Luke Stork – Youngstown Phantoms
DOB: April 13, 1995
6'0 / 185 lbs
Shoots: Left
Photo Credit: youngstownphantoms.com
The last time I profiled an incoming OSU
men's player, I gave you a look at Janik Möser,
the lone defenseman heading to Columbus. In the weeks to come, I will
focus on the forwards that will be starting their Ohio State careers
this fall.
Alex Lippincott, Travis Statchuk, and
Alex Szczehura were the three senior forwards that saw their careers
come to a close after the loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament
Championship. Hobey Baker finalist, junior Ryan Dzingel, chose to
forgo his senior year and signed an entry level contract with the
Ottawa Senators. Dzingel played in nine games for Binghamton
(Ottawa's AHL affiliate) at the tail end of their season and produced
two goals and five assists.
Just a few days ago, Max McCormick, the teams second leading scorer, opted out of his senior year and signed with Ottawa as well.
Just a few days ago, Max McCormick, the teams second leading scorer, opted out of his senior year and signed with Ottawa as well.
Five holes to fill in Steve Rohlik's
roster. Three of them are pretty big ones. Between the five players
listed above that will not be playing at Value City Arena this
season, they accumulated 42 goals and 67 assists last season. Between
Dzingel, McCormick and Szczechura, the three pumped home 41 goals and had helpers
on 61 others (Dzingel – 22 goals, 24 assists / McCormick - 11 goals, 24 assists / Sczcechura – 8
goals, 13 assists).
Taking spot number one will be Luke
Stork. A versatile, two way forward who brings a physical presence
night in and night out, Stork was the sixth leading scorer on the
Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. Finishing up
his second full season with the Phantoms, Luke lit the lamp 16 times
and had 11 assists in 60 games. He was also third on Youngstown with
93 penalty minutes this past season.
Ohio State doesn't find itself in the
box too often. Although they were third in the Big Ten in terms of
penalty minutes (averaged 10.6 per game), they were 41st
(out of 59 teams) in the country in that statistic.
Whether or not Stork adds to that,
time will tell.
Much like last weeks “Buckeye
Newcomer Spotlight” Janik Möser, Stork was also placed on Central Scouting Service's Preliminary 2014 “Players to Watch” list for
the upcoming NHL draft.
A guy with a “hard hat and lunch
pail” mentality who is sure to bring a lot of physicality to the
Buckeye program, Stork has a lot to bring to the table. This is
something Buckeye fans will surely enjoy during the 2014-2015 season.
Here is Stork netting a couple of power play goals against Team USA U-17 this past season:
Just a little taste of the aforementioned physicality:
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