Lance Pitlick

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Lance Pitlick
Born (1967-11-05) November 5, 1967 (age 57)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Senators
Florida Panthers
NHL draft 180th overall, 1986
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1990–2002

Lance Eric Pitlick (born November 5, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers.

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Playing career

Pitlick graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota in 1986. He was drafted by his hometown Minnesota North Stars in the 9th round, 180th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, he played for the University of Minnesota for four years, providing a strong defensive presence for the Golden Gophers. Pitlick was the University of Minnesota team Captain during the 1989–90 season.

After college, Pitlick was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers and played with their minor league affiliate Hershey Bears of the AHL for four years. Prior to the 1994–95 season Pitlick signed with the Ottawa Senators and played the majority of the season with the Prince Edward Island Senators along with also making his NHL debut with the Senators, playing in 15 games. After splitting the 1995–96 season between the Senators and the minors Pitlick was able to stay in the NHL permanently and played another 3 years with the Senators, scoring a career high 10 points and 91 penalty minutes during the 1996–97 season. Prior to the 1999–00 season Pitlick signed with the Florida Panthers. He played 3 years with the Panthers before retiring after the 2001–02 season.

Personal

Pitlick is not the only hockey player in his family; his nephew, Tyler Pitlick, who was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round (31st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, is currently playing in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues. [1] His elder son Rem played collegiate hockey for the University of Minnesota [2] and is currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. His younger son, Rhett, plays NCAA hockey at the University of Minnesota and was drafted 131st by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. [3] [4]

His wife Lisa is also a former athlete. She attended the University of Minnesota and competed on Team USA's gymnastics team. [5]

After retiring from professional hockey in 2002, Pitlick became the founder of a hockey training products business called Sweet Hockey, [3] which was later merged with another entity to create Sniper's Edge Hockey. [6] Pitlick and his business partner sold Sniper's Edge in 2019, but Pitlick remains an advisor to its current owner. Today operates as a hockey training professional and co-founder of onlinehockeytraining.com, [7] and recently launched "The Hockey Journey" podcast series where he interviews influencers throughout the game of hockey. Pitlick recently interviewed CEO David Shuler of Snipers Edge Hockey as part of the podcast series. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Robbinsdale Cooper High School HS-MN 2171825247—————
1986–87 University of Minnesota WCHA 4509988—————
1987–88 University of MinnesotaWCHA38391276—————
1988–89 University of MinnesotaWCHA47491395—————
1989–90 University of MinnesotaWCHA1432526—————
1990–91 Hershey Bears AHL 64615217530009
1991–92 Hershey BearsAHL4000630004
1992–93 Hershey BearsAHL535101577—————
1993–94 Hershey BearsAHL5841317931110111
1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL6181927551114510
1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 150116—————
1995–96 Prince Edward Island SenatorsAHL29410143950000
1995–96 Ottawa SenatorsNHL2816720—————
1996–97 Ottawa SenatorsNHL6655109170004
1997–98 Ottawa SenatorsNHL69279501101117
1998–99 Ottawa SenatorsNHL503693320000
1999–2000 Florida Panthers NHL623584440110
2000–01 Florida PanthersNHL6812342—————
2001–02 Florida PanthersNHL3511212—————
AHL totals2692767943453324634
NHL totals3931633492982402221

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 1995

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References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Pitlick". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "REM PITLICK". gophersports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Johnson, Eric D. (December 2015). "Former NHL Player and His Family Make Hockey a Priority". plymouthmag.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rhett Pitlick at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rem Pitlick". gophersports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Training Aids, Flooring, Hockey Products | Sniper's Edge Hockey". SnipersEdgeHockey.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Live Your Hockey Dream". www.onlinehockeytraining.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ "David Shuler Snipers Edge Hockey". www.onlinehockeytraining.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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