Charles Luksa (born February 19, 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 70)
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 overall 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 signed with the Rochester Americans before retiring from the sport.

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

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ "Chuck Luksa". Exit Realty Hare (Peel). Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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