Luke Erickson (born December 24, 1982) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(CHL) and

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

Playing career

Erickson started his career in the

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(USHL) in the 2001–02 season, playing for the

Lincoln Stars The Lincoln Stars are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Stars' home ice is the Ice Box on the former Nebraska State Fair grounds and adjacent to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Histo ...

. In the middle of his second season with the Stars, he was traded to the Topeka Scarecrows. Luke attended

Bemidji State University Bemidji State University (BSU) is a public university in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. Founded as a preparatory institution for teachers in 1919, it provides higher education to north-central Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Coll ...

for four seasons beginning in 2003–04. After his college career, he signed with the

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of the

, where he played for 11 games at the remainder of the 2006–07 season. He then signed with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the

for the 2007-2008 season and the Alaska Aces, also of the

, for the 2008-2009 season. He then signed with the

Rapid City Rush The Rapid City Rush are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Rapid City, South Dakota, and play their home games at The Monument. The Rush are currently a minor affiliate of the Calgary Flames NHL franchise. History On June 2, 2 ...

of the CHL for the 2009-2010 season. On November 12, 2010, he was traded by Rapid City to the

Arizona Sundogs The Arizona Sundogs were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona. They played in the Central Hockey League from 2006 to 2014 with their home games at Tim's Toyota Center. History The team name, Sundogs, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Erickson, Luke 1982 births Alaska Aces (ECHL) players American men's ice hockey centers Arizona Sundogs players Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey players Gwinnett Gladiators players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Lincoln Stars players Living people Pensacola Ice Pilots players People from Roseau, Minnesota Topeka ScareCrows players