Garrett Pilon
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Garrett Pilon
| image = Garrett Pilon with the Belleville Senators in 2024.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Garrett Pilon with the Belleville Senators in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|13}}
| birth_place = Mineola, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 190
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Ottawa Senators
| prospect_team = Belleville Senators
| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams = Washington Capitals
| ntl_team =
| draft = 87th overall
| draft_year = 2016
| draft_team = Washington Capitals
| career_start = 2018
| career_end =
}}
Garrett Pilon (born April 13, 1998), is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain who is currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 87th overall, in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
Pilon played major junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 87th overall by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |last1=Khurshudyan |first1=Isabelle |title=Son of former NHL tough guy, Caps draft pick Garrett Pilon plays a different style |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2016/06/29/the-son-of-a-former-nhl-tough-guy-caps-draft-pick-garrett-pilon-plays-a-different-style/ |work=The Washington Post |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=June 29, 2016}} On March 30, 2017, Pilon signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals and was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears.{{cite web |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/pilon-of-blazers-inks-deal-with-capitals-4369422 |title=Pilon of Blazers inks deal with Capitals |work=Kamloops This Week |date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2023}}
Over the first three years of his professional career, Pilon spent the majority of the time with Hershey.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/capitals-re-sign-forward-garrett-pilon-two-year-deal/ |title=Capitals re-sign forward Garrett Pilon to two-year deal |work=Sportsnet |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2023}} During the {{nhly|2020}} season, on May 8, 2021, Pilon was recalled by the Capitals and made his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |title=Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Set to debut Saturday |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/capitals-garrett-pilon-set-to-debut-saturday/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=May 8, 2021}} In the offseason Pilon re-signed with the Capitals to a two-year contract. In the following {{nhly|2021}} season, he was recalled after Lars Eller contracted COVID-19. At the time, he was leading the Hershey Bears in points. On November 16, 2021, Pilon scored his first career NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/capitals-garrett-pilon-gets-first-nhl-goal/ |title=Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Gets first NHL goal |work=CBS Sports |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks - November 16th, 2021|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-wsh/2021/11/16/2021020243|access-date=2021-12-15|website=NHL.com}}
While playing for the Hershey Bears during the 2022–23 season, Pilon scored an overtime goal in game five of the 2023 Calder Cup finals, to give the Bears a 3–2 series lead against the Coachella Valley Firebirds.{{Cite web |title=Calder Cup Finals: Hershey Bears 1, Coachella Valley Firebirds 0 OT (Game 5)|url=https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2023/06/calder-cup-finals-hershey-bears-1-coachella-valley-firebirds-0-ot-game-5.html |work=Penn Live |last=Flounders |first=Bob |date=June 17, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023}}
The Bears went on to win their 12th Calder Cup in game seven.{{cite web |title=Hershey Bears win 12th Calder Cup in thrilling overtime Game 7 victory over Coachella Valley Firebirds|url=https://www.abc27.com/sports/hershey-bears/live-updates-calder-cup-finals-game-7-hershey-bears-vs-coachella-valley-firebirds/ |work=ABC 27 |last=Berube |first=Allie | date = June 26, 2023 | access-date = June 26, 2023}}
As an unrestricted free agent from the Capitals, Pilon was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/free-agency-day-one/c-345176082 | title = Free Agency day one | publisher = Ottawa Senators | date = July 1, 2023 | access-date = July 1, 2023 |via=NHL.com}} Pilon attended Ottawa's 2023 training camp, but was placed on waivers on September 30, 2023. After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/news/cutdown-day-senators-place-2019-first-rounder-lassi-thomson-on-waivers |title=Cutdown Day: Senators Place 2019 First-Rounder Lassi Thomson on Waivers |work=The Hockey News |last=Warne |first=Steve |date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023}} Pilon played the entire season with Belleville, finishing with 18 goals and a total of 47 points in 62 games. He signed a two-year, two-way deal to stay with Ottawa on July 1, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-sign-garrett-pilon-on-two-year-two-way-contract/ |title=Senators sign Garrett Pilon on two-year, two-way contract |work=Sportsnet |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2024}}
He was assigned to Belleville after clearing waivers ahead of the 2024–25 AHL season.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/latest-news/ottawa-senators-assign-20-players-to-belleville-senators |title=Ottawa Senators Assign 20 Players to Belleville Senators |work=The Hockey News |last=Mcgoey |first=Steven |date=September 27, 2024 |access-date=October 8, 2024}} After the departure of captain Dillon Heatherington in the offseason, on October 8, 2024, Belleville named Pilon the sixth captain in franchise history.{{cite web |url=https://www.quintenews.com/2024/10/08/341264/ |title=Pilon is the leadership pillar for Belleville |work=Quinte News |last=Durkin |first=Tim |date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=October 8, 2024}}
Personal life
Pilon was born in Mineola, New York while his father, Rich, played 15 seasons in the NHL, most notably for the New York Islanders.
Pilon is of Métis heritage, and grew up in Saskatoon.{{cite web |url=https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/metis-player-wearing-c-belleville-senators |title=Metis player wearing the C with the Belleville Senators |work= Windspeaker.com |last=Laskaris |first=Sam |date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=April 1, 2025}}
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 | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 71 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 24
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2016–17 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 67 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 20
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| — | — | — | — | —
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 39 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Everett Silvertips | WHL
| 30 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14
| 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| 71 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 12
| 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| 61 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 17
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Washington Capitals | NHL
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| 60 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 30
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Washington Capitals | NHL
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Hershey Bears | AHL
| 53 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 24
| 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators | AHL
| 62 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 12
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | Belleville Senators | AHL
| 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 61
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 3 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | AHL |
| Calder Cup
| 2023 | {{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup |title=Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Cup | publisher=American Hockey League |date=June 22, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2023}} |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8479516|elite=49041|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=187345|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
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