Luke Adam

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Luke Adam
Adam in 2017
Born (1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 33)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets
Adler Mannheim
Düsseldorfer EG
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Iserlohn Roosters
Straubing Tigers
HC Plzeň
HC '05 Banská Bystrica
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2008
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2010–present

Luke Adam (born June 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with HC '05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets. Adam was drafted by Buffalo in the second round, 44th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[edit]

Adam began his major junior hockey career with the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He played there for two seasons before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Fog Devils moved to Montreal to become the Montreal Juniors before the 2008–09 season. Adam played there before being traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Adam was selected to play for Canada at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

On October 26, 2010, Adam made his NHL debut in an away game against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 6–3 Sabres loss.[1] On December 7, 2010, Adam recorded his first NHL goal in an away game against the Boston Bruins.

Adam was tied for the most goals in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Rochester Americans when he was recalled by the Sabres on November 19, 2013.[2] He competed for Rochester in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring two goals and two assists.[3][4]

On December 16, 2014, Adam was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jerry D'Amigo.[5]

On July 3, 2015, Adam signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the New York Rangers.[6] After attending the Rangers' 2015 training camp, he was reassigned for the duration of the 2015–16 season to the club's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In 59 games with Hartford, he scored 12 goals and 29 points.

In October 2016, Adam signed with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.[7]

Following the 2018–19 season, helping Adler Mannheim claim the DEL championship, Adam left as a free agent after three seasons and agreed to a two-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on May 3, 2019.[8] In the 2019–20 season, Adam contributed with 14 goals and 30 points through 48 regular season games for DEG before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After just one season in Düsseldorf, Adam opted to leave the club and signed a one-year deal with his third DEL club, the Nürnberg Ice Tigers, on November 20, 2020.[9]

On July 2, 2022, Adam as a free agent continued his tenure in Germany after he was signed to a one-year contract with Straubing Tigers for the 2022–23 season.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Adam's father, Russ, played eight games in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982–83 season.

Career statistics[edit]

Adam with the Buffalo Sabres in 2010

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 63 6 9 15 51 4 0 2 2 4
2007–08 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 70 36 30 66 72 6 3 5 8 8
2008–09 Montreal Junior Hockey Club QMJHL 47 22 27 49 59 — — — — —
2009–10 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 56 49 41 90 75 5 3 1 4 2
2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL — — — — — 3 0 2 2 0
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 57 29 33 62 46 12 4 3 7 14
2010–11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 19 3 1 4 12 — — — — —
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 27 4 9 13 18 3 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 10 10 20 14 — — — — —
2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 67 15 22 37 57 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 59 29 20 49 48 5 2 2 4 4
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Rochester Americans AHL 27 8 12 20 24 — — — — —
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 46 8 14 22 38 — — — — —
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 59 12 17 29 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 38 15 20 35 22 7 3 3 6 4
2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 10 23 33 38 10 3 4 7 4
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 16 22 38 24 14 5 8 13 10
2019–20 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 48 14 16 30 36 — — — — —
2020–21 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 32 8 23 31 28 — — — — —
2021–22 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 43 9 21 30 30 — — — — —
2022–23 Straubing Tigers DEL 54 17 19 36 26 7 1 2 3 8
2023–24 HC Plzeň ELH 7 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2023–24 HC '05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 21 5 8 13 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 90 15 11 26 36 — — — — —
DEL totals 317 89 144 233 204 38 12 17 29 26

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada Atlantic U17 6th 5 0 1 1 2
2010 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 4 8 8
Junior totals 11 4 5 9 10

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
QMJHL
First All-Star Team 2010
AHL
All-Star Game 2011
All-Rookie Team 2011
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 2011 [11]
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flyers 6, Sabres 3". Buffalo Sabres. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Ryndak, Chris (November 30, 2013). "RECAP (Nov. 29): MAPLE LEAFS 2 - SABRES 3 (OT)". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Staff report. "Amerks fall to CSKA Moscow 4-3 at Spengler Cup". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "AMERKS ELIMINATED FROM SPENGLER CUP BY TEAM CANADA". NHL.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo". NHL.com. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. ^ New York Rangers (July 3, 2015). "Rangers agree to terms with Adam". Twitter. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Luke Adam signs to play in Germany - Hockey - The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dusseldorfer brings in DEL champion Luke Adam". Düsseldorfer EG (in German). May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ice Tigers sign Luke Adam" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Straubing Tigers sign Luke Adam" (in German). Straubing Tigers. July 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Adam named AHL rookie of the year". American Hockey League. April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  12. ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links[edit]

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