Matt Luff
Luff with the Hamilton Bulldogs
Born (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Matt Luff (born May 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Coming off a successful season with the Oakville Rangers Midget AAA, Luff split his time between the Rangers and the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. On June 9, 2014, Luff signed a contract with the Blades for the 2014–15 season,[1] however he chose to commit to the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League who had drafted him in the OHL Draft.[2] In his rookie year with the Bulls, Luff was named a finalist for the Rookie of the Year,[3] with the award eventually going to Alex DeBrincat. Following the 2014–15 season, the Bulls were renamed the Hamilton Bulldogs.

After going undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Luff attended the Los Angeles Kings development and training camp as a free agent. He eventually signed a three-year entry level contract with the Kings on September 23, 2016,[4] becoming the first Bulldog to sign an NHL contract.[5] Luff returned to the OHL for the 2016–17 season where he played only 45 games due to a shoulder injury and concussion.[6] Despite his shortened season, Luff was reassigned to the Kings American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Ontario Reign on April 7, 2017.[7]

Luff began the 2018–19 season with the Ontario Reign after being assigned there from the Kings training camp.[8] Luff was recalled to the NHL on November 3, 2018,[9] and he made his NHL debut that night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Luff played 9:43 in his debut to help the Kings win 4–1 over the Blue Jackets.[10] After playing in three games, Luff was reassigned to the Ontario Reign on November 11[11] only to be recalled three days later on November 14.[12] Luff recorded his first career NHL goal in a 2–0 win over the St. Louis Blues on November 19.[13] On November 25, in a 5–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Luff recorded his fourth goal in the same number of games, becoming the fifth Kings rookie to do so since Jimmy Carson in 1987.[14] His streak ended the following game against the Vancouver Canucks.[15]

After appearing in 30 games for the Kings, and recording 10 points, Luff was reassigned to the Ontario Reign on February 8, 2019.[16]

Luff played for five years within the Los Angeles Kings organization before leaving as a free agent following the 2020–21 season. He was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators on July 28, 2021.[17]

On July 13, 2022, Luff signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[18] During the 2022–23 season, he recorded two goals and two assists in 19 games with the Red Wings, and eight goals and 17 assists in 28 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. On July 1, 2023, Luff signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Red Wings.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Oakville Blades OJHL 10 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 9 22 31 20 4 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 61 27 30 57 43 — — — — —
2016–17 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 45 25 24 49 33 7 4 5 9 4
2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 67 12 17 29 42 4 1 0 1 2
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 36 11 20 31 32 — — — — —
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 8 3 11 9 — — — — —
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 30 9 15 24 18 — — — — —
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 1 4 5 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 1 0 1 5 — — — — —
2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 4 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 30 14 17 31 16 — — — — —
2021–22 Nashville Predators NHL 23 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
2022–23 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 28 8 17 25 6 — — — — —
2022–23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 106 15 12 27 20 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Oakville Announces Six Signings For Upcoming OJHL Season". oakvilleblades.pointstreaksites.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Matt Luff commits to Bulls". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "OHL Announces 2014-15 Award Finalists". attackhockey.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs' Luff signs with Kings". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Pecoskie, Teri (September 23, 2016). "Forward Matt Luff is the first Hamilton Bulldog to sign an NHL contract — an entry-level deal with the L.A. Kings". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved November 4, 2018. Although defenceman Cole Candella was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in June, Luff is the first Bulldogs player to actually sign an NHL contract
  6. ↑ Pecoskie, Teri (November 28, 2018). "Matt Luff is loving the NHL life". Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "KINGS ASSIGN FORWARD MATT LUFF TO REIGN". ontarioreign.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "ONTARIO REIGN TRAINING CAMP ROSTER MOVES". ontarioreign.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "NOVEMBER 3: ROSTER MOVES COMING; LUFF TO DEBUT; HOCKEY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES". ontarioreign.com. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Greenspan, Dan (November 4, 2018). "Kings use special teams to power past Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "REIGN ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES". ontarioreign.com. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "MATT LUFF RECALLED BY KINGS". ontarioreign.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ Korac, Louie (November 19, 2018). "Petersen gets first NHL shutout in Kings win against Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ Greenspan, Dan (November 26, 2018). "Brown's hat trick helps Kings down Oilers 5-2". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  15. ↑ Morales, Robert (November 28, 2018). "Streak aside, Kings rookie Matt Luff never satisfied". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  16. ↑ "LA Kings Assign Forward Matt Luff to the Ontario Reign". NHL.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Predators sign Matt Luff to one-year, two-way contract". Nashville Predators. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  18. ↑ Roth, Thomas (July 13, 2022). "Red Wings sign Austin Czarnik and Matt Luff". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  19. ↑ DiFilippo, Alex (July 1, 2023). "Red Wings sign Klim Kostin; re-sign Matt Luff and Gustav Lindstrom". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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