Buckeye Newcomer Spotlight: Christian Lampasso

Speedy Forward Going to Wreak Havoc on Defenders as a Buckeye

Photo Credit: theushlhockeyleague.com

Christian Lampasso – Forward, Lincoln Stars

5'9 / 165 lbs

DOB: May 9, 1994

Shoots: Right

A mosquito, NHLer Steve Ott, and the Energizer Bunny.

It's not often you see all three of these mentioned in the same sentence, but they all have a connection to this week's spotlight.

While the mosquito gets under people's skin for a living, Ott does the same thing and has the ability to put up some points. The bunny represents both of their abilities to simply not quit and will continue to do so until they're stopped.

Ok, maybe not my best introduction. But for Christian Lampasso, the man who was quoted in the Lincoln Journal Star as saying “I'm a pest to play against,” it only seems appropriate.

Lampasso, an Amherst N.Y., native, had quite the productive year for the Lincoln Stars. In 57 games this past season, he lit the lamp 16 times and had 24 assists for a total of 40 points.

The Unofficial Lincoln Stars Blog had this to say about the speedy forward prior to the 2013-14 season:

"It's gotta be the dreads
Cotton...."

Anna Reed/Lincoln
Journal Star

“He's a bit on the small side, but he plays much bigger than that. More importantly, he has soft hands and along with his speed, is more than capable of being a top 6 forward for the Stars this upcoming season...”

Dead on. Christian was a top six forward this past season. 

“Christian is a very hard worker on the ice, gives 100% each shift, and has speed to burn.”

I would like to take this opportunity to give associate head coach Brett Larson an A+ combined with a gold star sticker on his effort to bring a talent of this caliber to Columbus.

A former coach of Lampasso's during their time in Sioux City (USHL), Larson went to work on recruiting Christian as a coach at OSU.

He got the job done.

“I was looking at Ivy League schools for pretty much my whole life. The Sioux City head coach last year, Brett Larson, took the associate head coach job at Ohio State. He called me up and said, 'I loved the way you played and loved you as a player on my team and I really want to bring you into this program.' The biggest thing with my decision was just knowing there is a coach who trusts me and believes in me being there. (Lincoln Journal Star)

Fearless, determined, a work ethic off the charts.

Sounds like a Buckeye to me.

It's not often that HNIC focuses on pregame rituals, but after reading about what Lampasso's were in Lincoln, I think it's necessary to pass them on to you fine readers.

“I have some unique pregame rituals. I've changed them up over the years. I eat Chipotle the night before a game. I drink six bottles of water the night before a game. The day of the game. I go to Noodles after pregame skate and get penne rosa. Then I take a nap and wake up at exactly 3:30 p.m. I take a shower, get dressed and get to the rink at 4 p.m., which is a full hour before we need to be. I eat a bagel with cream cheese at 5 p.m. We do our warmup, and then I listen to music and picture myself scoring 50 goals in my head. Maybe one day I'll get all 50 in one game.” (Lincoln Journal Star)

50 goals in a game?

I know I wouldn't mind.





Here's Christian setting a USHL record on March 29th with two goals in seven seconds: