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USA John Wiitala

#10 Cincinnati Cyclones / ECHL - 19/20
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Date of Birth
Mar 27, 1995
Position
LW
Age
27
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
168 lbs / 76 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Father: Marty Wiitala

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Lakeville South High USHS-MN 24 7 19 26 8 - | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
2011-12 Lakeville South High USHS-MN 25 8 15 23 12 - | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 2 -
2012-13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 51 6 5 11 18 -10 |
2013-14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 56 9 14 23 33 8 | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 2 -1
2014-15 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 60 13 13 26 14 -5 |
2015-16 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 32 11 7 18 8 3 |
2016-17 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 39 10 9 19 14 13 |
2017-18 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 41 8 11 19 6 3 |
2018-19 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 36 9 8 17 14 9 |
2019-20 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 43 8 10 18 12 -1 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Lakeville South High MN State 3 1 0 1 0 - |
2012-13 Waterloo Black Hawks JCWC 6 0 0 0 0 -1 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2020-03-07T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Toledo Walleye
2020-03-06T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Fort Wayne Komets
2020-03-04T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Kalamazoo Wings
2020-02-29T18:05:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones @ Wheeling Nailers
2020-02-28T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits
2020-02-26T18:05:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits
2020-02-22T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Toledo Walleye
2020-02-21T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Wheeling Nailers
2020-02-20T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Toledo Walleye
2020-02-15T18:35:00-0600 Cincinnati Cyclones vs Indy Fuel
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 1 43 8 10 18 0.42 12 -1 | 0
JCWC 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
MN State 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 0 - | 0
NCAA 4 148 38 35 73 0.49 42 28 | 0
USHL 3 167 28 32 60 0.36 65 -7 | 1 12 1 1 2 0.17 2 -1
USHS-MN 2 49 15 34 49 1.00 20 - | 2 6 1 4 5 0.83 2 -
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Player Period Teams
Freddy Gerard (F) 2015-2020 5 Cincinnati Cyclones, Ohio State Univ.
Tommy Parran (D) 2015-2019 4 Ohio State Univ.
Sasha Larocque (D) 2015-2019 4 Ohio State Univ.
Brendon Kearney (F) 2015-2019 4 Ohio State Univ.
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08/19/2019
08/19/2019 Confirmed Ohio State Univ. Rochester Americans
10/28/2013
10/28/2013 Confirmed Waterloo Black Hawks Ohio State Univ.
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Drafted 2012, 7 #100 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Entry Draft

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