Mario Lucia
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Mario Lucia

Hometown:

Plymouth Minnesota

Team:

Minnesota Wild

Currently Playing In:

NCAA

Birthday:

1993-08-25
Position:

LW
Eligible for draft:

2011
Shoots:

Left
Drafted:

2011
Height:

6-2
Acquired:

2nd round (60th overall), 2011
Weight:

183 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
7.0

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Probability of Success
  • C

History

2008-09: Lucia scored 14 goals with 29 assists in 22 games for Minnesota's Wayzata High School.

2009-10: Lucia, son of University of Minnesota Head Coach Don Lucia, played for Wayzata (MN) High School. In 27 games, he scored 15 goals and added 27 assists for 42 points. In 2 playoff games, Lucia picked up 2 assists.

2010-11: In 27 games for Wayzata High School, Lucia scored 30 goals and added 24 assists for 54 points. In 3 playoff games, he scored 5 goals and added 2 assists for 7 points. Lucia also played in the Upper Midwest Hockey League for Team Northwest, scoring 6 goals and adding 6 assists for 12 points in 10 games. He registered no points in 1 playoff game.

2011-12: Lucia was the second-leading scorer for BCHL and RBC Cup (Canadian junior hockey) champion Penticton and represented the USA in the 2011 U19 World Junior A Challenge. He scored a league-leading 42 goals with 51 assists in 56 games for the Vees. Penticton won 54 of 60 games during the regular season and defeated Powell River in the playoff finals. Lucia scored 6 goals with 10 assists in 15 playoff games. He had 3 assists and 8 penalty minutes in six games at the RBC Cup. The Vees won four straight games at the RBC Cup after losing two games in round-robin play to capture the title. Playing for the bronze medal USA squad at the WJAC, Lucia was the tournament's leading goal scorer  with four goals and had 1 assist in four games. In October 2011 he committed to playing college hockey at Notre Dame in 2012-13.

 

Talent Analysis

A speedy winger with some good size already, Lucia has been ahead of the competition at every level of his young career.

 

Future

Lucia is now playing for the Penticton Vees in BCHL. He will play for Notre Dame beginning in the Fall of  2012-13.

 

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