Luke Pither

Luke Pither (born April 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Nottingham Panthers of the UK EIHL. Pither previously skated for Almtuna IS in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
==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.
In January 2018, Pither moved to the UK to sign for the Nottingham Panthers.https://twitter.com/PanthersIHC/status/955500560043528192
==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 	Bowmanville Eagles 	OPJHL 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 		68 	4 	9 	13 	26 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
2006–07 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 		5 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		52 	15 	13 	28 	22 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2007–08 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		51 	13 	29 	42 	31 		10 	0 	2 	2 	0
2008–09 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		41 	16 	14 	30 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		23 	19 	23 	42 	10 		17 	6 	13 	19 	6
2009–10 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 		67 	36 	58 	94 	44 		17 	9 	11 	20 	4
2010–11 	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL 		67 	9 	11 	20 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL 		39 	2 	8 	10 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		11 	2 	1 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		24 	9 	13 	22 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		23 	6 	12 	18 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	KalPa 	Liiga 		20 	5 	2 	7 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	EC KAC 	EBEL 		48 	11 	14 	25 	22 		9 	1 	1 	2 	6
2015–16 	Brampton Beast 	ECHL 		26 	9 	11 	20 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		6 	0 	3 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Brampton Beast 	ECHL 		37 	17 	27 	44 	36 		12 	2 	6 	8 	2
2016–17 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Almtuna IS 	HockeyAllsvenskan		31 	7 	5 	12 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL 		22 	10 	19 	29 	16 		4 	3 	3 	6 	0
2018–19 	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL 		60 	22 	27 	49 	48 		3 	0 	3 	3 	2
2019–20 	EHC Freiburg 	DEL2 		47 	21 	41 	62 	73 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		137 	17 	34 	51 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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