NHL Debut: Luca Del Bel Belluz (Apr. 16, 2024)
Former Mississauga Steelheads and Sarnia Sting forward Luca Del Bel Belluz made his NHL debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, April 16, scoring on his first shot in a 6-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Del Bel Belluz saw the ice for nine minutes and 35 seconds, registering two shots on goal along with a +1 rating.
Recalled to the Blue Jackets on an emergency basis, the 20-year-old Woodbridge, Ont. native has recorded nine goals, 21 assists, and 30 points in 55 games with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters so far this season. Selected in the second round, 44th overall by Columbus in the 2022 NHL Draft, Del Bel Belluz signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the club on December 1, 2022.
Del Bel Belluz played three seasons in the OHL, originally being selected by the Mississauga Steelheads in the third round (51st overall) of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. Splitting his final season in Sarnia, the 6-foot-1, 184lb. centreman scored 71 goals and added 98 assists for 169 points over 177 regular season contests. He was a big part of Sarnia’s squad that reached the Western Conference Championship Series last spring, tallying 15 points (8-7-15) over 16 playoff contests.
Say it with us LUCA DEL BEL BELLUZ!!!! 🗣🗣🗣
#65 WITH HIS 1ST NHL GOAL, IN HIS 1ST NHL GAME, ON HIS 1ST SHOT 🤯@Nationwide | #CBJ pic.twitter.com/0fyZdCbcuA
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) April 16, 2024
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