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USA Joseph Pierce
#18 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth / NCAA - 25/26
Date of Birth
Oct 02, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ely, MN, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
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One of the better rush defenders in the draft class, Pierce drives attackers to the outside, then kills the play along the boards. A suffocating off-puck gap combined with backwards mobility completely eliminates passing options, and allows him to break up the play with the pass. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

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Joseph Pierce Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 MN Blackhawks 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 11* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
MN Blue Ox 14U AAA MNHP 14U 11* 3* 6* 9* 18* -* |
Ely High USHS-MN 21* 14* 20* 34* 16* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
2017-18 MN North Stars 15U AAA MNBEL 14U 15* 4* 9* 13* -* -* |
Hermantown Bantam AA “C” 14U AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 Team North UMHSEHL 21* 6* 8* 14* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Hermantown High USHS-MN 23* 17* 18* 35* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 16 -
2019-20 Team Corner Home Medical UMHSEHL 15* 5* 4* 9* 12* -* |
Hermantown High USHS-MN 25* 15* 32* 47* 34* -* | Playoffs 6 1 7 8 8 -
2020-21 Hermantown High USHS-MN 17* 9* 12* 21* 6* 0* |
Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 22* 2* 5* 7* 29* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 2
2021-22 Lincoln Stars USHL 61* 2* 13* 15* 69* -1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -2
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 26* 0* 3* 3* 8* -6* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 35* 0* 5* 5* 12* -1* |
2024-25 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 36* 1* 4* 5* 50* 5* |
2025-26 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “C” NCAA 20* 2* 0* 2* 4* -5* |

Joseph Pierce Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Team Gold USA-S15 3* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
2018-19 B16 - Section 7 MNHP-16 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
B16 - White (Final 54) MNHP-16 3* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
Team Forest USA-S16 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2019-20 B17 - Section 7 MNHP-17 3* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
B17 - White (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
Team Red USA-S17 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

Joseph Pierce Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 2 26* 5* 11* 16* 0.62* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP 14U 1 11* 3* 6* 9* 0.82* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-16 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 22* 2* 5* 7* 0.32* 29* -4* | 1 2 0 * 2 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * 2 *
NCAA 4 117* 3* 12* 15* 0.13* 74* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 36* 11* 12* 23* 0.64* 30* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
USA-S15 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 61* 2* 13* 15* 0.25* 69* -1* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -2 *
USHS-MN 4 86* 55* 82* 137* 1.59* 72* 0* | 3 10 2 * 11 * 13 * 1.30 * 26 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/14/2020
02/14/2020 Confirmed Hermantown High Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 7 #98 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Futures Draft

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #118 by NHL Central Scouting