Bradley J. Lukowich (born August 12, 1976) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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and former assistant coach of the
Lethbridge Hurricanes
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of the
Western Hockey League
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. He has won the
Stanley Cup
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twice in his career, with the
Dallas Stars
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in
1999
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and
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
in
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
. He was on the roster of the Stars when they won the cup in
1998–99, but did not play enough games to get his name on the Cup. He is the currently coaching hockey.
Playing career
Lukowich played major junior in the
Western Hockey League
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(WHL) with the
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre.
The Blazers o ...
for three seasons. On December 5, 1993, he scored the goal in the first recorded
teddy bear toss
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that prompted fans to throw a few hundred bears onto the ice.
With Kamloops, Lukowich won back-to-back
Memorial Cup
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championships in
1994
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and
1995
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.
[ Following his rookie season with the Blazers,][ he was selected in the fourth round, 90th overall, by the ]New York Islanders
The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was the 32nd NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Patrik Elias and Eric Boulton, who both played their last NHL g ...
.
After graduating from junior, Lukowich was traded from the Islanders to the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...
for a third round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was the 35th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1997.
As of 2022, the only remaining active player in the NHL from the 1997 draft class is Joe Thornton.
Selections ...
on June 1, 1996. He played in the Stars' system with the Michigan K-Wings
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of the International Hockey League (IHL) in his first three professional seasons, earning NHL call-ups with the Stars in 1997–98 and 1998–99. Lukowich participated in the Stars' 1999 Stanley Cup championship win, appearing in eight games during the playoffs, but did not qualify to have his name added to the Cup. In 1999–2000, he remained with the Stars full-time and recorded four points over 60 games in his NHL rookie season, averaging nearly 12 minutes of ice time.[
In the off-season, on June 12, 2000, he was traded along with goaltender Manny Fernandez to the ]Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...
for a third round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...
(Joel Lundqvist
Joel Per Lundqvist (born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for Frölunda HC of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He serves as the team's captain. He is the identical twin brother of former National Hockey League goaltender Henri ...
) and a fourth round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
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(Aaron Rome
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).[ However, just under two weeks later, on June 25, 2000, he was traded back to the Stars, along with third and ninth round picks in the ]2001 NHL Entry Draft
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As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 draft class are M ...
for Aaron Gavey
Aaron Gavey (born February 22, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks).
Playing career
As a youth, Gavey played in the 1987 Quebec Internation ...
, Pavel Patera
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and Dallas' eighth round pick in the 2000 draft ( Eric Johansson).[ In his second full season with the Stars, he improved to 14 points.
On June 22, 2002, Lukowich was traded with Dallas' seventh round pick in the ]2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was the 41st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21 and 22, 2003.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was ...
(Jay Rosehill
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) to the Tampa Bay Lightning
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for Tampa Bay's second round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
__NOTOC__
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(Tobias Stephan
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).[ Following a five-goal, 19-point season in 2003–04, Lukowich earned his second ]Stanley Cup
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championship, helping the Lightning to their first title with a seven-game victory over the Calgary Flames
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in the finals
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.
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
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The main dispute was the league's desire to implement a salary cap to ...
, Lukowich signed as a free agent with the Fort Worth Brahmas
The Fort Worth Brahmas were a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League, and previously the Western Professional Hockey League. The team originally played at the Fort Worth Convention Center but played their final six seasons, incl ...
of the Central Hockey League
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(CHL) on September 21, 2004.[ However, he played just 16 games with the minor-league team, notching eight points. With the NHL set to resume with the 2005–06 season, he became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the team that originally drafted him, the New York Islanders, on August 11, 2005.][ In his only season with the Islanders, he was dealt away at the trade deadline on March 9, 2006, to the ]New Jersey Devils
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for New Jersey's third round draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
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The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006. The draft was ...
(Jonas Ahnelov
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).[ He scored a combined career-high 21 points between the two teams. He completed a full season with the Devils in 2006–07, notching 12 points.
On July 3, 2007, Lukowich returned to the Lightning, signing as an unrestricted free agent.][ He scored a goal and seven points in his season back. The following off-season, on July 4, 2008, Lukowich was traded with defenceman Dan Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the ]San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...
in exchange for Matt Carle
Matthew Carle (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Carle played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators. He was ...
and Ty Wishart
Ty Wishart (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Melbourne Mustangs in the AIHL.
Wishart grew up in Comox, British Columbia, playing minor hockey there until his midget years.
Pl ...
and San Jose's first round choice in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
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and San Jose's fourth round choice in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
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. Lukowich scored eight points in his only season with the Sharks before being traded once more, along with defenceman Christian Ehrhoff
Christian Ehrhoff (born 6 July 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. In 2018, he won silver at the Winter Olympics. He played more than 800 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and more than 300 in the Deutsche Eishoc ...
on August 28, 2009, to the Vancouver Canucks
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in exchange for prospects Daniel Rahimi
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Pl ...
and Patrick White
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White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, ...
.
With 10 defencemen on the Canucks with one-way contracts, however, Lukowich was assigned by the Canucks to the Texas Stars
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of the American Hockey League
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(AHL). He was recalled on January 1, 2010, due to an injury to defenceman Kevin Bieksa
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. He subsequently scored his first goal as a Canuck, as well as his first in 111 NHL games overall, on January 25, a game-winner in a 3–2 win against the Buffalo Sabres
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.
In June 2013, Lukowich signed a contract with the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes to become the team's assistant coach. He was dismissed in February 2014, which led to a wrongful dismissal suit launched in April. The suit was settled in August 2014, with the Hurricanes issuing a statement that Lukowich had not been fired with cause.[http://globalnews.ca/news/1487723/hurricanes-reach-deal-with-former-coach/—]
Personal life
Lukowich and his wife Cara have two daughters. His father, Bernie Lukowich
Bernard Joseph Lukowich (born March 18, 1952) is a Canadian former NHL and WHA player. He played 79 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. And another 21 games for the Calgary Cowboys of the WHA.
His son is Brad Lu ...
, played two seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues
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and Pittsburgh Penguins
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, as well as 21 games with the Calgary Cowboys
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of the World Hockey Association
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(WHA), while his cousin Morris Lukowich
Morris Eugene Lukowich (born June 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was a member of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1976 to 1985, and later played fo ...
played 582 games in the NHL and 228 games in the WHA.
Lukowich resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, where he is in charge of hockey programs at local StarCenter ice rinks.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards
*Won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars
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in 1999
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and the Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
in 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
.
References
External links
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1976 births
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Dallas Stars players
Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
Kamloops Blazers players
Living people
New Jersey Devils players
New York Islanders draft picks
New York Islanders players
Sportspeople from Cranbrook, British Columbia
San Jose Sharks players
Stanley Cup champions
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Texas Stars players
Vancouver Canucks players