Mike Reilly

Class:
Junior
Position:
Defense
Hometown:
Chanhassen, Minn. (Shattuck-St. Mary's)
High School:
Holy Angels

Won the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes)
Ranks 19th in Golden Gophers' history for career assists by a defenseman (71)

2014-15 | JUNIOR
Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist
First Team All-American
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Minnesota's John Mariucci MVP
• Appeared in all 39 games as a junior
• Led the team in points and assists with 42 points, 6 goals, and 36 assists
• Tallied two assists in a victory over RPI
• Named to the 2014 Ice Breaker Classic All-Tournament Team
• Picked up four assists in a weekend sweep of Bemidji State
• Added two assists in a series split with SCSU
• Netted his first goal of the season in a 5-0 victory over Notre Dame
• Added a goal and an assist in a 4-2 victory over Notre Dame to secure a weekend sweep
• Tallied an assist in a 6-2 road win over Boston College
• Picked up a goal and two assists in a 5-0 victory at Michigan State
• Added two more assists the following night in a 3-3 tie at Michigan State
• For his efforts in East Lansing, including a goal and four assists, Reilly was named the B1G's First Star of the week honors
• Reilly was the first defenseman in conference history to earn the award
• Picked up an assist in a loss to Merrimack in the Mariucci Classic
• Added a goal in a 3-2 victory over RIT
• Tacked on an assist to a Travis Boyd power play goal in a 3-4 overtime loss at Michigan
• Totaled 3 assists during a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin
• Added an assist in a 4-2 loss in the North Star College Cup at the hands of Minnesota State
• Totaled two assists during a road trip to Wisconsin in which the Gophers won and tied on the weekend
• Picked up an assist during a 4-2 win over Ohio State
• Added an assist during a 6-2 win over Ohio State
• Tallied a new career high point total with 3 assists and a goal in the Gopher's 300th win at Mariucci Arena, a 6-2 victory over Michigan
• Tacked on a pair of assists in a 3-4 overtime loss at Penn State
• Tallied 3 points, a goal and two assists, in a 5-3 victory over Michigan State
• Added an assist in a 4-2 victory at Ohio State
• Totaled 4 assists in a series sweep of Penn State en route to the Big Ten regular season crown

2013-14 | SOPHOMORE
First Team All-American
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten
NCAA All-Regional Team
• Appeared in all 41 games as a sophomore for the Gophers
• Set new career highs with 33 points, nine goals and 24 assists in 2013-14
• Team was 18-2-4 when he tallied a point
• Recorded eight multi-point games while the team went unbeaten when he tallied two or more points
• Opened the season with a goal and an assist in Minnesota's 6-0 win over Mercyhurst
• Added goals in winning efforts against Bemidji State (5-1) and Boston College (6-1)
• Had two points (one goal, one assist) in Minnesota's 4-1 win over Minnesota State
• Scored goals in back-to-back games against UMD and Wisconsin
• Netted the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at Michigan State to close out the first half
• Notched two points (one goal, one assist) in the Gophers' series sweep at Penn State
• Set a new career-point streak at five games from Jan. 28-Feb. 1, starting with three-straight games with a pair of assists
• Totaled eight points over the streak
• Added a pair of assists in a 5-1 win over Penn State
• His three assists in a 5-1 win over Ohio State marked a new single-game career high for points and assists in a game
• Played in all four NCAA tournament games and totaled four points (one goal, three assists)
• Had a goal and assist in the tournament opener, a 7-3 win over Robert Morris
• Added an assist in a 4-0 win over St. Cloud State as Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four
• Earned an assist in the national championships game
• His First Team All-America honor makes his the first Gopher to earn the award since Ryan Stoa in 2009
• Earned second letter

2012-13 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 36 games as a freshman for the Gophers
• Led all Minnesota rookies with 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 2012-13
• Assisted on a pair of goals in his Gophers debut vs. Michigan State (10/12)
• Scored his first collegiate goal in a 5-1 triumph at Vermont (11/23)
• Played as a forward and scored a goal against the tigers of Colorado College (12/7)
• His goal against Colorado College meant he took a three-game point streak into the holiday break
• Played in every game, as a freshman, prior to the holiday break for the Gophers
• Missed two games to compete with the U.S. National Junior team, winning gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia
• Recorded the primary assist on Ben Marshall's game-winning goal against Alaska Anchorage to give the Gophers a 4-3 victory (1/11)
• Notched an assist on Nate Condon's third-period goal at St. Cloud State (2/9)
• Assisted on a first-period goal by Sam Warning in a 3-2 victory at Wisconsin (2/15)
• Scored a power-play goal in the first period against Minnesota Duluth (2/23)

INTERNATIONAL
• Participated in the 2012 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp and missed two games as a freshman to compete with the U.S. National Junior team, winning gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia
• Recorded one assist in five games for the third-place United States at the 2011 World Junior A Hockey Challenge in Langley, B.C., skating with fellow Gopher A.J. Michaelson

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• Under head coach Fred Harbinson in 2011-12, helped the BCHL's Penticton Vees set a North American junior hockey record with a 42-game win streak en route to RBC Cup and Doyle Cup championships
• Was a teammate of brothers and current Gopher Connor and Ryan
• Led BCHL defensemen in goals (24), assists (59), and points (83) and won the BCHL Interior Conference Best Defenseman Award
• Selected to the BCHL All-Rookie Team and was a first-team All-Interior Conference selection
• Named Vees' Player of the Month in October
• Skated for Shattuck St. Mary's under head coach Tom Ward in 2010-11
• Led Sabres' defensemen in scoring with 43 points and helped guide the team to an Under-18 Tier I National Championship
• Played two seasons of prep hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels with both of his brothers under coach Greg Trebil
• Led team's defensemen in scoring and was an All-Missota Conference honoree in both years
• Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

PERSONAL
• Carlson School of Management attendee
• Earned the Silver Award for having a GPA of 3.3 or higher three times at Shattuck St. Mary's
• Hobbies include golfing, roller blading, and spending time on the lake
• Most memorable sports thrills were winning national championships with Shattuck St. Mary's in 2010-11 and the Penticton Vees in 2011-12
• Older brothers Connor and Ryan (twins) are also on on the Gophers
• Sister, Shannon, played hockey at Ohio State from 2006-10
• Younger sister, Caitlin, plays hockey at Penn State
• Son of Mike and Lisa Reilly
• Father, Mike, played college hockey at Colorado College from 1976-78 and at Minnesota from 1979-81 and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1977
• Born July 13, 1993