Lukas Reichel | |||
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Born | Nuremberg, Germany | 17 May 2002||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Chicago Blackhawks Eisbären Berlin | ||
National team | Germany | ||
NHL draft | 17th overall, 2020 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2019–present |
Lukas Reichel (born 17 May 2002) is a German professional ice hockey left winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Reichel played as a youth in the German Development League (DNL) with Starbulls Rosenheim and within the Eisbären Berlin organization. He made his Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) debut with Eisbären Berlin during the 2019–20 season. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 17th overall pick. [1]
On 9 June 2021, Reichel was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. [2]
Reichel made his NHL-debut on 13 January 2022, against the Montreal Canadiens in a 3–2 victory. [3] He appeared in 11 games got the Blackhawks during the remainder of the 2021–22 NHL season, where he registered one assist. [4] Reichel failed to make the opening day roster for the Blackhawks heading into the 2022–23 NHL season. [5] He was instead sent down to the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, where he spent most of the season. [5] Reichel tallied 20 goals and 31 assists in 55 games for Rockford. He was recalled to the Blackhawks for 23 gamers during the same season, where he put up seven goals and eight assists. [5]
Reichel made the Blackhawks' opening day roster for the 2023–24 NHL season. [5] He failed to bring his AHL-level of production to the Blackhawks, and was moved from centre to wing following inconsistent play. [5] Reichel, who was a healthy scratch for five games during the season, was sent down to Rockford on 18 February 2024 after mustering only 10 points in 50 games for the Blackhawks. [6] The Blackhawks recalled him on March 15, where he played in the remaining 15 games of the season. [7] Reichel finished the season with 5 goals and 11 assists in 65 games with the Blackhawks. [8] He was reassigned to Rockford following the end of the Blackhawks' 2023–24 season to help the IceHogs in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs. [8]
At the conclusion of the season, and as a pending restricted free agent, Reichel was re-signed by the Blackhawks to a two-year, $2.4 million contract extension on 7 May 2024. [9]
He is the son of Czech-German hockey player Martin Reichel, and the nephew of former NHLer and Olympic gold medal winner Robert Reichel. [10] Currently in a relationship with Ellie ellieee101_, the couple have been together for half the season. They started dating 2023 through 2024, made it public in 2024.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 18 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Eisbären Juniors Berlin | DNL | 32 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 42 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 38 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 56 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 55 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 65 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
DEL totals | 80 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 99 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2019 | Germany | U18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | Germany | WC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | Germany | WC | 7th | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | Germany | WC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 |
Award | Year | |
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DEL | ||
Champion | 2021 | [11] |
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