Blake Pietila
| Blake Pietila | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Pietila with the Albany Devils in 2017 | |||
| Born |
February 20, 1993 Milford, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
129th overall, 2011 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Blake Chester Pietila (born February 20, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pietila was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
As a youth, Pietila played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[1]
Pietila, of Finnish descent through his grandfather,[2] played collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. After his four-year college career was completed after his senior season in 2014–15, Pietila, who was the captain, was signed to a two-year entry level contract with the New Jersey Devils on May 27, 2015.[3]
In his debut professional season in 2015–16, Pietila was initially reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. He later made his NHL debut for the Devils on March 24, 2016, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He recorded his first NHL goal on March 31, 2016, against the Florida Panthers with only 5.1 seconds remaining in a 3-2 loss.[4]
On July 26, 2017, the Devils re-signed Pietila to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.335 million and $667,000 annually.[5]
On July 2, 2019, Pietila left the Devils organization after four seasons as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 39 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 35 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 39 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 58 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 49 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 60 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 50 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 49 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | U17 | 
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | United States | WJC18 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2014–15 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Blake, niitä Michiganin Pietilöitä (in Finnish) Jatkoaika.com
- ^ "Devils sign prospects Ryan Kujawinski and Blake Pietila". New Jersey Devils. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ Chere, Rich (April 1, 2016). "Blake Pietila wishes first NHL goal was more important to Devils". NJ.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Devils sign forward Blake Pietila to a two-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Ducks sign Poturalski and Pietila to one-year contracts". Anaheim Ducks. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- American people of Finnish descent
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Binghamton Devils players
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- People from Milford, Michigan
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players