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Luke Kunin
Born (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997 (age 27)
Chesterfield, Missouri
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Minnesota Wild
NHL draft 15th overall, 2016
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2017–present

Luke Kunin (born December 4, 1997) is an Jewish American professional ice hockey center, currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kunin was selected 15th overall by the Wild in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

In the 2015–16 season, his freshman year with the Wisconsin Badgers, Kunin scored 32 points in 34 games and was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Rookie Team.[2] On January 5, 2017, Kunin won gold in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship as captain of Team USA in a 5-4 shootout win against Team Canada.

At the conclusion of his sophomore season with the Badgers in 2016–17, Kunin ended his collegiate career by signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild on March 23, 2017. He was assigned to conclude the season with AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, on an amateur try-out deal.[3]

When Kunin played his first game for Minnesota on October 20th 2017, that made Minnesota the first NHL team to have two Jewish athletes on the same team at the same time, with Jason Zucker also playing.

Personal life

In grade 6, Kunin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His friend and, then, teammate Matthew Tkachuk arranged for Kunin to meet with St. Louis Blues player B.J. Crombeen who also had type 1 diabetes. [4]. Kunin is also of Jewish descent.[5] [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 U.S. National Development Team USHL 32 11 12 23 27 — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 20 10 4 14 12 — — — — —
2015–16 University of Wisconsin B1G 34 19 13 32 34 — — — — —
2016–17 University of Wisconsin B1G 35 22 16 38 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 12 5 3 8 16 — — — — —
AHL totals 12 5 3 8 16 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 4 6 0
2015 United States WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 6 2
2017 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 25
Junior totals 20 10 6 16 27

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
B1G All-Rookie Team 2016 [2]
B1G All-Tournament Team 2017
B1G Second All-Star Team 2017
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2016–17 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Wild takes Wisconsin center Luke Kunin". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Luke Kunin named to Big Ten All-Freshman team". wiba.com. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Luke Kunin: "I want to be a winner wherever i go"". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Diabetes doesn't keep freshman forward Luke Kunin from making a quick impact". Wisconsin State Journal. Jan 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jewish Sports Review".
  6. ^ Ron Kaplan (June 29, 2016). "JML, the next generation?". New Jersey Jewish News.
  7. ^ "2016-2017 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Minnesota Wild first round draft pick
2016 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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