Junior Season (2017-18): Received the Gary Crosby Memorial Award as the teams' leading scorer … Named to the NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team and the WCHA Offensive Player of March … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Served as an alternate captain … Played in all 44 games and led the Huskies in goals (16), assists (23), and total points (39), finishing seventh overall in the WCHA in points … Named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week and the Hero Sports Hero of the Week on February 5 after piling up five points in a WCHA series at Bowling Green, including a two goal, two assist night in a 4-0 shutout … Scored the game-winning overtime goal at Alaska (Nov. 24) … Scored game-winning goals versus Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 20) and Ferris State (Dec. 9) … Had three game-winning assists … Went on a six-game point streak from February 2-17, recording five goals and four assists … Had eight multi-point games, including one four-point game and three three-point games … Had six points in the WCHA First Round Playoff series at Bemidji State with three goals and three assists … Tech was 15-2-0 when he recorded an assist … Led the team in power-play goals (6), game-winning goals (3), and shorthanded goals (1) … Ranked third on the team with a plus-11 rating … Attended the Pittsburgh Penguins Annual Prospect Development Camp in June.
Sophomore Season (2016-17): Named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week and American Sports Network Player of the Week on December 12 after scoring game-winning goals in back-to-back nights at Bowling Green (Dec. 8-9) … Appeared in all 45 games, scoring 11 goals and adding 11 assists … Ranked ninth in the country with five game-winning goals … Also scored game winners vs. Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 14), vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 28), and at Alaska (Nov. 25) … Had the primary assist on Shane Hanna’s game-winning goal at NMU (Feb. 24) … Tech was 9-1-1 when he had an assist and 13-3-3 when he recorded a point … Attended the Edmonton Oilers Development Camp in July.
Freshman Season (2015-16): Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Received the Norbert Matovich Memorial Award as the team’s top freshman … Played in all 37 games, tallying 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists … Ranked fourth among freshmen in the WCHA with 11 points … Was second among rookies in power-play goals (2), game-winning goals (1) and shots (59) … Earned at least one point in eight WCHA games and notched a four-point weekend (2-2) on March 4-5 vs. Northern Michigan … Scored first career goal on Nov. 22 at Michigan State while adding an assist … Also had a goal and an assist vs. Alaska (March 11) … Attended the Edmonton Oilers Development Camp in July.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Played three seasons (2012-15) with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the BCHL … Accumulated 117 points (48-69) in 168 career games … Led the team in goals (35), assists (48) and points (83) in 2014-15 and was named a BCHL Second Team All-Star.
Personal: Shoots left … Born Jacob Leo Lucchini on May 9, 1995 … Son of Sandy and John Lucchini … Has a younger brother Jeremy who plays for the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL … Played one year with his brother for Trail … Grandfather Leo won the hockey World Championship with the Edmonton Mercury’s in 1950 … Enjoys golfing, playing baseball and boating … Majoring in sports and fitness management with a GPA of 3.05.
