Luke Glendening

BIOGRAPHY

Luke Glendening was born April 28, 1989, in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a forward in the NHL.

On June 19, 2012, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) signed Glendening as a free agent to a one-year contract. During the 2012–13 AHL season season, Glendening played 51 regular-season games in the AHL with the Griffins, and also played 27 games in the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye, where he was selected to play in the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game, but could not attend because he was recalled to the AHL. Glendening played 24 post-season games with Grand Rapids, scoring 16 points to help lead the Griffins to their first Calder Cup championship.

On July 5, 2013, the Detroit Red Wings signed Glendening to a one-year, two-way contract. On October 12, 2013, Glendening made his NHL debut in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. On April 5, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Glendening to a three-year contract extension. Glendening scored his first career NHL goal later that night against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens. Glendening set a franchise record among rookie forwards for the most games played without a goal, at 52 games, surpassing Cummy Burton, who played his entire 43-game Detroit career without scoring a goal.

On July 14, 2016, the Red Wings signed Glendening to a four-year contract extension. On March 10, 2020, Glendening played in his 500th career NHL game for the Red Wings, becoming the first undrafted player to do so for Detroit since the NHL went to a seven-round draft in 2005.

Following his eighth season with the Red Wings, having concluded his contract Glendening left the organization as a free agent and was signed by the Dallas Stars to a two-year, $3 million contract on July 28, 2021.

Following his two season tenure with the Stars, Glendening signed as a free agent with his third NHL club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a two-year, $1.6 million contract on July 1, 2023.