Tyler Pitlick

Tyler Pitlick (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Tyler Pitlick
Pitlick with the Edmonton Oilers in 2014
Born (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Arizona Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
Dallas Stars
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 31st overall, 2010
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

After playing a freshman season with Minnesota State University, Mankato and a single season of major junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, on April 13, 2011 the Edmonton Oilers signed Pitlick to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]

In the first month of the 2013–14 season, on October 22, 2013 the Edmonton Oilers recalled Pitlick up from affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL for the first time. The same day he played in his debut NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens.[2] He later scored his first NHL goal against Mike Smith of the Phoenix Coyotes on October 26, 2013. Pitlick was then sent back down to the Barons.[3]

On July 1, 2017, Pitlick left the Oilers as a free agent after 6 seasons within the organization, signing a three-year, $3 million contract with the Dallas Stars.[4] In his first season with the Stars in 2017–18, Pitlick responded with a career season, collecting 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points in 80 regular season games.

In the 2018–19 season, Pitlick was limited to 47 games due to a wrist injury. He contributed in a bottom six forward, collecting 8 goals and 12 points. He made his playoff debut in a first-round series against the Nashville Predators, going scoreless in 6 games.

Approaching the final year of his contract, Pitlick was traded by the Stars to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ryan Hartman on June 24, 2019.[5] Pitlick played in 63 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2019–20 season, recording 8 goals and 20 points. He also played in 16 playoff games with the Flyers, notching his first post-season points in collecting 2 goals and an assist.

As a free agent from the Flyers, Pitlick was signed on the opening day of the free agent market in agreeing to a two-year, $3.5 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on October 9, 2020.[6]

Personal life

Pitlick comes from a hockey playing family; his uncle Lance played 339 games in the NHL with the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators.[7] His cousin Rem played NCAA hockey for the University of Minnesota and was drafted 76th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[8] Another cousin, Rhett Pitlick, the younger brother of Rem, has committed to play NCAA hockey for the University of Minnesota and was drafted 131st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[9]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Centennial High School HS-MN 21 23 23 46 12 2 1 4 5 2
2008–09 Centennial High School HS-MN 22 37 31 58 10 3 4 2 6 2
2009–10 Minnesota State Mavericks WCHA 38 11 8 19 27 — — — — —
2010–11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 56 27 35 62 31 — — — — —
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 62 7 16 23 28 13 2 5 7 2
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 44 3 7 10 10 16 2 4 6 8
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 39 8 14 22 10 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 14 3 6 9 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 37 7 14 21 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 31 8 3 11 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 80 14 13 27 34 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 47 8 4 12 6 6 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 63 8 12 20 12 16 2 1 3 0
NHL totals 248 41 32 73 62 22 2 1 3 2

References
  1. "Oilers sign Pitlick". Edmonton Oilers. April 13, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. "Edmonton Oilers at Montréal Canadiens". National Hockey League. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. "Oilers assign forward Tyler Pitlick to AHL's OKCBarons". Twitter. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  4. "Dallas Stars sign forward Tyler Pitlick to a three-year contract". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. "Flyers acquire center Tyler Pitlick from Dallas". Philadelphia Flyers. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. "Coyotes sign forward Tyler Pitlick to two-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  7. Heika, Mike (August 3, 2018). "On the Fly with forward Tyler Pitlick". NHL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  8. "REM PITLICK". gophersports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  9. "Rhett Pitlick at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
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