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USA Luke Witkowski

#28 Springfield Thunderbirds / AHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 14, 1990
Position
D/RW
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Holland, MI, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
$750,000 Powered by
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St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues / Signed
Drafted
2008 round 6 #160 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
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Highlights
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1

A two-way defenseman with good size, Witkowski has good hockey sense and can contribute in all areasa of the rink. Will fight if need be.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Team nXi 18U AAA 18U AAA 59 18 22 40 172 - |
2007-08 Ohio Junior Blue Jackets USHL 58 3 10 13 139 -10 |
2008-09 Fargo Force “C” USHL 55 6 16 22 118 30 | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 29 1
2009-10 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 32 2 4 6 67 -13 |
2010-11 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 42 1 8 9 56 15 |
2011-12 Western Michigan Univ. “A” NCAA 40 2 11 13 66 8 |
2012-13 Western Michigan Univ. “C” NCAA 38 2 8 10 46 -3 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 3 0 0 0 4 0 |
2013-14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76 2 10 12 204 -1 |
2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 0 0 0 15 0 |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 2 6 8 91 6 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 2
2015-16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 0 0 4 0 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 3 11 14 166 2 |
2016-17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 34 0 4 4 39 -1 |
Syracuse Crunch “C” AHL 19 0 5 5 59 5 |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31 1 3 4 68 -1 |
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 0 2 2 23 -5 |
2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 12 1 2 3 13 -4 |
Syracuse Crunch “C” AHL 29 2 4 6 63 12 |
2020-21 Syracuse Crunch “C” AHL 14 0 2 2 32 8 |
2021-22 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 44 3 4 7 62 6 |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 16 2 2 4 23 2 | Playoffs 17 1 1 2 14 0
2022-23 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 28 0 3 3 26 -4 |
Projected AHL 56 0 6 6 52 -8 |
2022-23 AHL/ECHL/USHL/WHL/OHL/QMJHL stats powered by HockeyTech
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2022-12-28T18:05:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-12-23T18:05:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2022-12-22T18:00:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-12-17T18:00:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Utica Comets
2022-12-16T18:00:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Syracuse Crunch
2022-12-14T18:00:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Bridgeport Islanders
2022-12-10T18:05:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Milwaukee Admirals
2022-12-09T18:05:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Grand Rapids Griffins
2022-12-04T14:00:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Bridgeport Islanders
2022-12-03T18:05:00-0600 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Providence Bruins
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 59 18 22 40 0.68 172 - | 0
AHL 9 349 14 47 61 0.17 730 36 | 2 20 1 2 3 0.15 18 2
NCAA 4 152 7 31 38 0.25 235 7 | 0
NHL 7 132 2 11 13 0.10 162 -11 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
USHL 2 113 9 26 35 0.31 257 20 | 1 10 2 1 3 0.30 29 1
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Strength
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Aggression
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Teamwork
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Cédric Paquette (F) 2012-2020 6 Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning
Vladislav Namestnikov (F) 2012-2022 6 Detroit Red Wings, Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning
Danny DeKeyser (D) 2010-2022 6 Detroit Red Wings, Western Michigan Univ.
Andrej Sustr (D) 2012-2017 5 Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2022
10/01/2022 Up/Down St. Louis Blues Springfield Thunderbirds
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings
06/24/2016
06/24/2016 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
07/18/2015
07/18/2015 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
04/01/2013
04/01/2013 Confirmed Western Michigan Univ. Tampa Bay Lightning
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