Brian Pinho

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| name = Brian Pinho

| image = Brian Pinho 2025.png

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| caption = Pinho in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|11}}

| birth_place = North Andover, Massachusetts, U. S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 193

| position = Center

| shoots = Right

| league = AHL

| team = Bridgeport Islanders

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Washington Capitals

| ntl_team =

| draft = 174th overall

| draft_year = 2013

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| career_start = 2018

| career_end =

}}

Brian Pinho (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL).{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/132024/brian-pinho|title=Brian Pinho at eliteprospects.com|website=www.eliteprospects.com}} He was drafted 174th overall, in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

Pinho played college hockey for the Providence Friars and was part of the team that won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. He made his NHL debut on August 16, 2020, in a Stanley Cup playoffs game against the New York Islanders.{{cite web |last1=Regan |first1=J.J. |title=Nicklas Backstrom to miss Game 3 with concussion as Caps shuffle lineup |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/capitals/nicklas-backstrom-miss-game-3-concussion-caps-shuffle-lineup |website=nbcsports.com |accessdate=August 16, 2020}}

On September 17, 2020, the Washington Capitals signed Pinho to a two-year contract extension.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-re-sign-brian-pinho/c-319066872 | title = Capitals re-sign Brian Pinho | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = September 17, 2020 | accessdate = September 17, 2020}}

As a free agent from the Capitals, Pinho was signed one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 13, 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-sign-four-players-to-2-way-contracts/c-334972362 | title = Devils sign four players to two-way contracts | publisher = New Jersey Devils | date = July 13, 2022 | accessdate = July 13, 2022}} In his lone season within the Devils organization in 2022–23, Pinho played exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, collecting 10 goals and 28 points in 53 regular season games.

Pinho was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders for the 2023–24 season on July 5, 2023.{{cite web | url = https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-gauthier-kuhlman-and-pinho/c-345229328 | title = Islanders sign Gauthier, Kuhlman and Pinho | publisher = New York Islanders | date = July 5, 2023 | accessdate = July 5, 2023}} He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders for the duration of his contract with New York, posting 34 points through 72 regular season games.

As a free agent, Pinho opted to remain within the Islanders organization, signing a one-year AHL contract to continue with Bridgeport on July 3, 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://x.com/AHLIslanders/status/1808592592587678037 | title = Bridgeport signs Brian Pinho | publisher = Twitter | author = Bridgeport Islanders | date = July 3, 2024 | accessdate = July 3, 2024}}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2013–14	Indiana Ice	USHL \| 59	28	28	56	21 \| 12	2	4	6	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15	Providence College	HE \| 39	6	12	18	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Providence College	HE \| 38	9	16	25	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17	Providence College	HE \| 39	12	28	40	24 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Providence College	HE \| 40	12	20	32	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19	Hershey Bears	AHL \| 73	4	8	12	8 \| 8	1	1	2	0
2019–20	Hershey Bears	AHL \| 62	20	17	37	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20	Washington Capitals	NHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| 2	0	0	0	0
2020–21	Washington Capitals	NHL \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21	Hershey Bears	AHL \| 10	8	4	12	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Hershey Bears	AHL \| 27	8	9	17	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23	Utica Comets	AHL \| 53	10	18	28	14 \| 6	2	1	3	0
2023–24	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL \| 72	9	25	34	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2024–25	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL \| 65	25	24	49	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0