Lawrence Pilut

Lawrence Pilut
Born (1995-12-30) December 30, 1995
Tingsryd, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
HV71
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Lawrence Pilut (born December 30, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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]

Personal

Pilut lives in Jönköping with his girlfriend Linnéa Sjöbring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 HV71 J20 3 0 1 1 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
SHL totals 191 15 56 71 74 34 3 4 7 8

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Sweden U17 4th 6 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (HV71) 2017 [3]
Salming Trophy 2018

References

  1. ↑ "HV71 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ↑ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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