Lawrence Pilut

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Lawrence Pilut
Born (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)
Tingsryd, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Lausanne HC
HV71
Buffalo Sabres
Traktor Chelyabinsk
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Lawrence Pilut (born 30 December 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL).

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an undrafted player, Pilut played in Sweden with HV71, with who he won the SHL championship in 2017. The following season Pilut won the SHL Defenseman of the year and the Swedish Defenseman of the Year (Salming Trophy), which earned a move to North America where he played briefly in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres. He has also played with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL.

Playing career

Pilut began playing hockey as a youth in his hometown of Tingsryd and played at the under-18 level with Tingsryds AIF before transferring to HV71. Pilut made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut playing with HV71 during the 2013–14 season. [1]

Pilut continued in the SHL with HV71 and in the 2017–18 season, he elevated his development to have a dominant season in contributing with eight goals and 38 points in 52 games to be selected as the league's Defenceman of the Year.

In gaining NHL interest from his breakout season, Pilut left the SHL and signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on 15 May 2018. [2] Pilut made his NHL debut on 30 November 2018, in a game against the Florida Panthers. [3] On 8 January 2019, Pilut scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–1 win over the New Jersey Devils. [4]

Pilut became a restricted free agent following the 2019–20 season. On 9 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [5]

After two successful seasons in the KHL with Chelyabinsk, Pilut returned to North America and the Sabres organization in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on 15 July 2022. [6] On 6 June 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). [7]

Personal life

Pilut's father, Larry Pilut, is from the United States but spent most of his playing career in Sweden, including 14 seasons with Tingsryds AIF. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Tingsryds AIF J18 28167430110
2011–12 HV71 J18223588—————
2011–12HV71J18 Allsv123471430110
2011–12HV71 J20 30110—————
2012–13HV71J1881452—————
2012–13HV71J18 Allsv10220—————
2012–13HV71J2042318212871344
2013–14HV71J2030315182641126
2013–14 HV71 SHL 220441860000
2014–15HV71J2020000—————
2014–15 HV71SHL4838111040000
2014–15 Timrå IK Allsv 40220—————
2015–16 HV71SHL21156461120
2016–17 HV71SHL48391220162358
2017–18 HV71SHL52830382220000
2018–19 Rochester Americans AHL 30422261430000
2018–19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3315620—————
2019–20 Rochester AmericansAHL376172320—————
2019–20 Buffalo SabresNHL130004—————
2020–21 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 57721283450224
2021–22 Traktor ChelyabinskKHL400111128151788
2022–23 Buffalo SabresNHL171230—————
2022–23 Rochester AmericansAHL47325283514381114
SHL totals19115567174343478
NHL totals6327924—————
KHL totals97732396220191012

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Sweden U17 4th60110
2021 Sweden WC 9th70224
Junior totals60110
Senior totals70224

Awards and honors

AwardYear
SHL
Le Mat Trophy champion 2017 [9]
Salming Trophy (best Swedish defenceman) 2018

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References

  1. ↑ "HV71 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Pilut Stats and News NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Jourdon LaBarber (8 January 2019). "Pilut, Smith help fuel 5-goal 2nd period in win over Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Traktor sign contract with Lawrence Pilut" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pilut returns to Sabres on a one-year contract". Buffalo Sabres. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Gauci, Antoine (6 June 2023). "Lawrence Pilut rejoint le Lausanne Hockey Club". lausannehc.ch (in Swiss French). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Larry Pilut player profile - Elite Prospects". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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