2022-2023 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named a 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten honoree…Named a 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Skated in eight games…registered a pair of assists for two points.
St. Thomas (10/21): Tallied an assist in a 3-2 win. Notre Dame (1/21): Collected an assist in a 3-2 victory.
2021-22 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Skated in 17 games after joining the team in January...Tallied four goals with one assist for five points.
at Army (1/1): Scored his first goal in his first game in a 5-3 win. Minnesota (2/19): Tallied one assist in a 6-4 loss. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/5): Notched one goal in a 3-2 victory. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/6): Registered the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win to clinch the best-of-three Big Ten quarterfinal series. No. 2/2 Minnesota (3/12): Scored on the powerplay in a 3-2 defeat.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Played the past season and half with the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC serving as team captain during the 2021-22 season before joining the Nittany Lions in December…Led the Hitmen to their third-straight Founders Cup Championship during the 2020-21 season as well as a Dineen Cup Championship…Had 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists in 25 games in 2021-22…Registered 45 points on 18 goals and 27 assists in 48 games during the 2020-21 campaign…Played four seasons of preparatory hockey at the Nichols School in Buffalo from 2016-2020 serving as an alternate captain as a junior before donning the ‘C’ for his senior season in 2019-20…Appeared in 187 games during his four year registering 206 points on 96 goals and 110 assists…Tallied 28 goals while adding 45 assists for 73 points during his senior season at Nichols in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Son of Mary and Erik Lugris…Has one brother, AJ…Mother Mary was a member of the swimming team at La Salle University…Majoring in marketing.
LUGRIS ON PENN STATE
“It’s always been a dream of mine to play at Penn State. Not only is their hockey program second to none, but the academics are also spectacular. I couldn’t be more excited to wear the blue and white.”
Dylan Lugris Season 2022-23
#16Men's Hockey Secures Shootout Victory Over No. 1 Michigan State
Senior Dylan Lugris (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored the game-clinching goal in the fourth round of the shootout earning Penn State the extra conference point following a 2-2 tie against No. 1 Michigan State in Big Ten Conference action from Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday evening.
Men's Hockey Falls Late to No. 1 Michigan State, 6-4
Penn State fought hard leading multiple times but couldn’t hang on as No. 1 Michigan State used a trio of third period goals to secure the 6-4 victory in Big Ten Conference action from Pegula Ice Arena on Friday evening.
Men's Hockey Opens Second Half at Wrigley Field vs. Notre Dame
The Penn State Nittany Lions open their second half slate this Friday when they take things outside to the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field to battle Notre Dame with puck drop slated for 8:30 p.m. ET. The two teams then conclude the weekend series in South Bend at 5 p.m. on Sunday evening.
Men's Hockey Downs Army in Inaugural Capital Hockey Classic in DC, 4-1
Sophomore Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif) scored twice as Penn State defeated Army West Point, 4-1, in non-conference action on Thursday evening inside Capital One Arena as part of the inaugural Capital Hockey Classic.
Men's Hockey Fights Back, Falls Late at No. 17/16 Ohio State, 4-2
Penn State clawed back from an early two-goal deficit, but ultimately fell to No. 17/16 Ohio State, 4-2, in Big Ten Conference action on Friday evening inside Value City Arena.
Five-Goal First Paces Men's Hockey to, 7-1, Victory and Series Sweep Over Colgate
A five-goal first period and seven different goal scorers led the way to a 7-1 victory as Penn State blitzed Colgate to in non-conference action on Wednesday evening inside Pegula Ice Arena to complete the series sweep.