Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Luke Kunin was born December 4, 1997 in Chesterfield, Missouri. He is a center in the National Hockey League. 

On May 24, 2013, Kunin committed to play college ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers, starting in the 2015–16 season. Leading into the 2016–17 college hockey season, Kunin was named captain of the Badgers, becoming the first sophomore to earn the title since 1975-76. On March 23, 2017, Kunin agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild. The contract would be enacted in full for the 2017–18 season, and he would play with the Iowa Wild, Minnesota's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the remainder of their 2016–17 season on an amateur tryout contract. He played in 12 games for Iowa to close out their season, putting up five goals and three assists in the process. On October 7, 2020, the Wild traded Kunin to the Nashville Predators, where he signed a two-year, $4.6 million contract with the team on January 6, 2021. On December 4, 2021, Kunin's 24th birthday, he recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick, the first for Nashville. On July 8, 2022, the Predators traded Kunin to the San Jose Sharks. As a restricted fee agent, Kunin was later re-signed to a two-year, $5.5 million contract extension with the Sharks on July 18, 2022.