Lucas Vanroboys

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Thamesville, Ontario
Prev School:
Bentley (AHA)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023-24: Saw action in 29 games and logged eight points on three goals and five assists … Led UMass in faceoff percentage at 60.1% winning, 170 of 283 draws, good for second in Hockey East among players with 200+ attempts … Was +3 and recorded nine blocks … Recorded an assist against Denver (3/28) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal … Logged an assist at Maine (3/8) ... Recorded an assist vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/8) ... Scored third goal of the season and won 11 of 11 faceoffs at #20 Harvard (11/24) ... Collected an assist vs. #5 Providence (11/18) ... Logged first assist in a UMass uniform at #5 Providence (11/16) ... Was 7 for 10 (70%) in faceoffs in both games vs. Vermont (11/10-11) ... Went 7 for 8 (87.5%) over the dots against Northeastern (11/3) ... Won 11 of 15 faceoffs (73.3%) at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/20) and followed up the next night against the Mavericks going 7-for-9 (77.8%) … Scored two empty net goals vs. #6 Michigan (10/14) ... Made UMass debut vs. AIC (10/7) and won 9 of 16 faceoffs (56.3%).

AS A SENIOR IN 2022-23 (At Bentley): Appeared in 32 games and totaled 20 points on four goals and 16 assists, including a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal … Ranked fourth in Atlantic Hockey in faceoff winning percentage at .560 (329-of-587) … Ended the season with assists in three straight games, at RIT (2/18) and against Army West Point (2/24-2/25) … Had three points against AIC (2/8, 2/10) with a goal and an assist in game one and a helper in game two … Contributed three assists in two games at Mercyhurst (1/27-1/28) with a pair coming in Bentley’s 5-3 win … Logged back-to-back two point nights with a goal and an assist in both games at Niagara (1/13-14) … Dished an assist at AIC (12/1) … Recorded a helper at Air Force (11/11) … Notched an assist at Niagara (11/5) … Collected an assist against Lindenwood (10/28) … Picked up first points of the season at Ohio State (10/20-10/21) with a goal in game one and an assist in game two.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22 (At Bentley): Ranked ninth in Atlantic Hockey in faceoff wins with 315 on the season … Played in 34 games and posted a 5-10-15 scoring line … Had three assists in a 6-2 victory over Boston College (10/16) … scored the game-winner in Bentley’s 5-4 victory at Air Force (11/13) … Notched an assist to help Bentley to wins over Army West Point (11/27), Mercyhurst (12/4) and Canisius (1/21) … Scored the winning shootout goal to give Bentley an additional point in the standings against Air Force (2/19) … Named to the AHA All-Academic team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21 (at Bentley): Led the team with a .575 faceoff winning percentage … Played in 13 of the team’s 16 games … Had an assist against Army West Point (2/12) … Went 12-15 in the faceoff circle in 4-2 win over Army West Point (12/4) … Went 9-12 in faceoffs against AIC (12/18) … Named an All-American Scholar by the American Hockey Coaches Association … Earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team recognition.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20 (at Bentley): Played in 32 games … Made NCAA debut in the first game of the season at Robert Morris (10/11) … Scored two goals and had six assists for eight points on the season … Had an assist for first career point in a 4-1 victory over Holy Cross (11/30) … helped Bentley to a 4-2 road win over Army West Point with an assist … Scored one goal in each game of road series against Mercyhurst (1/24-1/25), including first career goal in a 4-3 win in the series opener … Registered two assists in a 6-1 victory over Canisius in game one of the Atlantic Hockey first round.

BEFORE COLLEGE: Played two seasons of junior hockey, each spent in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) … Split 2018-19 between Cowichan Valley and Prince George … Helped Prince George win the 2019 BCHL championship with four goals and five assists in the playoffs run … Totaled 10 goals and 13 assists in 42 regular season games with the two teams … Played with Nanaimo in 2017-18 and appeared in 57 games, registering 25 points (14g, 11a).

PERSONAL: Born Lucas Vanroboys on July 24, 1999 in Thamesville, Ontario … Son of Steve and Gina … Has one sibling, Audra … Graduated from South Kent School … Pursuing a certificate in Business Analytics.