Luke Schenn
Luke Schenn ( born November 2, 1989 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player on the position of the defender standing since June 2012 at the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Luke Schenn played at the beginning of his career with the Saskatoon Contacts AAA before in the high-class Canadian Junior Football League WHL he moved to the Kelowna Rockets in 2005. There he had a solid first season with the team and reached the second round of the playoffs. In the season 2006/ 07 he was able to evolve significantly, was the best defender of the Rockets and was the third- best scorer with 29 points in a sparse team that finished last place in the league.
In the spring of 2007, he first played for the Canadian junior national team, when he was called into the squad for the U18 World Cup. Canada finished at the end of fourth place and Schenn was second top scorer with three goals among the defenders of the tournament. In the summer he was part of a Canadian U20 selection that should compete against a Russian team of the same age in the eight games lasting Super Series 2007. Schenn played in all games of the series, which Canada won with seven wins in a draw in itself. A few months later, he joined with the Canadian junior national team at the U20 World Championships and won the gold medal. He finished the tournament with the best plus / minus value of his team.
In the WHL, he followed up his good performance from the previous season on, was also able to improve his offensive achievements and presented with seven gates, a new personal best. The Rockets played a stronger season than last year and reached the playoffs again, but failed in the first round. At the end of the season Schenn was called to the WHL West Second All-Star Team.
In June 2008, Schenn was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 in the first round at position five of the Toronto Maple Leafs. A few months later he secured during the training camp a place in the NHL squad of Toronto and made his debut in October 2008.
On June 23, 2012 Schenn was issued in exchange for James van Riemsdyk to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Schenn is considered defensively strong defender, which dominates the physically hard game. His weaknesses are on the offensive, where he still needs to develop further.
Awards and achievements
- 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2008 WHL West Second All-Star Team
- 2009 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 NHL All- Rookie Team
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 World Junior Championships 2007
- Super Series 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008
- World Cup 2009
- World Cup 2011
- World Cup 2012
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )
Family
Luke Schenns younger brother Brayden Schenn is also ice hockey player and plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League as a striker. In 2008 he received the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the best rookie and won with the Canadian junior national team the gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship. NHL Entry Draft 2009, he was selected in the first round as the fifth player from the Los Angeles Kings.