Luke Schenn

BIOGRAPHY

Luke Schenn was born November 2, 1989, in Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a defenceman in the NHL.

Schenn played junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In his final WHL season, Schenn was named to the League's Second All-Star Team. He was a highly touted prospect heading into the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, where he was selected in the first round, fifth overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Schenn began his professional career in the NHL during the 2008–09 season and played with the Maple Leafs until being traded to Philadelphia following the 2011–12 season. After his rookie season, Schenn's play was recognized when he was named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team. Schenn won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021. He has represented Canada internationally, winning a gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and a silver medal at the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Schenn is a stay-at-home defenceman whose main focus is preventing goals rather than scoring. With a physical style of play and legendary “old man strength”, he is usually among NHL leaders in hits. When he played in Toronto his charity "Luke's Troops" helped military families attend Maple Leafs home games. His younger brother Brayden plays for the St. Louis Blues.

On July 1, 2019, Schenn agreed as a free agent to a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he has been a healthy scratch, including being placed on waivers, and being reassigned to Tampa's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He was a member of the 2019-2020 team who won the Stanley Cup. Following their Stanley Cup win, Schenn signed a one-year contract to remain with the Lightning on October 29, 2020.

Following a second successive Stanley Cup with the Lightning in the 2020–21 season, Schenn left Tampa Bay as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $1.7 million contract to return to previous club, the Vancouver Canucks on July 28, 2021.

Following a second successive Stanley Cup with the Lightning in the 2020–21 season, Schenn left Tampa Bay as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $1.7 million contract to return to previous club, the Vancouver Canucks on July 28, 2021.

During the 2022–23 season, Schenn surpassed Brooks Orpik to become the all-time leader in hits by an NHL defenceman after executing six against the Arizona Coyotes on December 3, 2022. Providing a steady defensive influence to the Canucks blueline, Schenn also contributed to provide offense at the highest points-per-game of his career. With the Canucks well out of playoff contention and in his final season under contract, Schenn was traded on February 28, 2023 before the NHL trade deadline to his original club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2023.

As a free agent from the Maple Leafs in the off-season, Schenn was signed to a three-year, $8.25 million contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2023.