Eliteprospects
USA Neal Pionk
#4 Winnipeg Jets / NHL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time USHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jul 29, 1995
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Omaha, NE, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
30/31
Cap Hit
$7,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Scott Pionk
Brothers: Aaron Pionk, Nate Pionk & Joe Pionk
Cousin: Tyler Pionk

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Neal Pionk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Hermantown High USHS-MN 25* 7* 6* 13* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 2 -
2012-13 Hermantown High USHS-MN 25* 14* 15* 29* 25* -* | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 2
Team The Base UMHSEHL 20* 1* 10* 11* 32* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
Sioux City Musketeers USHL 12* 1* 5* 6* 2* 3* |
2013-14 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 54* 2* 21* 23* 93* 18* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 0
2014-15 Sioux City Musketeers “C” USHL 53* 7* 41* 48* 104* 23* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 10 -4
2015-16 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 40* 4* 13* 17* 44* 11* |
2016-17 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 42* 7* 27* 34* 25* 24* |
2017-18 New York Rangers NHL 28* 1* 13* 14* 12* -1* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 48* 1* 16* 17* 20* -9* |
USA WC 10* 2* 1* 3* 4* 7* |
2018-19 New York Rangers NHL 73* 6* 20* 26* 35* -16* |
2019-20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71* 6* 39* 45* 32* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -6
2020-21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 54* 3* 29* 32* 20* 6* | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 2 -2
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 77* 3* 31* 34* 46* 5* |
2022-23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 82* 10* 23* 33* 44* -12* | Playoffs 5 0 7 7 0 -6
2023-24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 82* 5* 28* 33* 63* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -2
2024-25 Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 69* 10* 29* 39* 44* 21* | Playoffs 13 1 6 7 14 1
2025-26 Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 32* 2* 4* 6* 12* 1* |
Projected NHL 78* 5* 10* 15* 29* 2* |
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Neal Pionk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Hermantown High MN State 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2012-13 Hermantown High MN State 3* 0* 5* 5* 2* -* |
B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
2013-14 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
2014-15 Sioux City Musketeers “C” JCWC 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |

Neal Pionk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 48* 1* 16* 17* 0.35* 20* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
MN State 2 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 82* 11* 40* 51* 0.62* 69* 35* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 568* 46* 216* 262* 0.46* 308* 23* | 5 35 1 * 20 * 21 * 0.60 * 20 * -15 *
UMHSEHL 1 20* 1* 10* 11* 0.55* 32* -* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
USHL 3 119* 10* 67* 77* 0.65* 199* 44* | 2 12 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.17 * 20 * -4 *
USHS-MN 2 50* 21* 21* 42* 0.84* 37* -* | 2 6 2 * 6 * 8 * 1.33 * 4 * 2 *
WC 1 10* 2* 1* 3* 0.30* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Neal Pionk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/17/2025
04/17/2025 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
08/11/2021
08/11/2021 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
07/21/2019
07/21/2019 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
06/18/2019
06/18/2019 Confirmed New York Rangers Winnipeg Jets
05/01/2017
05/01/2017 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 5 #66 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #163 by FCHockey