Lawrence Pilut
Lawrence Pilut | |||
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Born |
Tingsryd, Sweden | 30 December 1995||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Traktor Chelyabinsk HV71 Buffalo Sabres | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2013–present |
Lawrence Pilut (born 30 December 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career[]
Pilut began playing hockey as a youth in his hometown of Tingsryd and played at the under-18 level with Tingsryds AIF before transferring to HV71. Pilut made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with HV71 during the 2013–14 season.[1]
Pilut continued in the SHL with HV71 and in the 2017–18 season, he elevated his development to have a dominant season in contributing with 8 goals and 38 points in 52 games to be selected as the league's Defenceman of the Year.
In gaining NHL interest from his breakout season, Pilut left the SHL and signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on May 15, 2018.[2] Pilut made his NHL debut on 30 November 2018, in a game against the Florida Panthers.[3] On 8 January 2019, Pilut scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–1 win over the New Jersey Devils.[4]
Pilut became a restricted free agent following the 2019–20 season. On 9 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[5]
Personal life[]
Pilut lives in Jönköping with his girlfriend Linnéa Sjöbring.
Lawrence's father, Larry Pilut, is from the United States but spent most of his playing career in Sweden, including 14 seasons with Tingsryds AIF.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Tingsryds AIF | J18 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | HV71 | J18 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HV71 | J18 Allsv | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | HV71 | J20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HV71 | J18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HV71 | J18 Allsv | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HV71 | J20 | 42 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | HV71 | J20 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | HV71 | SHL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | HV71 | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HV71 | SHL | 48 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Timrå IK | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HV71 | SHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | HV71 | SHL | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | HV71 | SHL | 52 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 30 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 57 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
SHL totals | 191 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 74 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 57 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2012 | Sweden | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Awards and honors[]
Award | Year | |
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SHL | ||
Le Mat Trophy (HV71) | 2017 | [7] |
Salming Trophy | 2018 |
References[]
- ^ "HV71 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Lawrence Pilut Stats and News NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Jourdon LaBarber (8 January 2019). "Pilut, Smith help fuel 5-goal 2nd period in win over Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Traktor sign contract with Lawrence Pilut" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Larry Pilut player profile - Elite Prospects". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- HV71 players
- Rochester Americans players
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Timrå IK players
- Traktor Chelyabinsk players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Swedish people of American descent