Chuck Luksa

Charles Luksa (born July 15, 1954) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played 78 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers and 8 games in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1980.

Chuck Luksa
Born	(1954-02-19) February 19, 1954 (age 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Cincinnati Stingers Hartford Whalers Jokerit
NHL draft	172nd overall, 1974 Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft	177th overall, 1974 Phoenix Roadrunners
Playing career	1974–1982

As a youth, Luksa played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.^[1] Born in Toronto, Ontario, Luksa was drafted 172nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1974 NHL amateur draft and 177th by the Phoenix Roadrunners in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft but never played for either team as Luska went on to spend four seasons in the American Hockey League for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, winning the Calder Cup in successive years in 1977 and 1978. In 1978, the Roadrunners folded and Luksa signed with the Cincinnati Stingers as a free agent, playing 78 regular-season games for the team, scoring 8 goals and twelve assists for 20 points. The WHA folded at the end of the season and Luksa was signed by the Hartford Whalers. Luksa would only play eight games for the Whalers, scoring one assist, as he spent much of the season in the AHL with the Springfield Indians and would later spend another full season in the league with the Binghamton Whalers.

Luksa moved to Finland's SM-liiga in 1981 and signed with Jokerit before returning to the AHL the same season and signing with the Rochester Americans before retiring from the sport.

Luksa subsequently began selling real estate in Brampton, Ontario.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Ottawa M&W Rangers	CJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Oshawa Generals	OHA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Kenora Muskies	MJHL		47	7	37	44	119		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	University of Toronto	CIAU		22	3	19	22	50		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		10	2	7	9	—		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		32	0	4	4	54		6	1	0	1	5
1975–76	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		73	5	13	18	75		9	0	2	2	6
1976–77	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		80	9	31	40	72		12	1	5	6	7
1977–78	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		66	3	23	26	89		11	1	4	5	25
1978–79	Cincinnati Stingers	WHA		78	8	12	20	116		3	0	0	0	7
1979–80	Hartford Whalers	NHL		8	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Springfield Indians	AHL		72	10	39	49	83		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		63	3	18	21	104		6	0	2	2	12
1981–82	Jokerit	FIN		21	1	2	3	58		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Rochester Americans	AHL		33	2	8	10	33		6	0	2	2	4
WHA totals				78	8	12	20	116		3	0	0	0	7
NHL totals				8	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—