# Owen Sillinger

Owen Sillinger (born September 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Playing career

Undrafted, Sillinger played collegiate hockey with Bemidji State University in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. He made his professional debut at the conclusion of his four-year career with the Beavers, signing an AHL contract with the Cleveland Monsters at the tail end of the 2021–22 season on March 25, 2022.
After two productive seasons with the Monsters, Sillinger was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2024. In the following 2024–25 season, Sillinger continued his tenure on re-assignment with the Monsters before he received his first recall by the Blue Jackets and made his NHL debut in a regular season match against the Seattle Kraken on January 9, 2024.

## Personal life

Owen is the first son of Karla (née Dreger) Sillinger and former National Hockey League forward Mike Sillinger. His father Mike Sillinger notably played 17 seasons as a journeyman in the NHL. The family briefly resided in Phoenix, Arizona, St. Louis, Missouri and Garden City, New York, as Mike's career led him on to play for the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and New York Islanders, respectively. Sillinger grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan. He has two younger brothers that play hockey, Cole is also member of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Lukas skates with Arizona State University.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012–13 | Regina Pat Canadians | SMAAAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Regina Pat Canadians | SMAAAHL | 36 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Regina Pat Canadians | SMAAAHL | 42 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 58 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 57 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Pentiction Vees | BCHL | 56 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Bemidji State University | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Bemidji State University | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Bemidji State University | WCHA | 20 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Bemidji State University | CCHA | 39 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 72 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 69 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 158 | 25 | 60 | 85 | 130 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| SMAAAHL |||
| Second All-Star Team | 2015 |
| Telus Cup Top Forward | 2015 |
| Telus Cup MVP | 2015 |
| Collegiate |||
| WCHA All-Rookie Team | 2019 |
| WCHA Third All-star Team | 2020 |
| CCHA Second All-Star Team | 2022 |