Detroit Red Wings Defense/Right Wing Luke Witkowski, Bio, salary, net worth, career, cap hits, personal life, Girlfriend, facts
Daniel Rodriguez
Updated on February 24, 2026
Luke Witkowski is an American professional Ice-hockey player who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2018, Luke Witkowski currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings as their Defense/Right Wing. Previously, he played for Tampa Bay Lightning.
As a Defense/Right Wing, Luke Witkowski reportedly earns around $750,000 as his yearly salary from Detroit Red Wings. Further, Luke Witkowski has an estimated net worth of over $1 million. Additionally, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Erin.
Luke Witkowski Net Worth And Salary
As of 2019, Luke Witkowski has an estimated net worth of over $1 million which is quite similar to Zach Werenski. He reportedly signed a 2 year / $1,500,000 contract, including $1,500,000 guaranteed, with Detroit Red Wings in 2017.
Further, the NHL player has an average salary of $750,000 annually. Luke Witkowski so far has made earnings of $2,358,293 from his entire NHL career while Shea Weber is one of the highest earners of NHL, having career earnings of $108,831,000.
Some of his career contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2014-2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning | $283,293 |
| 2016-2017 | Tampa Bay Lightning | $575,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Detroit Red Wings | $700,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Detroit Red Wings | $800,000 |
Additionally, in the 2018-2019, as per his contract, he will earn $800,000 as a base salary, carrying $750,000 as a cap hit.
Luke Witkowski Personal life
Exploring his personal life, he is unmarried but reportedly, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Erin. Apart from the fact they are in a relationship, the detailed information about their relationship is yet to be flashed to the general public.
Although being in a relationship for long, they haven't planned for getting married until now. However, the couple might be waiting for the perfect time to get married and start a family.
Further, exploring his Instagram account, he seems to be an animal lover and we found that he is a parent of two dogs with whom he spends most of his free time.
Talking about his body measurement, the famous NHL star is 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) in height and weighs around 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb).
Luke Witkowski Early Life
Luke Witkowski was born on April 14, 1990, in Holland, Michigan, the U.S. However, the details about his parents and siblings are not in the media yet. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Aries.
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Prior to his professional career, Witkowski spent four years playing college hockey at Western Michigan University.
Luke Witkowski Professional Career
He was drafted by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Witkowski's signing of a two-year entry-level contract on April 1, 2013. Witkowski made his NHL debut on 20 January 2015 in a 4-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
The Lightning announced Witkowski resigned to a one-year, two-way contract on July 17, 2015. Later, Witkowski recorded his first NHL assist and point on December 8, 2016.
Witkowski signed a two-year agreement with the Detroit Red Wings on July 1, 2017. Witkowski scored his first NHL career goal against the Nashville Predators' Juuse Saros on February 17, 2018.
Currently, he is playing along with his star team-mates such as Justin Abdelkader, Dylan Larkin and many more.
