Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Position Centerman Name Luke Pither Salary 600,000 USD (2013) | Playing career Weight 88 kg NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m | |
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ECHL teamFormer teams Brampton BeastAdirondack PhantomsCharlotte CheckersKalPaEC KAC Similar People Eric Staal, Bill Peters, Peter Laviolette | ||
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Luke Pither (born April 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Almtuna IS in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Has played in almost every league in the world.
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Playing career
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 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.
He played two seasons with the Beast, with short stints spread throughout the AHL, before agreeing to return abroad in signing a one-year deal with Swedish outfit, Almtuna IS, of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 7, 2017.