Luke Gazdic

Luke Gazdic (born July 25, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Gazdic was selected 172nd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He played for the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. Gazdic mainly played as an enforcer.
==Playing career==
On 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. He made eight points in his time with the Oilers, playing as an enforcer with a fierce reputation.
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. He appeared in 11 games throughout the 2016–17 season with the Devils.
On July 2, 2017, Gazdic returned to Canada as a free agent in signing a one-year, two-way deal with the Calgary Flames. Gazdic was reassigned to the AHL with affiliate, the Stockton Heat for the duration of the 2017–18 season. In 61 regular season games, he contributed with 1 goal and 2 points while posting 59 penalty minutes.
As a free agent from the Flames, and with no NHL contract over the summer, Gazdic joined the San Diego Gulls training camp on a try-out and later made the AHL opening night roster for the 2018–19 season. He made 20 appearances with the Gulls posting 3 goals and 7 points. In the following off-season, Gazdic opted to continue his tenure with the Gulls agreeing to a one-year contract on August 14, 2019. In June 2021, Gazdic announced his retirement.
==Personal life==
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.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2004–05 	North York Rangers U16 AAA	GTHL 	 	38 	13 	16 	29 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	North York Rangers 	OPJHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Wexford Raiders 	OPJHL 	 	47 	17 	16 	33 	105 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	14
2006–07 	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	58 	5 	8 	13 	136 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	67 	17 	12 	29 	144 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	63 	20 	10 	30 	127 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	9
2008–09 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	14 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Texas Stars 	AHL 	 	49 	3 	1 	4 	155 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Texas Stars 	AHL 	 	72 	9 	8 	17 	110 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2011–12 	Texas Stars 	AHL 	 	76 	11 	12 	23 	102 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Texas Stars 	AHL 	 	59 	4 	7 	11 	80 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	19
2013–14 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	67 	2 	2 	4 	127 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	40 	2 	1 	3 	43 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	29 	1 	0 	1 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Bakersfield Condors 	AHL 	 	11 	1 	2 	3 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Albany Devils 	AHL 	 	37 	1 	6 	7 	63 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Stockton Heat 	AHL 	 	61 	1 	1 	2 	59 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 	 	20 	3 	4 	7 	39 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2019–20 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	147 	5 	3 	8 	206 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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