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Luca Pinelli
#53 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Apr 05, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Hamilton, ON, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Stoney Creek MHA
- Position
- C/LW
- Height
- 175 cm / 5'9"
- Weight
- 76 kg / 168 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 27/28
Luca Pinelli Facts
- Player Type
- SniperTwo-Way Forward
- NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed- 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
Brother: Francesco Pinelli & Anthony Pinelli
Luca Pinelli Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | GTHL U15 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 63 | - | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | GTHL U16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | OHL | 59 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 42 | -6 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022-2023 | OHL | 67 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 60 | 30 | Playoffs | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2023-2024 | OHL | 68 | 48 | 34 | 82 | 44 | 1 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024-2025 | OHL | 52 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 63 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2024-2025 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | AHL | 68 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 66 | 0 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -1 | |
| 2026-2027 | AHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | AHL | 72 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 177 | -28 |
Luca Pinelli Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Brick Invitational | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Luca Pinelli Career Totals by Team
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 84 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 0.71 | 102 | -3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.47 | 16 | 2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 246 | 128 | 124 | 252 | 1.02 | 209 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1.16 | 21 | 13 | |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | - | |
| 1 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0.68 | 63 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up/Down | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cleveland Monsters | |
| Up/Down | Cleveland Monsters | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| Up/Down | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cleveland Monsters | |
| Confirmed | Ottawa 67's | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| Confirmed | Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA | Ottawa 67's |
Luca Pinelli Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2021, 2 #28 by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection
Drafted 2021, 9 #130 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