Luke Pither

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Luke Pither
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Pither with the Charlotte Checkers in 2013
Born (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL2 team
Former teams		Bayreuth Tigers
Adirondack Phantoms
Charlotte Checkers
KalPa
EC KAC
St. John's IceCaps
Syracuse Crunch
Utica Comets
Almtuna IS
Nottingham Panthers
EHC Freiburg
HC Pustertal Wölfe
Playing career 2010–present

Luke Pither (born April 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently signed with Saugeen Shores Winterhawks of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. [1]

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Playing career

After five seasons of playing junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, Pither signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 4, 2010. [2]

On January 13, 2013, it was announced Pither was traded by the Flyers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for goalie Brian Boucher and Mark Alt. [3]

On July 29, 2013, Pither moved abroad and signed a one-year contract as a free agent in Finland with KalPa who competed in the Liiga. [4] In the 2013–14 season, Pither was hampered by injury and played in just 20 games, contributing with 5 goals.

Pither opted to change European leagues, in agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club EC KAC of the EBEL on May 22, 2014. [5]

After two seasons in Europe, Pither returned to North America and with the 2015–16 season underway, signed a contract with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL on October 28, 2015. [6] He played two seasons with the Beast, with short stints spread throughout the AHL, before agreeing to return abroad in signing a one-year deal with Swedish outfit, Almtuna IS, of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 7, 2017. [7]

In January 2018, Pither moved to the UK's EIHL to sign for the Nottingham Panthers, remaining with the team until 2019. [8]

After a season in Germany's DEL2 with EHC Freiburg, Pither returned to Canada to sign with former club, the Brampton Beast of the ECHL on October 16, 2020. [9] With the Beast later suspending operations for the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pither was subsequently released as a free agent.

Pither later had a short spell in the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) with HC Pustertal Wölfe before returning to the DEL2 for the 2021-22 season with Bayreuth Tigers.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 21010—————
2005–06 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 6849132660112
2006–07 Kingston FrontenacsOHL51012—————
2006–07 Guelph Storm OHL521513282241012
2007–08 Guelph StormOHL5113294231100220
2008–09 Guelph StormOHL4116143022—————
2008–09 Belleville Bulls OHL231923421017613196
2009–10 Barrie Colts OHL673658944417911204
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 679112019—————
2011–12 Adirondack PhantomsAHL39281018—————
2011–12 Trenton Titans ECHL 40114—————
2012–13 Trenton TitansECHL1121312—————
2012–13 Wheeling Nailers ECHL24913226—————
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL236121820—————
2013–14 KalPa Liiga 2052726—————
2014–15 EC KAC EBEL 481114252291126
2015–16 Brampton Beast ECHL269112024—————
2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL60336—————
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL10000—————
2016–17 Brampton BeastECHL3717274436122682
2016–17 Utica Comets AHL10000—————
2017–18 Almtuna IS Allsv 31751210—————
2017–18 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 221019291643360
2018–19 Nottingham PanthersEIHL602227494830332
2019–20 EHC Freiburg DEL2 4721416273—————
2020–21 HC Pustertal Wölfe AlpsHL 50442—————
2021–22 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 4012263822—————
2022–23 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks WOAA 10811194958136
2023–24 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks OEHL 5448052570
AHL totals13717345163—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Luke Pither at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Flyers Sign Three Prospects". Philadelphia Flyers. March 4, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Canes acquire Pither from Flyers for Boucher, Alt". Carolina Hurricanes. January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "KalPa signs Canadian". KalPa. July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Luke Pither reinforces the Redcoats!" (in German). EC KAC. May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former NHLer and Battalion legend Vernace joins beast". Brampton Beast. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Almtuna presents Luke Pither who last represented the Brampton Beast of the ECHL" (in Swedish). Almtuna IS. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Pither signs with Panthers". Nottingham Panthers. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Luke Pither returns from Europe and inks deal with Beast". Brampton Beast. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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