Luc Snuggerud

Luc Snuggerud is an American ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for HC Košice. He was an All-American for Omaha.
==Playing career==
Snuggerud was a star defenseman for Eden Prairie High School, receiving the Reed Larson award as the top defenseman in the state and leading the Eagles to the state tournament. After graduating, Snuggerud was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round of the NHL draft and then began preparing for his freshman season at Omaha. Snuggerud fir in well with the Mavericks, helping the team reach the NCAA Tournament, win its first two postseason games and appear in its first ever Frozen Four. Snuggerud was named to the conference All-Rookie team and continued the sturdy play as a sophomore. He was named an alternate captain as a junior and took a big step forward, nearly tripling his goal production. While Omaha could only manage a .500 record, Snuggerud was named an All-American.
After Omaha was eliminated from postseason contention, Snuggerud ended his college career by signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Blackhawks. He finished out the season with their minor league affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. For his first full season as a pro, Snuggerud remained in the AHL and put up decent numbers, though he only played in about half of the team's games due to injury. His second season was an utter disaster as he was limited to just 4 games because of multiple concussions. Before the season was even over, Snuggerud was placed on unconditional waivers by Chicago and the remainder of his contract was bought out. Despite the health concerns, Snuggerud did return to the ice. He finished out the season with the Stavanger Oilers and helped the team reach their league semifinals.
The following fall, Snuggerud received a try-out from the Tampa Bay Lightning but he was released before the end of training camp. He then spend a little time in the AHL before returning to Europe and playing in the EBEL. After the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Snuggerud had to scrounge to find a home in 2020. He eventually wound up with Rytíři Kladno, playing alongside NHL legend Jaromír Jágr. He seemed to find his game during the season and proved solid on the blueline. Snuggerud helped the team win the 1st League championship and receive a promotion to the Czech Extraliga for 2021–22.
==Personal life==
Both Luc's father Bo and his uncle Dave played college hockey. Dave is also a former NHL player, appearing in 265 games over 6 seasons.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
2011–12 	Eden Prairie High School	MN-HS 		25 	5 	15 	20 	14 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2012–13 	Eden Prairie High School	MN-HS 		25 	5 	33 	38 	24 		2 	0 	4 	4 	2
2013–14 	Eden Prairie High School	MN-HS 		25 	8 	30 	38 	24 		6 	1 	9 	10 	2
2013–14 	Muskegon Lumberjacks 	USHL 		3 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Omaha Lancers 	USHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	6 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
2014–15 	Omaha 	NCHC 		39 	2 	14 	16 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Omaha 	NCHC 		35 	4 	14 	18 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Omaha 	NCHC 		39 	11 	20 	31 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		13 	1 	4 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		40 	5 	12 	17 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Stavanger Oilers 	GET-ligaen 		5 	2 	2 	4 	14 		12 	3 	4 	7 	8
2019–20 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Binghamton Devils 	AHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	HC TWK Innsbruck 	EBEL 		10 	0 	6 	6 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Rytíři Kladno 	Czech 1 		12 	2 	8 	10 	8 		16 	0 	8 	8 	18
MN-HS totals	MN-HS totals 	MN-HS totals		75 	18 	78 	96 	57 		9 	1 	13 	14 	4
USHL totals 	USHL totals 	USHL totals 		7 	1 	4 	5 	6 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		113 	17 	48 	65 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		65 	6 	18 	24 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
NCHC All-Rookie Team 	2014–15	http://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/493145?referrer_id=878553-news
All-NCHC Second Team 	2016–17	
AHCA West Second Team All-American	2016–17	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks players
Category:Omaha Lancers players
Category:Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey players
Category:Rockford IceHogs players
Category:Stavanger Oilers players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Binghamton Devils players
Category:HC TWK Innsbruck players
Category:Rytíři Kladno players
Category:Bratislava Capitals players
Category:HC Košice players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks