Cole Sillinger
Jersey Number: 4
Player information for Cole Sillinger
Position
Center
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
May 16, 2003
Number
4
Shoots
Left
Weight
202 lbs (92kg)
Birthplace
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Years in Columbus
5
Player Images
Player Career Notes
- Began his NHL career with Columbus wearing #34.
- Has played his five-year NHL career in Columbus, collecting 51-89-140 with 177 penalty minutes in 367 games played from 2021-26.
- Set single-season career highs with CBJ in assists, points (tied) and games played in 2025-26 with 8-25-33 in 81 contests.
- Set a single-season career high in average ice time (16:55) with 11-22-33 in 66 contests with the Blue Jackets in 2024-25.
- Notched his 100th career point (goal) on Feb. 2, 2025 at Dallas to become the fifth player in Blue Jackets history to reach 100 points at age 21 or younger.
- Is the third player in Blue Jackets history to record 30 goals prior to their 21st birthday (32), joining Rick Nash (58) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (47).
- Notched the then third-most goals (tied) and seventh-most points by a Blue Jackets rookies in franchise history with 16-15-31 in 79 contests during 2021-22 while also ranking fifth-T in the league in goals scored among players who didn’t record a power play goal.
- At 18 years and 301 days, he became the second-youngest Blue Jacket to record his first career hat trick on Mar. 13, 2022 vs. Vegas.
- Became the fourth-youngest skater to make his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets (18 years, 171 days) and collected an assist on Oct. 14, 2021 vs. Arizona.
- Registered 2-4-6 in 11 career American Hockey League games with the Cleveland Monsters in 2022-23.
- Earned a silver medal with Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Championships.
- Posted 24-22-46 in 31 USHL contests with the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2020-21, earning the league’s Rookie of the Year award while also being named to the All-Rookie and Second All-Star team.
- Skated for Medicine Hat in the Western Hockey League from 2018-20, posting 22-33-55 in 52 career games.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 79 | 16 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 37 | 148 |
| 2022-2023 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -23 | 22 | 93 |
| 2023-2024 | 77 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -4 | 46 | 157 |
| 2024-2025 | 66 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 35 | 129 |
| 2025-2026 | 81 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 37 | 136 |
| Totals | 367 | 51 | 89 | 140 | -58 | 177 | 663 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Columbus in the first-round, 12th overall, at the 2021 NHL Draft.