Anthony Louis

Anthony Louis (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing under contract with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted 181st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 6th round of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Louis played for Miami University from 2013–2017 until he was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks. During his collegiate career for the Miami RedHawks, Louis set a career highs in his senior season in 2016–17 season, with 14 goals and 39 points in 36 games. He amassed 46 goals and 80 assists in 145 career games across four seasons during his collegiate career.

On March 13, 2017, Louis embarked on his professional career, securing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He immediately joined primary AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, on an amateur try-out deal for the remainder of the season.

As an impending restricted free agent, Louis was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blackhawks, releasing him as a free agent on June 25, 2019. On August 8, 2019, Louis was signed to a one-year AHL contract with reigning champions, the Charlotte Checkers, affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes. Louis began the 2019–20 season, registering just 1 goal in 8 games with the Checkers before he was traded to the Texas Stars, affiliate to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for future considerations on November 20, 2019.

After three seasons with the Texas Stars, Louis left as a free agent following the 2021–22 season. On July 15, 2022, his signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakhstani club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.

At the conclusion of his contract with Barys, Louis left the KHL and moved to Switzerland in signing a one-year contract with SCL Tigers of the National League (NL) on August 4, 2023.

After his contract with SCL Tigers ended, Louis entered free agency and signed with Augsburger Panther of the DEL on July 16, 2024, as their tenth import of the season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 32 16 6 22 12 — — — — — 2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 24 10 15 25 10 — — — — — 2013–14 Miami RedHawks NCHC 36 12 13 25 10 — — — — — 2014–15 Miami RedHawks NCHC 37 9 27 36 8 — — — — — 2015–16 Miami RedHawks NCHC 36 11 15 26 27 — — — — — 2016–17 Miami RedHawks NCHC 36 14 25 39 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 13 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 70 14 30 44 8 9 0 5 5 0 2018–19 Rockford IceHogs AHL 74 12 22 34 28 — — — — — 2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 8 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 38 9 11 20 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Texas Stars AHL 35 11 15 26 8 — — — — — 2021–22 Texas Stars AHL 66 24 31 55 22 2 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Barys Astana KHL 57 9 21 30 6 — — — — — 2023–24 SCL Tigers NL 14 3 4 7 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Augsburger Panther DEL 44 6 23 29 24 — — — — — AHL totals 304 72 111 183 82 11 0 5 5 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 United States U17 5 3 4 7 2 2012 United States U18 6 0 1 1 2 2013 United States U18 7 1 3 4 2 2015 United States WJC 5th 5 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 23 4 8 12 8

Awards and honors Award Year College NCHC First All-Star Team 2017 NCHC Forward of the Year 2017