Anthony Louis

{{short description|American ice hockey center (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| name = Anthony Louis

| image = 2024-09-27 Eisbären Berlin gegen Augsburger Panther (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–069.jpg

| caption = Anthony Louis in 2024

| image_size = 230px

| team = Augsburger Panther

| league = DEL

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Rockford IceHogs
Charlotte Checkers
Texas Stars
Barys Astana
SCL Tigers

| position = Center

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 150

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1995|02|10}}

| birth_place = Winfield, Illinois, U.S.

| ntl_team =

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| draft = 181st overall

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2017

| career_end =

}}

Anthony Louis (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing under contract with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted 181st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 6th round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Louis played for Miami University from 2013–2017 until he was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/blackhawks-agree-to-terms-with-anthony-louis/c-287669576 | title = Blackhawks agree to terms with Louis | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = 2017-03-13 | accessdate = 2017-03-13}} During his collegiate career for the Miami RedHawks, Louis set a career highs in his senior season in 2016–17 season, with 14 goals and 39 points in 36 games. He amassed 46 goals and 80 assists in 145 career games across four seasons during his collegiate career.

On March 13, 2017, Louis embarked on his professional career, securing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.{{cite web | url = http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-blackhawks/blackhawks-ink-prospect-anthony-louis-two-year-dea | title = Blackhawks ink prospect Anthony Louis to two-year deal | publisher = CSN Chicago | date = 2017-03-13 | accessdate = 2017-03-13 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He immediately joined primary AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, on an amateur try-out deal for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|title=LOUIS, SNUGGERUD SIGN ATO'S|url=http://www.icehogs.com/news/icehogs/index.html?article_id=5587|website=icehogs.com|accessdate=May 7, 2018|date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085955/http://www.icehogs.com/news/icehogs/index.html?article_id=5587|url-status=dead}}

As an impending restricted free agent, Louis was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blackhawks, releasing him as a free agent on June 25, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2019/6/25/18744457/blackhawks-rfas-qualifying-offers-brendan-perlini-david-kampf-dylan-sikura | title = Blackhawks part ways with 4 minor-leaguers | publisher = Chicago Sun Times | date = June 25, 2019 | accessdate = June 25, 2019}} On August 8, 2019, Louis was signed to a one-year AHL contract with reigning champions, the Charlotte Checkers, affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes.{{cite web| url = http://gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/checkers-sign-anthony-louis | title = Checkers sign Anthony Louis | publisher = Charlotte Checkers | date = August 8, 2019 | accessdate = August 8, 2019}} Louis began the 2019–20 season, registering just 1 goal in 8 games with the Checkers before he was traded to the Texas Stars, affiliate to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for future considerations on November 20, 2019.{{cite web| url =http://www.texasstars.com/news/detail/texas-acquires-center-anthony-louis-from-charlotte | title = Texas acquires center Anthony Louis from Charlotte | publisher = Texas Stars | date = November 20, 2019 | accessdate = November 20, 2019}}

After three seasons with the Texas Stars, Louis left as a free agent following the 2021–22 season. On July 15, 2022, his signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakhstani club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.{{cite web | url = https://www.hcbarys.kz/news/item/khl-entoni-luis-pereshyol-v-barys/ | title = Anthony Louis moves to Barys | publisher = Barys Nur-Sultan | date = July 15, 2022 | accessdate = July 15, 2022 | language = Russian | archive-date = 10 December 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221210153155/https://www.hcbarys.kz/news/item/khl-entoni-luis-pereshyol-v-barys/ | url-status = dead }}

At the conclusion of his contract with Barys, Louis left the KHL and moved to Switzerland in signing a one-year contract with SCL Tigers of the National League (NL) on August 4, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.scltigers.ch/us-amerikaner-anthony-louis-zu-den-tigers/ | title = American Anthony Louis to the Tigers | publisher = SCL Tigers | date = August 4, 2023 | accessdate = August 4, 2023 | language = German }}

After his contract with SCL Tigers ended, Louis entered free agency and signed with Augsburger Panther of the DEL on July 16, 2024, as their tenth import of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.aev-panther.de/panther/news_news,-Anthony-Louis-verst%C3%A4rkt-die-Panther-_naid,3857.html |title= Anthony Louis verstärkt die Panther |website= Augsburger Panther |date= 16 July 2024 |access-date= 21 October 2024 |language= German}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2011–12

| U.S. National Development Team

| USHL

| 32

| 16

| 6

| 22

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2012–13

| U.S. National Development Team

| USHL

| 24

| 10

| 15

| 25

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2013–14

| Miami RedHawks

| NCHC

| 36

| 12

| 13

| 25

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2014–15

| Miami RedHawks

| NCHC

| 37

| 9

| 27

| 36

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2015–16

| Miami RedHawks

| NCHC

| 36

| 11

| 15

| 26

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2016–17

| Miami RedHawks

| NCHC

| 36

| 14

| 25

| 39

| 20

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2016–17

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 13

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2017–18

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 70

| 14

| 30

| 44

| 8

| 9

| 0

| 5

| 5

| 0

2018–19

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 74

| 12

| 22

| 34

| 28

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2019–20

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2019–20

| Texas Stars

| AHL

| 38

| 9

| 11

| 20

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2020–21

| Texas Stars

| AHL

| 35

| 11

| 15

| 26

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2021–22

| Texas Stars

| AHL

| 66

| 24

| 31

| 55

| 22

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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| 2022–23

| Barys Astana

| KHL

| 57

| 9

| 21

| 30

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2023–24

| SCL Tigers

| NL

| 14

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Augsburger Panther

| DEL

| 44

| 6

| 23

| 29

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 304

! 72

! 111

! 183

! 82

! 11

! 0

! 5

! 5

! 0

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2012

| United States

| U17

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 2

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| 2012

| United States

| U18

| {{gold1}}

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

2013

| United States

| U18

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| United States

| WJC

| 5th

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 23

! 4

! 8

! 12

! 8

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | College

NCHC First All-Star Team

| 2017

|

NCHC Forward of the Year

| 2017

| {{cite web| url = http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031617aaa.html | title = Louis named NCHC Forward of the Year | publisher = Miami RedHawks | date = 2017-03-16 | accessdate = 2017-03-16}}

References

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