Lukas Kälble
| Lukas Kälble | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
13 October 1997 Mannheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Adler Mannheim Florida Everblades Fischtown Pinguins | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Lukas Kälble (born 13 October 1997, Mannheim, Germany) is a German professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Kälble played college hockey for the Lake Superior State Lakers from 2017 to 2021[1] and for the Clarkson Golden Knights from 2021 to 2022.[2]
On 22 July 2022, Kälble signed with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).[3]
International play
Kälble represented the Germany national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics,[4] and the 2024[5] and 2025 IIHF World Championship.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Fargo Force | USHL | 38 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 37 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 41 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lake Superior State University | NCAA | 27 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 32 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 63 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2023–24 | Fischtown Pinguins | DEL | 46 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 46 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 49 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| ECHL totals | 72 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 34 | ||||
| DEL totals | 141 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 52 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Germany U18 | WJC-18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2017 | Germany U20 | WJC-20 (D1) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Germany | WC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Germany | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Germany | OG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||
| Senior totals | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |||
References
- ↑ "Lukas Kaelble – 2020–21 – Men's Ice Hockey". Lake Superior State University.
- ↑ "Lukas Kaelble – Men's Hockey". Clarkson University Athletics.
- ↑ "Lukas Kaelble Signs AHL Contract". charlottecheckers.com. 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Olympia 2026: Bundestrainer Harold Kreis benennt den Kader für das Männer-Team – Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e. V." (in German). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Bundestrainer Harold Kreis nominiert Aufgebot für den Abschluss der WM-Vorbereitung" (in German). deb-online.de. 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "WM-Vorbereitung: Bundestrainer Harold Kreis gibt Nominierung für abschließende Vorbereitungsphase bekannt". deb-online.de (in German). 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Lukas Kalble at Milano Cortina 2026
- Lukas Kalble at Olympics.com
- Lukas Kälble at Olympedia
- Lukas Kälble at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Lukas Kälble on Instagram
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- German ice hockey defencemen
- Olympic ice hockey players for Germany
- Ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Fargo Force players
- Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
- Florida Everblades players
- Fischtown Pinguins players
- Adler Mannheim players
- German ice hockey biography stubs