The San Diego Gulls announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has reassigned defenseman Luka Profaca to the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.
Profaca, 21 (3/30/02), skated in 10 games with the Gulls this season, picking up one assist (0-1=1) with a +5 rating. He has recorded 3-7=10 points and 24 penalty minutes (PIM) in 22 games with Tulsa this season. In 2022-23, he recorded 1-4=5 points with 45 PIM in 47 games with San Diego. The defenseman scored his first professional goal – and his first power-play tally – on Nov. 13, 2022, at Ontario and collected his first professional assist on Nov. 18, 2022, vs. Grand Rapids.
A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Profaca collected 5-35=40 points with a +9 rating and 81 PIM in 127 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with Guelph from 2018-22. Profaca spent the majority of the 2018-19 season with the Brampton Bombers of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL), earning 2-18=20 points in 41 games and All-Rookie Team honors.