Garrett Pilon

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Garrett Pilon
Garrett Pilon with the Belleville Senators in 2024.jpg
Garrett Pilon with the Belleville Senators in 2024
Born (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 26)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators  (AHL)
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 87th overall, 2016
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2018–present

Garrett Pilon (born April 13, 1998), is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain who is currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 87th overall, in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals.

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Playing career

Pilon played major junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 87th overall by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft. [1] On March 30, 2017, Pilon signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals and was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears. [2]

Over the first three years of his professional career, Pilon spent the majority of the time with Hershey. [3] During the 2020–21 season, on May 8, 2021, Pilon was recalled by the Capitals and made his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers. [4] In the offseason Pilon re-signed with the Capitals to a two-year contract. [3] In the following 2021–22 season, he was recalled after Lars Eller contracted COVID-19. At the time, he was leading the Hershey Bears in points. On November 16, 2021, Pilon scored his first career NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks. [5] [6]

While playing for the Hershey Bears during the 2022–23 season, Pilon scored an overtime goal in game five of the 2023 Calder Cup finals, to give the Bears a 3–2 series lead against the Coachella Valley Firebirds. [7] The Bears went on to win their 12th Calder Cup in game seven. [8]

As an unrestricted free agent from the Capitals, Pilon was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2023. [9] Pilon attended Ottawa's 2023 training camp, but was placed on waivers on September 30, 2023. After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2023–24 season. [10] Pilon played the entire season with Belleville, finishing with 18 goals and a total of 47 points in 62 games. He signed a two-year, two-way deal to stay with Ottawa on July 1, 2024. [11]

He was assigned to Belleville after clearing waivers ahead of the 2024–25 AHL season. [12] After the departure of captain Dillon Heatherington in the offseason, on October 8, 2024, Belleville named Pilon the sixth captain in franchise history. [13]

Personal life

Pilon was born in Mineola, New York while his father, Rich, played 15 seasons in the NHL, most notably for the New York Islanders. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Kamloops Blazers WHL 711532472472130
2016–17 Kamloops BlazersWHL672045652061346
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL —————10000
2017–18 Kamloops BlazersWHL3918264434—————
2017–18 Everett Silvertips WHL3016203614221117288
2018–19 Hershey BearsAHL711023331290550
2019–20 Hershey BearsAHL6118183617—————
2020–21 Hershey BearsAHL14412164—————
2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL 10000—————
2021–22 Hershey BearsAHL601725423031122
2021–22 Washington CapitalsNHL21010—————
2022–23 Hershey BearsAHL53111829242046106
2023–24 Belleville Senators AHL621829471273254
NHL totals31010—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup 2023 [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pilon of Blazers inks deal with Capitals". Kamloops This Week. March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Capitals re-sign forward Garrett Pilon to two-year deal". Sportsnet. June 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Set to debut Saturday". CBS Sports. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Gets first NHL goal". CBS Sports. November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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