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USA Daniel Laatsch
#6 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Feb 13, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Altoona, WI, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$860,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 7 #215 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

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Daniel Laatsch Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Regis/Altoona/McDonell High USHS-WI 21* 8* 10* 18* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 3 3 0 -
2017-18 Team Wisconsin 16U AAA 16U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Notre Dame Academy USHS-WI 24* 6* 15* 21* 0* -* |
2018-19 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 44* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 26* 0* 1* 1* 2* -11* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
USA U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2019-20 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 36* 2* 5* 7* 4* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 15* 1* 3* 4* 2* 4* |
2020-21 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 51* 2* 17* 19* 18* 23* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2021-22 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 28* 1* 2* 3* 4* -8* |
2022-23 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 36* 1* 6* 7* 6* -5* |
2023-24 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 40* 2* 9* 11* 6* 17* |
2024-25 Univ. of Wisconsin “A” NCAA 22* 2* 3* 5* 2* 1* |
2025-26 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 8* 0* 5* 5* 2* 6* |
Projected AHL 51* 0* 11* 11* 11* 0* |

Daniel Laatsch Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Team Minnesota Brick Invitational 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2017-18 Team Gold USA-S15 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |

Daniel Laatsch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 9* 0* 2* 2* 0.22* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Brick Invitational 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
ECHL 1 8* 0* 5* 5* 0.63* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 126* 6* 20* 26* 0.21* 18* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 84* 4* 10* 14* 0.17* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 92* 3* 21* 24* 0.26* 22* 16* | 2 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 0 * -2 *
USHS-WI 2 45* 14* 25* 39* 0.87* 4* -* | 1 2 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.50 * 0 * - *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/11/2025
12/11/2025 Up/Down Wheeling Nailers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
12/04/2025
12/04/2025 Up/Down Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wheeling Nailers
10/27/2025
10/27/2025 Up/Down Wheeling Nailers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
10/06/2025
10/06/2025 Up/Down Pittsburgh Penguins Wheeling Nailers
03/11/2025
03/11/2025 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Pittsburgh Penguins
10/02/2019
10/02/2019 Confirmed Notre Dame Academy Univ. of Wisconsin
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 1 #7 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2018, 7 #137 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #157 by NHL Central Scouting