CarShield 18U forward Luedke signs NAHL tender

The CarShield AAA hockey organization of the NAPHL are pleased to announce that 18U forward Jayar Luedke has signed a NAHL tender agreement with the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL’s Midwest Division.

Luedke, a 6’0/181 lbs. native of Inver Grove Heights, MN, is wrapping up his youth hockey career with the CarShield 18U AAA team this season. So far between the NAPHL and 18U hockey seasons he has skated in 46 games and registered 18 goals, 7 assists, and 96 penalty minutes.

In NAPHL action, he has recorded five points in eight games played.

“Jayar is a hard-working young player with a lot of potential and skill,” said Head Coach Tyler Rennette. “We want to congratulate him for all of his work that has got him to this point and we’re looking forward to seeing how he finishes the season.”

Prior to joining CarShield this year, he played for Simley High School (MN), the Minnesota Loons (NA3HL), and Fairbanks Ice Dogs 18U AAA (NAPHL) last season. Overall in 40 games during the 2021-22 season split between those three teams he scored 23 goals and 20 assists alongside 114 penalty minutes.

Click here to see a list of NAPHL tenders for the 2022-23 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the NAPHL - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2023 NAHL Draft.