Kris Myllari Season 2019-20

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS

Career: Ranks No. 1 all-time for Penn State defensemen with 19 career goals…His 62 points rank second all-time among Nittany Lion blueliners and his 43 assists are tied for fifth...Penn State's all-time leader in blocked shots with 320 for his career.

Season: His 21 points during the 2018-19 season rank as the seventh most in a single-season by a Penn State defenseman while his eight goals in 2016-17 tie for the single-season record for a blueliner.

2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Named a 2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Skated in all 34 games scoring a pair of goals while adding eight assists for 10 points...Blocked 66 shots ranking ninth in the Big Ten and tied for 21st nationally...2020 Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alaska (10/17): Recorded an assist in a 7-0 shutout. Michigan State (11/9): Added an assist in a 6-4 victory. at Minnesota (11/15): Tallied a pair of assists in an 8-2 win. at Merrimack (11/29): Scored his first goal of the season in a 7-0 shutout. at Robert Morris (1/11): Registered a goal in a 6-2 victory at PPG Paints Arena. Michigan (1/18): Added a pair of assists during a 4-4 tie. Notre Dame (1/31): Tallied an assist in a 3-3 tie. Minnesota (2/22): Collected an assist in a 3-2 comeback win.

2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
 
Season: Appeared in all 39 games scoring four goals while adding 17 assists for a career-high 21 points.
 
No. 17 Clarkson (10/12): Marked a career high with eight blocks in a 5-1 victory. Niagara (10/19-10/20): Tallied an assist during an 8-2 victory in game one prior to tying a career high, totaling three points, with one goal and two assists in game two of a weekend sweep. Arizona State (11/2): Registered one assist in a 6-5 victory. Robert Morris (11/9-11/10): Registered one assist in game one and tied two career highs totaling three points with two goals and one assist in game two of a weekend sweep. at No. 5 Ohio State (11/23): Collected an assist during a 4-3 victory. at Wisconsin (11/30): Registered an assist during a shootout victory. No. 5 Notre Dame (12/8): Tallied an assist during a 9-1 win. at Princeton (12/15): Recorded two assists during a 4-4 draw at Wells Fargo Center. Michigan State (1/11-1/12): Tallied one assist in game one and one assist in game two of a weekend split. No. 4 Ohio State (1/19): Assisted a goal during a 6-4 loss. at Michigan State (2/16): Scored the game-winning goal during a 5-3 victory to set a new Penn State career record for most goals by a defenseman with 17. Wisconsin (2/22-2/23): Tallied one assist in both games of a weekend split. at No. 4 Ohio State (3/17): Had a primary assist during a 5-1 victory during the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals.

2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
 
Awards: A 2017-18 Academic All-Big Ten.
 
Season: Skated in all 38 games, scoring five goals and adding nine assists for 14 points.
 
at Clarkson (10/6): Recorded an assist. at St. Lawrence (10/7): Registered first goal of the season in a 4-1 win. AIC (10/19): Notched a goal in a 7-5 victory. Mercyhurst (11/3): Tallied an assist against. at Arizona State (11/18): Added an assist in game two of a weekend sweep. Michigan State (11/24): Registered a pair of points with a goal and an assist during a 7-2 victory. at No. 11 Ohio State (12/1): Tallied a goal in a 5-5 tie. Robert Morris (12/8): Picked up an assist during a 5-2 victory. No. 15 Wisconsin (1/5): Tallied an assist during a 5-1 victory. at No. 20 Michigan (1/20): Registered one goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss. No. 8 Minnesota (2/23): Added an assist in a 5-1 victory. No. 11 Minnesota (3/2-3/3): Tallied an assist in game one during a weekend sweep in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
 
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named to the 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team.
 
Season: Skated in all 39 games, scoring eight goals while adding nine assists for 17 points...Second on the team with 82 blocked shots.
 
Alaska Anchorage (11/11): Recorded first two collegiate goals and an assist in a 6-3 victory. No. 20 Michigan (12/2): Tallied an assist in a 5-1 win. No. 11 Ohio State (1/20-21): Collected an assist during a 3-3 tie in game one while adding a goal the following night in a 6-3 defeat. at Princeton (1/28): Registered a goal during a 5-4 setback. at No. 17 Wisconsin (2/10): Recorded an assist in a 6-3 victory. No. 5 Minnesota (2/17): Scored a goal in a 6-3 loss. at Michigan State (2/24-2/25): Had an assist in each game during a weekend sweep. Wisconsin (3/4): Scored a goal during a 6-0 victory. at Michigan (3/10): Notched a goal during a 3-2 setback. Wisconsin (3/18): Registered an assist in the Big Ten Championship. Union (3/25): Scored a goal while adding a pair of assists in a 10-3 NCAA Tournament victory.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Played two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League…Registered 34 points on six goals and 28 assists in 116 games played…Led the team to a regular season title during the 2014-15 campaign…Also played the 2013-14 season for the Kanata Stallions of the Central Canada Hockey League recording 23 points in 56 games played.
 
PERSONAL
Kristopher Gabriel Myllari...Son of Dawn and Roy Myllari...Had one older sister Taylor...His father played British Pro level hockey for the Tayside Tigers in 1985...Majoring in business management...Born February 5, 1997 in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

MYLLARI ON PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State for the tremendous athletic, as well as academic opportunity, it will provide me. The facilities and coaches are some of the best the country has to offer."

GADOWSKY ON MYLLARI
"Kris Myllari is an exceptionally smart hockey player. He is solid defensively, he sees the ice well and distributes the puck both efficiently and effectively, and his offensive game continues to evolve. His defensive recognition is extremely high and his ability to transition pucks quickly will fit great into our program."