Luke Sellars (born May 21, 1981) is a Canadian former professional

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player.

Biography

Sellars was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1995

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with a

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team from

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. Sellars was drafted 30th overall in the 1st round by the Atlanta Thrashers in

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, one of the first two picks in Thrashers history after 1st overall pick

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. He played one game for the Thrashers during the

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* * 1981 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Danbury Trashers players Greenville Grrrowl players HC TWK Innsbruck players Ice hockey people from Ontario Iserlohn Roosters players Jokipojat players Ottawa 67's players Rødovre Mighty Bulls players Sportspeople from Toronto Fort Worth Brahmas players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1980s-stub