Owen Pickering | |||
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Born | St. Adolphe, Manitoba, Canada | January 27, 2004||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team | Pittsburgh Penguins Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
NHL draft | 21st overall, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 2023–present |
Owen Pickering (born January 27, 2004) is a Canadian junior ice hockey defenceman for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pickering was drafted in the first round, 21st overall, by the Penguins in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. [1] [2]
On July 16, 2022, Pickering was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins. [3]
Pickering and Denton Mateychuk are second cousins, and were both selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. [4] His younger sister, Avery, has represented Canada at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship [5]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2020–21 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 62 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 61 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 59 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2022 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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