Lukas Reichel (born May 17, 2002) is a German professional ice hockey

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currently playing for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL).

Playing career

Reichel played as a youth in the

German Development League The German Development League (German: Deutsche Nachwuchsliga, DNL) is the elite junior league of the German Ice Hockey Federation. It was founded in 2000 in cooperation with the national hockey associations. Its objective is to educate and care for ...

(DNL) with

Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim is a professional ice hockey team based in Rosenheim, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in Oberliga. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at ''Rofa-Stadion'', loca ...

and within the

Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also one ...

organization. He made his

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

(DEL) debut with Eisbären Berlin during the 2019–20 season. He was drafted by the

in the first round of the

2020 NHL Entry Draft The 2020 NHL Entry Draft was the 58th NHL Entry Draft, held from October 6–7, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pan ...

with the 17th overall pick. On 9 June 2021, Reichel was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Personal life

He is the son of Czech-German hockey player

Martin Reichel Martin Reichel (born 7 November 1973) is a Czech-German former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He is the younger brother of Czech ice hockey player Robert Reichel Robert Reichel (born June ...

, and the nephew of former NHLer and Olympic gold medal winner Robert Reichel.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* 2002 births Living people German ice hockey left wingers Eisbären Berlin players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players German people of Czech descent National Hockey League first-round draft picks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Sportspeople from Nuremberg {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub