Luke Gazdic
| Luke Gazdic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 25, 1989 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
172nd overall, 2007 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Luke Gazdic (born July 25, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger of Croatian ancestry[1] currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round (172nd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
On September 29, 2013, Gazdic was claimed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Dallas Stars.[2] Playing on opening night of the 2013–14 NHL season, Gazdic made his NHL debut on October 1, 2013,[3] and scored his first NHL goal at 2:21 of the first period past Winnipeg Jets' goalie Ondrej Pavelec, to record the first goal of the 2013–14 Edmonton Oilers season.[4]
Family
His brothers Benjamin and Mark are also ice hockey players. His father, Mike Gazdic, was drafted in 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by Buffalo Sabres.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 47 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 105 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Erie Otters | OHL | 58 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Erie Otters | OHL | 67 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Erie Otters | OHL | 63 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 72 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 76 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 59 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| AHL totals | 256 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 447 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
References
- ^ "Luke Gazdic player profile". Eliteprospects.com. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://oilers.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=20832
- ^ Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club. "Schedule". NHL. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2013020003