ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, announced the signing of rookie defenseman Luke Bast to a contract for the 2025-26 season. 
Bast enters his first professional season after four collegiate years with University of North Dakota (2021-23) and University of Minnesota-Duluth (2023-25). The Red Deer, Alberta native appeared in 15 games during the 2024-25 season for the Bulldogs, scoring one assist and adding two penalty minutes.
The 24-year-old also played four seasons of junior hockey for the Waterloo Black Hawks (2019-21) in the United States Hockey League and the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (2017-19). Bast helped the Bandits win the 2018-19 AJHL championship by scoring 35 points from the back end and adding nine points in 15 games in the playoffs. Following the 2017-18 campaign, Bast was voted AJHL South Division All-Rookie Team.
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