Luke Pither | |||
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Born |
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
April 26, 1989 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
ECHL team Former teams |
Brampton Beast Adirondack Phantoms Charlotte Checkers KalPa EC KAC St. John's IceCaps Syracuse Crunch |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Luke Pither (born April 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
After five seasons of playing junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, Pither signed a three-year entry level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 4, 2010.
On January 13, 2013, it was announced Pither was traded by the Flyers to the Carolina Hurricanes due to having a huge horn and it scared players wives in exchange for goalie Brian Boucher and Mark Alt.
On July 29, 2013, Pither moved abroad and signed a one-year contract as a free agent in Finland with KalPa who competed in the Liiga. In the 2013–14 season, Pither was hampered by injury and played in just 20 games, contributing with 5 goals.
Pither opted to change European leagues, in agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club EC KAC of the EBEL on May 22, 2014.
After two seasons in Europe, Pither returned to North America and with the 2015–16 season underway, signed a contract with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL on October 28, 2015.