Luke Philp (born November 6, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career Philp played as a youth within the AMBHL, AMHL and AJHL before he was selected in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft by the Kootenay Ice, in the third round, 59th overall.
Philp appeared in parts of five major junior seasons with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League, before ending his junior career as captain of the Red Deer Rebels in the 2015–16 season.
Undrafted, Philp opted to play collegiate hockey by committing to the University of Alberta and playing three seasons of USports hockey. In starring for the Alberta Golden Bears, Philp as the two-time West Conference MVP and League MVP, was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames on March 20, 2019.
In turning professional, Philp was reassigned to begin his career with the Flames' AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat. With his offensive instinct translating at the AHL, Philp was amongst the Heat's leading scorers in both COVID-19 pandemic affected seasons of his entry-level contract, earning a one-year, two-way contract extension within the Flames organization for the 2021–22 season on August 7, 2021.
Returning for his third season with the Heat, Philp placed fourth on team scoring in registering career bests of 21 goals and 23 assists for 44 points in 66 games. He notched a further 5 points in 10 playoff games in helping the Heat reach the Conference Finals in their final season.
As a free agent from the Flames, Philp signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 14, 2022. After attending the Blackhawks 2022 training camp, Philp was familiarly reassigned to the AHL, joining affiliate the Rockford IceHogs. In the season, Philp notched 30 points through his first 31 games with the IceHogs to earn his first recall to the NHL, on January 23, 2023. He made his debut with the rebuilding Blackhawks the following day in a 5–2 defeat to the Vancouver Canucks. He registered his first point, a game-winning assist, in his second career game during a 5–1 defeat over the former club, the Calgary Flames, on January 26, 2023. He was returned to the AHL to continue his tenure with the IceHogs on January 29, 2023. The Blackhawks signed him to a one-year, two-way contract extension on March 9, 2023.
As a free agent from the Blackhawks, Philp was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals on July 2, 2024.
After a lone season within the Capitals organization, Philp left at the conclusion of his contract to sign a one-year deal with Swedish club, Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), on 26 July 2025. In his lone season abroad in 2025–26, Philp contributed offensively within Färjestad, posting 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points in 52 regular season appearances.
As a free agent, Philp opted to return to North America and returned within the Flames organization by signing a one-year AHL contract with the Calgary Wranglers on July 2, 2026.
Personal life Luke is the middle of three hockey-playing brothers, with the youngest Noah playing as a prospect within the Edmonton Oilers organization. He played with his older brother, Simon, during his tenure in the AJHL with the Canmore Eagles in 2012.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2008–09Airdrie ExtremeAMBHL 1 2 1 3 2 — — — — —2009–10Airdrie ExtremeAMBHL 27 30 29 59 36 4 3 4 7 22010–11UFA BisonsAMHL 33 20 33 53 16 9 1 4 5 42011–12Canmore EaglesAJHL 48 16 30 46 28 — — — — —2011–12Kootenay IceWHL 17 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 02012–13Kootenay IceWHL 66 20 25 45 24 5 2 1 3 02013–14Kootenay IceWHL 71 31 46 77 31 13 5 8 13 172014–15Kootenay IceWHL 71 30 52 82 28 7 5 7 12 62015–16Kootenay IceWHL 22 13 16 29 30 — — — — —2015–16Red Deer RebelsWHL 17 8 8 16 6 17 4 9 13 92016–17University of AlbertaUSports 26 10 8 18 33 6 4 0 4 42017–18University of AlbertaUSports 28 11 29 40 14 4 0 2 2 22018–19University of AlbertaUSports 24 21 24 45 30 5 1 2 3 22019–20Stockton HeatAHL 52 19 12 31 20 — — — — —2020–21Stockton HeatAHL 30 8 9 17 8 — — — — —2021–22Stockton HeatAHL 66 21 23 44 16 10 1 4 5 02022–23Rockford IceHogsAHL 60 29 24 53 29 5 0 2 2 02022–23Chicago BlackhawksNHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —2023–24Rockford IceHogsAHL 15 2 4 6 6 4 1 1 2 02024–25Hershey BearsAHL 58 10 20 30 18 8 1 3 4 42025–26Färjestad BKSHL 52 13 22 35 18 5 0 2 2 2NHL totals 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —SHL totals 52 13 22 35 18 5 0 2 2 2
Awards and honours Award Year AJHL South All-Rookie Team 2012 U Sports West First All-Star Team 2018, 2019 Dave Sweeney Schriner Scoring Trophy 2018, 2019 West MVP 2018, 2019 USports All-Canadian First Team 2018, 2019 Cup Champion (Golden Bears) 2018 Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy 2019
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