Luke Witkowski

Age 30 Apr 14, 1990

Holland USA

Right Wing shoots right

6'2" 188 cm

217 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 22

Waivers Signing Age 23

UFA Year 2017

Agent Matthew Oates

Expansion Draft Status
Eligible

Draft Year 2008
Drafted Overall 160
Draft Round 6
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $700,000
0.9% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $120,430
Year 1 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2021 | 31 yrs old
Career Earnings: $4,605,000

Transaction History

Jul 26, 2020	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned RW Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Jul 12, 2020	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled RW Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 3, 2019	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned RW Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 2, 2019		Tampa Bay Lightning waived RW Luke Witkowski.
Jul 1, 2019		Tampa Bay Lightning signed RW Luke Witkowski to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.4 million.
Oct 3, 2018	Recalled	Detroit Red Wings recalled RW Luke Witkowski from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Sep 30, 2018		Detroit Red Wings waived RW Luke Witkowski.
Dec 10, 2017		Detroit Red Wings announced D Luke Witkowski has served his suspension.
Nov 16, 2017	Suspended	Detroit Red Wings (NHL) suspended RW Luke Witkowski 10 games for returning to the ice surface during an altercation.
Jul 1, 2017		Detroit Red Wings signed D Luke Witkowski to a one-year, $750 000 contract.
Jan 16, 2017	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Jan 13, 2017	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Jan 6, 2017	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 16, 2016	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 14, 2016	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 14, 2016	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 8, 2016	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 6, 2016	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 14, 2016	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 8, 2016	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Jun 24, 2016		Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed D Luke Witkowski to a one-year, two-way contract.
Mar 8, 2016	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Mar 8, 2016	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 30, 2015	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 24, 2015	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 22, 2015	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Nov 19, 2015	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 6, 2015	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
May 4, 2015	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Apr 14, 2015	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Mar 30, 2015	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Mar 2, 2015	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Jan 16, 2015	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 23, 2014	Assigned	Tampa Bay Lightning assigned D Luke Witkowski to Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 19, 2014	Recalled	Tampa Bay Lightning recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).
Apr 1, 2013		Tampa Bay Lightning signed D Luke Witkowski to a two-year contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2019-2020 Regular Season Stats

Luke Witkowski	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	1	2	3	-4	13	100	37.50	35.40	-16.00	36.30	-15.50	0.60	1.81
Luke Witkowski Stats by Elite Prospects							Luke Witkowski Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2006-2007	Team nXi U18	Midget	59	18	22	40	172
Draft Yr	2007-2008	Ohio Blue Jackets	USHL	58	3	10	13	139
	2008-2009	Fargo Force	USHL	55	6	16	22	118									Playoffs	10	2	1	3	0
	2009-2010	Western Michigan Univ.	NCAA	32	2	4	6	67
	2010-2011	Western Michigan Univ.	NCAA	42	1	8	9	56
	2011-2012	Western Michigan Univ.	NCAA	40	2	11	13	66
	2012-2013	Western Michigan Univ.	NCAA	38	2	8	10	46
	2012-2013	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	3	0	0	0	4
	2013-2014	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	76	2	10	12	204
	2014-2015	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	50	2	6	8	91									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
	2014-2015	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	16	0	0	0	15	226	52.63	47.08	-3.28	51.64	0.30	0.00	0.00
	2015-2016	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	70	3	11	14	166
	2015-2016	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	4	0	0	0	4	28		62.77	15.65	64.46	13.99	0.00	0.00	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2016-2017	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	19	0	5	5	59
	2016-2017	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	34	0	4	4	39	330	50.00	58.51	9.23	48.76	-0.87	0.00	0.73
	2017-2018	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	31	1	3	4	68	210	46.15	47.23	-1.34	40.80	-7.58	0.29	1.14
	2018-2019	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	304	41.38	41.43	-0.70	44.23	-0.25	0.00	0.39
	2018-2019	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	0	0	0	0	0
	2018-2019	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	34	0	2	2	23	304	41.38	41.43	-0.70	44.23	-0.25	0.00	0.39
	2019-2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	12	1	2	3	13	100	37.50	35.40	-16.00	36.30	-15.50	0.60	1.81
	2019-2020	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	0	0	0	0	0
	2019-2020	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	29	2	4	6	63
Luke Witkowski Stats by Elite Prospects \| Luke Witkowski Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matthew Oates

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,400,000 0.86% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$700,000	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$700,000	$700,000
Minors Salary	$250,000	$250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
	Buy It Out	Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2017
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matthew Oates

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,500,000 1.00% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$750,000	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$700,000	$800,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$700,000	$800,000
Minors Salary	$700,000	$800,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 24, 2016
Signing Status UFA (Group 6)

Standard Contract | 1 Years $575,000 0.79% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$575,000	UFA
AAV	$575,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$575,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$575,000
Minors Salary	$200,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 17, 2015
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $575,000 0.81% of cap space

	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$575,000	UFA (Group 6)
AAV	$575,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$575,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$575,000
Minors Salary	$100,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date April 1, 2013

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,750,000 0.98% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015
Cap Hit	$627,500	$627,500	RFA
AAV	$875,000	$875,000
Performance Bonuses	$247,500	$247,500
Base Salary	$550,000	$550,000
Signing Bonuses	$77,500	$77,500
Total Salary	$627,500	$627,500
Minors Salary	$65,000	$65,000
Clauses
UFA Year