Blake Pietila

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Blake Pietila
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Pietila with the Albany Devils in 2017
Born (1993-02-20) February 20, 1993 (age 31)
Milford, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 129th overall, 2011
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2015–2021

Blake Chester Pietila (born February 20, 1993) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL). Pietila was drafted by the Devils in the 5th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

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Family

His grandfather was born and raised in Finland. Blake's brother also play hockey. [1]

Playing career

As a youth, Pietila played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team. [2]

Pietila, of Finnish descent through his grandfather, [3] 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. [4]

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. [5]

On July 26, 2017, the Devils re-signed Pietila to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.335 million and $667,000 annually. [6]

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 for the 2019–20 season. [7] He played the duration of his contract with the Ducks assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, recording 12 goals and 24 points through 49 regular season games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent from the Ducks leading into the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Pietila belatedly signed a professional tryout contract with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, affiliate to the Washington Capitals, on February 8, 2021. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 2853827—————
2010–11 U.S. National Development TeamUSHL2445920—————
2011–12 Michigan Tech WCHA 3910142446—————
2012–13 Michigan TechWCHA3514102444—————
2013–14 Michigan TechWCHA398202884—————
2014–15 Michigan TechWCHA4014163056—————
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL 58107174183368
2015–16 New Jersey Devils NHL 71122—————
2016–17 Albany DevilsAHL491716333840220
2016–17 New Jersey DevilsNHL100114—————
2017–18 Binghamton Devils AHL6012102226—————
2017–18 New Jersey DevilsNHL20000—————
2018–19 Binghamton DevilsAHL5020264642—————
2018–19 New Jersey DevilsNHL190116—————
2019–20 San Diego Gulls AHL4912122420—————
2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL60118—————
NHL totals3813412—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States U17 Gold medal icon.svg61012
2011 United States U18 Gold medal icon.svg61010
2013 United States WJC Gold medal icon.svg70220
Junior totals192242

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-WCHA Third Team 2014–15 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blake, niitä Michiganin Pietilöitä". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. ↑ Blake, niitä Michiganin Pietilöitä (in Finnish) Jatkoaika.com
  4. ↑ "Devils sign prospects Ryan Kujawinski and Blake Pietila". New Jersey Devils. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  5. ↑ Chere, Rich (April 1, 2016). "Blake Pietila wishes first NHL goal was more important to Devils". NJ.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Devils sign forward Blake Pietila to a two-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ducks sign Poturalski and Pietila to one-year contracts". Anaheim Ducks. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bears sign Pietila to PTO". Hershey Bears. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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