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Canada Luca Pinelli
#53 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Apr 05, 2005
Position
C/LW
Age
20
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Weight
168 lbs / 76 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Stoney Creek MHA
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$846,666 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Drafted
2023 round 4 #114 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Agency
PREMIUM

Pinelli is one of those leave-it-all-on-the-ice forwards, who plays with pace and consistently drives between the dots, quite often by going through defenders. A read-and-react player with advanced scanning habits. Brings tons of defensive energy, too. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Francesco Pinelli & Anthony Pinelli

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Luca Pinelli Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U15 AAA GTHL U15 31* 10* 11* 21* 63* -* |
2020-21 Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA GTHL U16 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Ottawa 67's OHL 59* 14* 22* 36* 42* -6* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 2 1
2022-23 Ottawa 67's OHL 67* 29* 34* 63* 60* 30* | Playoffs 11 7 11 18 6 10
2023-24 Ottawa 67's “C” OHL 68* 48* 34* 82* 44* 1* | Playoffs 10 5 2 7 13 2
2024-25 Ottawa 67's “C” OHL 52* 37* 34* 71* 63* 1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 4 3
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 1* 2* 8* 3* |
2025-26 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 22* 8* 11* 19* 24* 1* |
Projected AHL 68* 25* 34* 59* 74* 3* |
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Luca Pinelli Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Toronto Bulldogs Brick Invitational 6* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -

Luca Pinelli Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 25* 8* 13* 21* 0.84* 28* 3* | 1 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 4 * 3 *
Brick Invitational 1 6* 4* 4* 8* 1.33* 2* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
GTHL U15 1 31* 10* 11* 21* 0.68* 63* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 246* 128* 124* 252* 1.02* 209* 26* | 3 25 14 * 15 * 29 * 1.16 * 21 * 13 *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/04/2025
12/04/2025 Up/Down Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters
11/25/2025
11/25/2025 Up/Down Cleveland Monsters Columbus Blue Jackets
09/28/2025
09/28/2025 Up/Down Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters
04/23/2024
04/23/2024 Confirmed Ottawa 67's Columbus Blue Jackets
07/08/2021
07/08/2021 Confirmed Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA Ottawa 67's
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 2 #28 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2021, 9 #130 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Futures Draft

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #82 by Elite Prospects

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #58 by FCHockey

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #86 by TSN/Craig Button

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #67 by McKeen's Hockey

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #81 by TSN/McKenzie

2023 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #54 by NHL Central Scouting