Luke Gazdic | |||
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Gazdic in February 2014.
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
July 25, 1989 ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Albany Devils (AHL) Edmonton Oilers |
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NHL Draft | 172nd overall, 2007 Dallas Stars |
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Playing career | 2009–present |
Luke Gazdic (born July 25, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger, currently playing within the New Jersey Devils organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). His father Mike and brothers Mark and Ben are or were also professional ice hockey players.
September 29, 2013, Gazdic was claimed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Dallas Stars.
Playing on opening night of the 2013–14 NHL season, Gazdic made his NHL debut on October 1, 2013, 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.
On July 5, 2016, having left the Oilers as a free agent, Gazdic agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the New Jersey Devils.
His brothers Benjamin and Mark are also ice hockey players. His father, Mike Gazdic, was drafted in 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.