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USA Chase Pietila
#44 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / AHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1
1-time US 14U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 03, 2004
Position
D
Age
21
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Howell, MI, USA
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$860,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2024 round 4 #111 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Pietila defends well through the neutral zone and in space, leveraging good habits and a decent defensive skating posture to keep the play in front of him and get stops. During in-zone play, he scans off-puck, tries to make proactive reads, and always stays on the right side of his check. He isn’t physically punishing, striking up a more suffocating posture to disrupt plays. The Howell-born blueliner is just solid. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

Brothers: Logan Pietila, Blake Pietila, Grant Pietila
Cousins: Jed Pietila, Owen Pietila, Adam Pietila, Lee Pietila

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Chase Pietila Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Little Caesars 14U AAA 14U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2019-20 Honeybaked 15U AAA “A” HPHL 15U 14* 2* 6* 8* 12* -* |
Honeybaked 15U AAA “A” 15U AAA 61* 12* 52* 64* -* -* |
2020-21 Lincoln Stars USHL 48* 0* 3* 3* 8* -15* |
2021-22 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 56* 1* 10* 11* 66* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2022-23 Youngstown Phantoms “A” USHL 60* 7* 29* 36* 125* 8* | Playoffs 9 0 5 5 22 9
2023-24 Michigan Tech NCAA 40* 3* 19* 22* 60* 1* |
2024-25 Michigan Tech “A” NCAA 36* 7* 15* 22* 52* 1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 10* 1* |
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 9* 0* 3* 3* 8* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 7 -2
2025-26 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 28* 0* 8* 8* 30* 9* |
Projected AHL 70* 0* 20* 20* 75* 23* |

Chase Pietila Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 Team Purple USA-S15 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2021-22 Team Gold USA-S17 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Chase Pietila Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
15U AAA 1 61* 12* 52* 64* 1.05* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 31* 0* 8* 8* 0.26* 40* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 9* 0* 3* 3* 0.33* 8* 3* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 7 * -2 *
HPHL 15U 1 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 76* 10* 34* 44* 0.58* 112* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 164* 8* 42* 50* 0.30* 199* -8* | 2 11 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.45 * 22 * 10 *

Chase Pietila Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/02/2025
10/02/2025 Up/Down Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
03/10/2025
03/10/2025 Confirmed Michigan Tech Pittsburgh Penguins
08/06/2021
08/06/2021 Confirmed Lincoln Stars Youngstown Phantoms
08/03/2020
08/03/2020 Confirmed Lincoln Stars Michigan Tech
04/05/2020
04/05/2020 Confirmed Honeybaked 15U AAA Lincoln Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 12 #238 overall by Saginaw Spirit in the OHL Priority Selection

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #108 by NHL Central Scouting