Luke Adam

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Luke Adam

| image = Luke Adam (33277678070).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Adam in 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|18}}

| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 207

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| prospect_team = Tahoe Knight Monsters

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets
Adler Mannheim
Düsseldorfer EG
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Iserlohn Roosters
Straubing Tigers
HC Plzeň
HC '05 Banská Bystrica

| draft = 44th overall

| draft_year = 2008

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

}}

Luke Adam (born June 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Tahoe Knight Monsters of the ECHL. He most recently played with HC '05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets. Adam was drafted by Buffalo in the second round, 44th overall, in the 2008 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Adam began his major junior hockey career with the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He played there for two seasons before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 NHL entry draft. The Fog Devils moved to Montreal to become the Montreal Juniors before the 2008–09 season. Adam played there before being traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Adam was selected to play for Canada at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

On October 26, 2010, Adam made his NHL debut in an away game against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 6–3 Sabres loss.{{cite web | url = http://sabres.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2010020118 | title = Flyers 6, Sabres 3 | website = Buffalo Sabres | date = October 26, 2010 | access-date = October 26, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120312072201/http://sabres.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2010020118 | archive-date = March 12, 2012 | df = mdy-all}} On December 7, 2010, Adam recorded his first NHL goal in an away game against the Boston Bruins.

Adam was tied for the most goals in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Rochester Americans when he was recalled by the Sabres on November 19, 2013.{{Cite news|url = http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=693749|title = RECAP (Nov. 29): MAPLE LEAFS 2 - SABRES 3 (OT)|last = Ryndak|first = Chris|date = November 30, 2013|work = Buffalo Sabres|access-date = November 18, 2014}} He competed for Rochester in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring two goals and two assists.{{Cite web |author=Staff report |title=Amerks fall to CSKA Moscow 4-3 at Spengler Cup |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/hockey/2013/12/27/amerks-fall-to-cska-moscow-4-3-at-spengler-cup/4224543/ |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=AMERKS ELIMINATED FROM SPENGLER CUP BY TEAM CANADA |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/amerks-eliminated-from-spengler-cup-by-team-canada/c-698001 |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=NHL.com |language=en-US}}

On December 16, 2014, Adam was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jerry D'Amigo.{{Cite web|url = http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=744318|title = Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo|date = December 16, 2014|access-date = December 16, 2014|website = NHL.com|publisher = |last = |first =}}

On July 3, 2015, Adam signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the New York Rangers.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/616979539596550145 | title = Rangers agree to terms with Adam | publisher = Twitter | date = July 3, 2015 | access-date = July 3, 2015 | author = New York Rangers | author-link = New York Rangers}} After attending the Rangers' 2015 training camp, he was reassigned for the duration of the 2015–16 season to the club's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In 59 games with Hartford, he scored 12 goals and 29 points.

In October 2016, Adam signed with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/Hockey/2016-10-18/article-4666130/Luke-Adam-signs-to-play-in-Germany/1|title=Luke Adam signs to play in Germany - Hockey - The Telegram|website=www.thetelegram.com|access-date=October 20, 2016}}

Following the 2018–19 season, helping Adler Mannheim claim the DEL championship, Adam left as a free agent after three seasons and agreed to a two-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on May 3, 2019.{{cite web | website = Düsseldorfer EG | url = https://www.deg-eishockey.de/2019/05/deg-holt-deutschen-meister-top-stuermer-luke-adam-wechselt-an-den-rhein/ | title = Dusseldorfer brings in DEL champion Luke Adam | date = May 3, 2019 | access-date = May 3, 2019 | language = German | archive-date = May 7, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190507154907/https://www.deg-eishockey.de/2019/05/deg-holt-deutschen-meister-top-stuermer-luke-adam-wechselt-an-den-rhein/ | url-status = dead }} In the 2019–20 season, Adam contributed with 14 goals and 30 points through 48 regular season games for DEG before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After just one season in Düsseldorf, Adam opted to leave the club and signed a one-year deal with his third DEL club, the Nürnberg Ice Tigers, on November 20, 2020.{{cite web| publisher = Nürnberg Ice Tigers | url = https://www.icetigers.de/allgemein/ice-tigers-verpflichten-luke-adam/ | title = Ice Tigers sign Luke Adam | date = November 20, 2020 | access-date = November 20, 2020 | language = German}}

