Luke Glendening

Luke Glendening
Glendening with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013
Born	(1989-04-28) April 28, 1989 (age 35) East Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present

Lucas Glendening (born April 28, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars.

Playing career

Amateur

Glendening started out his years of playing hockey in his hometown East Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played varsity all four years he attended East Grand Rapids High School and was their leading scorer for two out of the four years. He also spent one year as a post-graduate at The Hotchkiss School. Prior to turning professional, Glendening attended the University of Michigan where he played four seasons (2008—2012) of NCAA college hockey with the Michigan Wolverines.

In his sophormore season, Glendening was an alternate captain for Michigan. In 45 games, Glendening recorded seven goals and 14 assists. The Wolverines slipped to seventh in the CCHA but won six straight games in the conference tournament to win the 2010 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament and earn an NCAA tournament bid. Michigan defeated Bemidji State in the NCAA Midwest Regional before falling to Miami, 3–2, in double overtime in the regional final.

Glendening was a captain for Michigan in his junior season, along with Carl Hagelin. He was one of six Wolverines to play in all 44 games, where he recorded eight goals and 10 assists. Michigan finished first in the CCHA and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after a surprise loss to Western Michigan in the CCHA semifinals. The Wolverines swept Nebraska-Omaha and Colorado College to capture the NCAA West Regional and defeated North Dakota, 2–0, to reach the Frozen Four championship game; falling 3–2 to Minnesota-Duluth in overtime.

Glendening (centre foreground) with the Wolverines during his senior year at the University of Michigan, March 2012

Glendening was again a captain for Michigan in his senior season and scored a career-high 10 goals and 11 assists in 41 games. The Wolverines finished tied for second place in the CCHA with Western Michigan and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after falling to the Broncos in the CCHA Championship Game. Cornell defeated Michigan, 3–2 in overtime, in the regional semifinals. ^[1]

Professional

On June 19, 2012, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) signed Glendening as a free agent to a one-year contract. ^[2] During the 2012–13 AHL season, Glendening played 51 regular-season games in the AHL with the Griffins, and also played 27 games in the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye, where he was selected to play in the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game, but could not attend because he was recalled to the AHL. ^[3] Glendening played 24 post-season games with Grand Rapids, scoring 16 points to help lead the Griffins to their first Calder Cup championship.

On July 5, 2013, the Detroit Red Wings signed Glendening to a one-year, two-way contract. ^[4] On October 12, 2013, Glendening made his NHL debut in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. ^[5] On April 5, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Glendening to a three-year contract extension. ^[6] Glendening scored his first career NHL goal later that night against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens. ^[7] Glendening set a franchise record among rookie forwards for the most games played without a goal, at 52 games, surpassing Cummy Burton, who played his entire 43-game Detroit career without scoring a goal. ^[8]

On July 14, 2016, the Red Wings signed Glendening to a four-year contract extension. ^[9] On March 10, 2020, Glendening played in his 500th career NHL game for the Red Wings, becoming the first undrafted player to do so for Detroit since the NHL went to a seven-round draft in 2005. ^[10]

Following his eighth season with the Red Wings, having concluded his contract Glendening left the organization as a free agent and was signed by the Dallas Stars to a two-year, $3 million contract on July 28, 2021. ^[11]

Following his two season tenure with the Stars, Glendening signed as a free agent with his third NHL club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a two-year, $1.6 million contract on July 1, 2023. ^[12]

International play

On April 19, 2019, Glendening was selected to make his international debut in representing Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia. ^[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	University of Michigan	CCHA		35	6	4	10	33		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	University of Michigan	CCHA		45	7	14	21	39		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	University of Michigan	CCHA		44	8	10	18	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	University of Michigan	CCHA		41	10	11	21	24		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Providence Bruins	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		27	14	7	21	27		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		51	8	18	26	50		24	6	10	16	30
2013–14	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		18	5	7	12	18		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		56	1	6	7	22		5	1	0	1	0
2014–15	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		82	12	6	18	34		7	2	1	3	8
2015–16	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		81	8	13	21	46		5	0	1	1	0
2016–17	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		74	3	11	14	26		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	11	8	19	17		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		78	10	13	23	15		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		60	6	3	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		54	6	9	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Dallas Stars	NHL		82	9	7	16	15		6	0	0	0	2
2022–23	Dallas Stars	NHL		70	3	3	6	50		17	2	1	3	2
2023–24	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		81	10	1	11	39		5	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				787	79	80	159	298		45	5	3	8	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2019	United States	WC	7th		8	0	2	2	0
Senior totals					8	0	2	2	0

References

1. "Luke Glendening player profile". hockeysfuture.com. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
2. "Griffins sign east Grand Rapids native Luke Glendening". Grand Rapids Griffins. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
3. "Five debuts give ECHL 520 players to reach NHL". ECHL. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
4. "Glendening signs one-year deal with Wings". National Hockey League. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
5. "Glendening's hard work gets noticed". National Hockey League. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
6. "Red Wings ink center Luke Glendening to three-year contract extension". National Hockey League. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
7. "Luke Glendening scores first NHL Goal". Yahoo! Sports . April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
8. "Red Wings Firsts: Luke Glendening". National Hockey League. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
9. Kujawa, Kyle (July 14, 2016). "Red Wings sign Luke Glendening to four-year contract extension". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
10. Hogg, Dave; Wakiji, Dana (March 11, 2020). "Hurricanes get past Red Wings, gain in Eastern wild-card race". NHL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
11. "Stars sign forward Luke Glendening to two-year contract". Dallas Stars . July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
12. "Lightning sign free agent forward Luke Glendening to a two-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
13. "First 17 players named to 2019 U.S. Men's national team". USA Hockey. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Carl Hagelin	CCHA Best Defensive Forward 2011–12	Succeeded by Dane Walters