … two assists at Notre Dame Feb. 10, +2 in the game … set up shorthanded goal vs. Michigan Jan. 27 … -assist on OT gamewinning goal vs. Minnesota Dec. 8 … helper on gametying goal vs. RPI Oct. 14 … part of nation’s No. 1-ranked penalty killing unit … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2016-17 (Junior Season): Saw action in all 39 games and had 14 points, with six goals and eight assists … goal and an assist, with +2 rating, vs. Penn State Jan. 6 and at Penn State Jan. 21 … scored twice at Niagara Oct. 28 … two assists Dec. 3 at Minnesota, with +3 mark … +3 in series with UConn Nov. 11-12; goal in game one and assist in game two vs. the Huskies … scored in 3-2 win at RPI Nov. 19 … assist and +1 in season opener at Denver Oct. 7 and vs. Arizona State Jan. 13 … helper vs. Minnesota Feb. 11 … voted Unsung Player award winner by his teammates.

2015-16 (Sophomore Season): Skated in 33 games and had 14 points on six goals and eight assists … career-high two assists Dec. 5 at Minnesota … goal, assist and +1 mark at Michigan State March 11 … goal Feb. 27 vs. Wisconsin, with assist in game one vs. the Badgers Feb. 26 … tallied Feb. 13 vs. Minnesota … two-point game vs. Mercyhurst Oct. 31 with a goal and an assist … power play score Oct. 24 at Providence.

2014-15 (Freshman Season): Played in 30 games and had 10 points, with five goals and five assists … point in four of the last six games … two points in sweep of Penn State Feb. 27-28, with goal in game one and assist in game two … scored twice at Penn State Jan. 9 for first career multiple-point game; 11 shots in the series, with six in game one and five in game two … assist in each game vs. Minnesota March 6-7 … helper at Michigan Dec. 5 … assist Nov. 7 vs. Omaha and +1 rating in game two Nov. 8 … goal and +1 mark at Canisius Oct. 31 … scored first career goal vs. Providence Oct. 11 and was +1 in the game.

Prior to Ohio State: Played two full seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League … 16-11-27 line in 2013-14 while playing in 64 games … 30 points, with 12 goals and 18 assists, in 64 games in 2012-13 … also saw action in nine postseason games as the Phantoms reached the USHL Eastern Conference semifinals … skated in two games for Youngstown in 2011-12 … played in the Pittsburgh Hornets organization before moving on to the USHL … also played lacrosse in high school.

Off the Ice: Son of Missy and the late Jeff Stork … mother is a nurse … has a younger brother, Logan … sport industry major.

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