Lawrence Pilut

Lawrence Pilut (born December 30, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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
KHL team
Former teams		 Traktor Chelyabinsk
HV71
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

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
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
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 — — — — —
SHL totals 191 15 56 71 74 34 3 4 7 8
NHL totals 46 1 5 6 24 — — — — —

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 [7]
Salming Trophy 2018

References
  1. "HV71 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. "Lawrence Pilut Stats and News NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. Jourdon LaBarber (January 8, 2019). "Pilut, Smith help fuel 5-goal 2nd period in win over Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. "Traktor sign contract with Lawrence Pilut" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. "Larry Pilut player profile - Elite Prospects". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.


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