Right wing Matt Luff skated in his second season with the Griffins and notched 18 points (10-8—18) and 18 penalty minutes in 26 regular-season games. He added one assist and four penalty minutes in five postseason outings. Luff suffered an upper-body injury during the Detroit Red Wings Training Camp that forced him to miss the first 45 contests for Grand Rapids.

Regular Season Stat Line

26 GP, 10 goals, 8 assists, 18 points, -1 rating, 18 PIM 

Postseason Stat Line

5 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, -4 rating, 4 PIM 

Contract Status 

Unrestricted free agent

By the Numbers 

45 – He made his season debut on Feb. 21 against the Texas Stars after returning from an injury that kept him sidelined for the first 45 games of the campaign.  

200 – He skated in his 200th AHL game on Feb. 25 against the Milwaukee Admirals, a team he competed for during the 2021-22 season.  

2 – Collected two points on March 2 against the Rockford IceHogs. He later bagged goals in consecutive games from March 2-4. From April 13-17, he scored three goals in a two-game span. 

4 – He amassed four multi-point games, which included a career-tying two-goal output on April 17 at the Iowa Wild.

2 – Tied a career high with two game-winning goals, previously set during the 2021-22 season with Milwaukee. He scored the game-winner on March 16 against Iowa and on April 13 at Chicago. 

3 – Enjoyed a three-game point streak from March 2-8 (2-2—4)

150 – Registered his 150th AHL point with an assist on March 15 against the Iowa Wild. He now has 163 points (67-96—163) in 223 AHL appearances.  

7 – Notched a career-high seven-game point streak from March 15-29 (4-5—9), beating out his previous best of a six-game run from Dec. 3, 2021-Feb. 2, 2022. 

18 – Finished the regular season with 18 points (10-8—18) and 18 penalty minutes in 26 games with the Griffins. His 18 penalty minutes were the most since the 2018-19 season with the Ontario Reign (32). 

27 – Skated in first playoff game for the Griffins on April 27 at the Rockford IceHogs.  

24 – Recorded his first point during the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on May 24 with an assist against the Milwaukee Admirals. He finished the postseason with one point in five contests. 

Newsworthy

Grand Rapids Griffins | Matt Luff Mic'd Up | Griffins picture day (griffinshockey.com)

Grand Rapids Griffins | 5-22-24 | Post Game Interviews | Milwaukee… (griffinshockey.com)

Grand Rapids Griffins | Matt Luff Assigned to Grand Rapids (griffinshockey.com)

Detroit Red Wings spend Sunday's scrimmage scoreless on power plays (freep.com)

Team Red defeats Team White, 6-4, in 2023 Red & White Scrimmage | Detroit Red Wings (nhl.com)

2-21-24 | Post-Game Interviews | Texas Stars (youtube.com)

2-24-24 | Post-Game Interviews | Texas Stars (youtube.com)

3-2-24 | Post-Game Interviews | Rockford IceHogs (youtube.com)