Quickly: Proven goal-scorer who finished
second in the USHL in scoring in 2002-03... Could make an
immediate impact at a wing position high on the BSU line
chart.
Prior to BSU: One of three Topeka Scarecrows players from
2002-03 on the BSU roster this year (Ryan
Miller, Layne Sedevie)...
Second-team All-United States Hockey League (USHL) selection
in 2003 after finishing second in the league in scoring (31-40=71
points)... Joined Lincoln’s Ryan Potulny (35-43=78)
as only two players in the USHL to top 70 points in 2002-03,
and Erickson was one of just five players with 30 or more
goals... Finished +20 on the season with 10 power-play goals
and three short-handed tallies on 198 shots... Acquired by
the Scarecrows from the Lincoln Stars in November 2002...
Despite playing only part of the season in Topeka, still
finished as team’s leading scorer (25-32=57 points
in 61 games)... Named USHL Offensive Player of the Week for
both Topeka and Lincoln, earning the honor for the Stars
on Oct. 28, 2002 after a seven-point week and again in December
for the Scarecrows after a seven-point week.
Fourth-line center for Team USHL during the league’s All-Star Game, Feb.
4, 2003 in Green Bay, Wis.
Coached at Roseau High School by current BSU head women’s hockey coach
Bruce Olson... Helped lead the Rams to the 1999 Minnesota State Championship.
Personal: Luke Erickson... Born Dec. 24, 1982... Son of
Lew and Kathy Erickson... Undecided on a major. |
