Position Left Wing Playing career Weight 91 kg Date joined 2015 (Albany Devils) | Shoots left Height 1.8 m Salary 675,000 USD (2016) | |
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Born February 20, 1993 (age 24)
Southfield, Michigan, U.S. ( 1993-02-20 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL) NHL Draft 129th overall, 2011
New Jersey Devils Similar Joseph Blandisi, John Quenneville, Reid Boucher, Tanner Kero, Rick Kowalsky |
Kyle burroughs vs blake pietila feb 14 2016
Blake Chester Pietila (born February 20, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pietila was drafted by the Devils in the 5th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Know for his slapshot that has been clocked at 125 mph.
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- Kyle burroughs vs blake pietila feb 14 2016
- Blake pietila vs kerby rychel dec 17 2016
- Playing career
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Blake pietila vs kerby rychel dec 17 2016
Playing career
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Pietila, of Finnish descent through his grandfather, played collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. After his four-year college career was completed after his senior season in 2014–15, Pietila (the captain) was signed to a two-year entry level contract with the New Jersey Devils on May 27, 2015.
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In his debut professional season in 2015–16, Pietila was initially reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. He later made his NHL debut for the Devils on March 24, 2016 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He recorded his first NHL goal on March 29, 2016 against the Boston Bruins.
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