San Diego Gulls Reassign Luka Profaca to Tulsa (ECHL)
Feb 23, 2024The 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.