Josh Pillar

#19 Univ. of Saskatchewan / USports - 26/27

Date of Birth: Feb 14, 2002
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW/C
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Josh Pillar Facts

Drafted: 2021 round 4 #127 overall by Minnesota Wild

The foundation of Kamloops Blazers forward Josh Pillar's game is skating. He identifies opportunities to further his speed advantage by baiting the defender with changes of pace and hesitations, then accelerating once they reach. He's turned into a direct checker who forces poor decisions, supports the play, and occasionally gets involved physically. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

Josh Pillar Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Sask Valley Vipers U15 AA	SAAHL U15	30	18	16	34	36	-	Playoffs	9	6	6	12	10	-
2016-2017	Sask Valley Vipers U15 AA "C"	SAAHL U15	25	18	36	54	48	-	Playoffs	10	10	9	19	6	-
2016-2017	Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	2	0	0	0	2	-
2017-2018	Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	44	21	29	50	32	-	Playoffs	9	2	7	9	6	-
2017-2018	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	68	7	15	22	10	-12	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-1
2019-2020	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	63	14	30	44	20	17
2020-2021	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	22	11	18	29	22	11
2021-2022	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	29	11	20	31	30	4
2021-2022	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	17	2	4	6	12	-1	Playoffs	5	3	1	4	0	-5
2022-2023	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	28	7	10	17	31	12	Playoffs	17	1	1	2	2	-6
2023-2024	Univ. of Saskatchewan	USports	16	5	9	14	12	-
2024-2025	Univ. of Saskatchewan	USports	28	7	17	24	12	7	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0	-2
2025-2026	Univ. of Saskatchewan	USports	23	6	5	11	13	2	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	23	8
2026-2027	Univ. of Saskatchewan	USports	4	0	2	2	0	4

Josh Pillar Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2017-2018	Team Saskatchewan	WHL Cup	5	0	0	0	2	-9
2018-2019	Team Blue	U17-Dev	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-2025	Univ. of Saskatchewan	University Cup	3	0	0	0	2	-1

Josh Pillar Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
SAAHL U15	2	55	36	52	88	1.60	84	-	2	19	16	15	31	1.63	16	-
SMAAAHL	2	46	21	29	50	1.09	34	-	1	9	2	7	9	1.00	6	-
U17-Dev	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
University Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	0
USports	4	71	18	33	51	0.72	37	13*	2	12	1	6	7	0.58	23	6
WHL	6	228	52	97	149	0.65	125	31	3	28	4	3	7	0.25	8	-12
WHL Cup	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-9	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Pillar Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Kamloops Blazers	5	183	43	83	126	0.69	82	20	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	6	-1
Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA	2	46	21	29	50	1.09	34	-	1	9	2	7	9	1.00	6	-
Sask Valley Vipers U15 AA	2	55	36	52	88	1.60	84	-	2	19	16	15	31	1.63	16	-
Saskatoon Blades	2	45	9	14	23	0.51	43	11	2	22	4	2	6	0.27	2	-11
Team Blue (Canada U17)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Team Saskatchewan (WHL Cup)	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-9	0
Univ. of Saskatchewan	4	74	18	33	51	0.69	39	12*	2	12	1	6	7	0.58	23	6

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Pillar Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2017-2018	SMAAAHL Rookie of the Year
2024-2025	USports (West) Champion USports University Cup Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/18/2023	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Toronto Maple Leafs
01/17/2022	Confirmed	Kamloops Blazers	Saskatoon Blades
02/07/2018	Confirmed	Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA	Kamloops Blazers

Josh Pillar Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #14 by Kamloops Blazers in the WHL Prospects Draft
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by Elite Prospects
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #197 by FCHockey
2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #120 by NHL Central Scouting