Luchuk re-signs with Solar Bears

Action photo of Aaron Luchuk of the Orlando Solar Bears

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, announced veteran forward Aaron Luchuk has agreed to terms on a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Luchuk, 27, is back for his fourth season with the Solar Bears after appearing in 164 regular-season games from 2020-2024. His 49 points (22g-27a) in 61 regular-season games was tied with Brayden Low for the team lead during the 2023-24 season.

He led the entire ECHL in scoring during the 2020-21 season with 74 points (28g-46a), setting Solar Bears all-time, single-season marks in assists and points while also earning All-ECHL First Team honors.

In his professional career spanning six seasons, Luchuk has appeared in 242 ECHL games with Newfoundland, Brampton and Orlando, 41 American Hockey League games with Belleville, Toronto, Laval and Hartford, and 44 games between HockeyAllswenskan and ICEHL.

Prior to his professional career, the Kingston, Ontario native played 274 Ontario Hockey League games with the Windsor Spitfires and the Barrie Colts. Luchuk’s Windsor Spitfires were crowned Memorial Cup champions during the 2016-17 OHL season. While splitting time with the Spitfires and the Colts during the 2017-18 season, Luchuk was the OHL scoring leader, notching 115 points (50g-65a) in 68 regular season games, earning him OHL Second Team All-Star honors and the Leo Lalonde Trophy as the OHL’s top overage player.