On July 2, 2022, Adam as a free agent continued his tenure in Germany after he was signed to a one-year contract with Straubing Tigers for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web| url = https://www.straubing-tigers.de/straubing-tigers-verpflichten-luke-adam/ | title = Straubing Tigers sign Luke Adam | publisher = Straubing Tigers | date = July 2, 2022 | language = German}}

On September 18, 2024, Adam signed with the Tahoe Knight Monsters of the ECHL for the 2024–25 season Inaugural Season.{{Cite web |title=Lake Tahoe Knight Monsters {{!}} Knight Monsters add veteran NHL talent with Center Luke Adam |url=https://knightmonstershockey.com/news/2024/09/knight-monsters-add-veteran-nhl-talent-with-center-luke-adam |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Tahoe Knight Monsters |language=en}}

Personal life

Adam's father, Russ, played eight games in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982–83 season.

Career statistics

File:Lukesabre.jpg in 2010]]

=Regular season and playoffs=

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style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2006–07	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL	63	6	9	15	51	4	0	2	2	4
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2007–08	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL	70	36	30	66	72	6	3	5	8	8
2008–09	Montreal Junior Hockey Club	QMJHL	47	22	27	49	59	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2009–10	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	56	49	41	90	75	5	3	1	4	2
2009–10	Portland Pirates	AHL	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	2	2	0
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2010–11	Portland Pirates	AHL	57	29	33	62	46	12	4	3	7	14
2010–11	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	19	3	1	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2011–12	Rochester Americans	AHL	27	4	9	13	18	3	0	1	1	4
2011–12	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	52	10	10	20	14	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2012–13	Rochester Americans	AHL	67	15	22	37	57	1	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	4	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2013–14	Rochester Americans	AHL	59	29	20	49	48	5	2	2	4	4
2013–14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	12	1	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2014–15	Rochester Americans	AHL	27	8	12	20	24	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Springfield Falcons	AHL	46	8	14	22	38	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2014–15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	3	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	59	12	17	29	30	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2016–17	Adler Mannheim	DEL	38	15	20	35	22	7	3	3	6	4
2017–18	Adler Mannheim	DEL	52	10	23	33	38	10	3	4	7	4
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2018–19	Adler Mannheim	DEL	50	16	22	38	24	14	5	8	13	10
2019–20	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL	48	14	16	30	36	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2020–21	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	32	8	23	31	28	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	43	9	21	30	30	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2022–23	Straubing Tigers	DEL	54	17	19	36	26	7	1	2	3	8
2023–24	HC Plzeň	ELH	7	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2023–24	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak	21	5	8	13	14	—	—	—	—	—
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 90 ! 15 ! 11 ! 26 ! 36 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! —
style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" \| DEL totals ! 317 ! 89 ! 144 ! 233 ! 204 ! 38 ! 12 ! 17 ! 29 ! 26

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2006

| Canada Atlantic

| U17

| 6th

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 2

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2010

| Canada

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 6

| 4

| 8

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 11

! 4

! 5

! 9

! 10

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | QMJHL

First All-Star Team

| 2010

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2011

All-Rookie Team

| 2011

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

| 2011

|{{cite web | url = http://theahl.com/adam-named-ahl-rookie-of-the-year-p170561 | title = Adam named AHL rookie of the year | website = American Hockey League | date = April 7, 2011 | access-date = April 7, 2011 | archive-date = September 21, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120921031740/http://theahl.com/adam-named-ahl-rookie-of-the-year-p170561 | url-status = dead }}

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | DEL

Champion (Adler Mannheim)

| 2019

| {{cite web| url = https://www.iihf.com/en/news/10501/adler-mannheim-wins-del | title = Adler Mannheim wins DEL | website = IIHF | date = April 27, 2019 | access-date = April 27, 2019}}