Luke Glendening
| Luke Glendening | |
|---|---|
 Glendening while playing with the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team | |
| Born | April 28, 1989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings AHL Providence Bruins ECHL Toledo Walleye |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Luke Glendening (born April 28, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Luke started out his years of playing hockey in his hometown East Grand Rapids. He played varsity all four years he attended East Grand Rapids High School and was their leading scorer for 2 out of the 4 years. 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.
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.[1] During the 2012–13 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. Glendening played 24 post-season games with Grand Rapids, scoring 16 points to help lead the Griffins to their first Calder Cup championship.[2]
On July 5, 2013, the Detroit Red Wings signed Glendening to a one-year, two-way contract.[3] On October 12, 2013, Glendening made his NHL debut in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | ||
| AHL totals | 54 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 27 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luke Glendening. |
- Luke Glendening's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Luke Glendening's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Carl Hagelin |
CCHA Best Defensive Forward 2011-12 |
Succeeded by Dane Walters |