Matt Luff

Matt Luff (born May 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Matt Luff
Born (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Coming off a successful season with the Oakville Rangers Midget AAA, Luff split his time between the Rangers and the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. On June 9, 2014, Luff signed a contract with the Blades for the 2014–15 season,[1] however he chose to commit to the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League who had drafted him in the OHL Draft.[2] In his rookie year with the Bulls, Luff was named a finalist for the Rookie of the Year,[3] with the award eventually going to Alex DeBrincat. Following the 2014–15 season, the Bulls were re-named the Hamilton Bulldogs.

After going undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Luff attended the Los Angeles Kings development and training camp as a free agent. He eventually signed a three year entry level contract with the Kings on September 23, 2016,[4] becoming the first Bulldog to sign an NHL contract.[5] Luff returned to the OHL for the 2016–17 season where he played only 45 games due to a shoulder injury and concussion.[6] Despite his shortened season, Luff was re-assigned to the Kings American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Ontario Reign on April 7, 2017.[7]

Luff began the 2018–19 season with the Ontario Reign after being assigned there from the Kings training camp.[8] Luff was recalled to the NHL on November 3, 2018,[9] and he made his NHL debut that night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Luff played 9:43 in his debut to help the Kings win 4–1 over the Blue Jackets.[10] After playing in three games, Luff was reassigned to the Ontario Reign on November 11[11] only to be recalled three days later on November 14.[12] Luff recorded his first career NHL goal in a 2–0 win over the St. Louis Blues on November 19.[13] On November 25, in a 5–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Luff recorded his fourth goal in the same number of games, becoming the fifth Kings rookie to do so since Jimmy Carson in 1987.[14] His streak ended the following game against the Vancouver Canucks.[15]

After appearing in 30 games for the Kings, and recording 10 points, Luff was reassigned to the Ontario Reign on February 8, 2019.[16]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Oakville Blades OJHL 10 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 9 22 31 20 4 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 61 27 30 57 43 — — — — —
2016–17 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 45 25 24 49 33 7 4 5 9 4
2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 67 12 17 29 42 4 1 0 1 2
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 36 11 20 31 32 — — — — —
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 8 3 11 9 — — — — —
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 30 9 15 24 18 — — — — —
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 18 1 4 5 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 51 9 7 16 11 — — — — —

References
  1. "Oakville Announces Six Signings For Upcoming OJHL Season". oakvilleblades.pointstreaksites.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. "Matt Luff commits to Bulls". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. "OHL Announces 2014-15 Award Finalists". attackhockey.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. "Bulldogs' Luff signs with Kings". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  5. Pecoskie, Teri (September 23, 2016). "Forward Matt Luff is the first Hamilton Bulldog to sign an NHL contract — an entry-level deal with the L.A. Kings". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved November 4, 2018. Although defenceman Cole Candella was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in June, Luff is the first Bulldogs player to actually sign an NHL contract
  6. Pecoskie, Teri (November 28, 2018). "Matt Luff is loving the NHL life". Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  7. "KINGS ASSIGN FORWARD MATT LUFF TO REIGN". ontarioreign.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  8. "ONTARIO REIGN TRAINING CAMP ROSTER MOVES". ontarioreign.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  9. "NOVEMBER 3: ROSTER MOVES COMING; LUFF TO DEBUT; HOCKEY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES". ontarioreign.com. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. Greenspan, Dan (November 4, 2018). "Kings use special teams to power past Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  11. "REIGN ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES". ontarioreign.com. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  12. "MATT LUFF RECALLED BY KINGS". ontarioreign.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  13. Korac, Louie (November 19, 2018). "Petersen gets first NHL shutout in Kings win against Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  14. Greenspan, Dan (November 26, 2018). "Brown's hat trick helps Kings down Oilers 5-2". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  15. Morales, Robert (November 28, 2018). "Streak aside, Kings rookie Matt Luff never satisfied". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  16. "LA Kings Assign Forward Matt Luff to the Ontario Reign". NHL.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.


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