Chase Pietila
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | March 3, 2004 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Howell, MI | Height: | 6'2" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 186 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Michigan Tech | 2023 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHL Priority Selection | 2020 | 12 | 238 | Saginaw Spirit |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2024 | 4 | 111 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | D | 2025-10-02 |
| Michigan Tech | Pittsburgh Penguins | D | 2025-03-10 |
| Lincoln Stars | Youngstown Phantoms | D | 2021-08-06 |
| Lincoln Stars | Michigan Tech | D | 2020-08-03 |
| Honeybaked 15U AAA | Lincoln Stars | D | 2020-04-05 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| US 14U Nationals Tier I Champion | USA Hockey | 2018-2019 |
| HPHL 15U Champion | HPHL 15U | 2019-2020 |
| Whitby Silverstick U16 Most Assists | 2019-2020 | |
| USHL Clark Cup Champion | USHL | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (CCHA) Champion | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| NCAA (CCHA) Best Defensive Defenseman | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (CCHA) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | QC Int PW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Little Caesars 14U AAA | 14U AAA | |||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Honeybaked 15U AAA | HPHL 15U | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Honeybaked 15U AAA | 15U AAA | 61 | 12 | 52 | 64 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Purple | USA-S15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 66 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Team Gold | USA-S17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 60 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 125 | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2023-2024 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 40 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 60 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 52 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025-2026 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
