Blake Pietila

31 Blake Pietila

Height:

6-0
Weight:

178
Year:

Sr.
Hometown:

Howell, Mich.
Position:

G
Team:

Cedar Rapids (USHL)

gp

37
p

1
g

0
a

1
pim

0
+/-

+0

Bio

Pronunciation

Senior Season (2022-23): Attended Dallas Stars NHL Development Camp in July 2023 … Named First Team All-American … Named the CCHA Player of the Year, CCHA Goaltender of the Year, and to the All-CCHA First Team … Was a Mike Richter Top 3 Finalist and Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist … Received the team’s Merv Youngs Most Valuable Player Award … Member of the CCHA All-Academic Team … Named MVP of the Desert Hockey Classic after leading the Huskies to the title with 55 saves in the two wins … Appeared in 37 games for the Huskies going 23-11-3 overall … Broke Michigan Tech records for shutouts in a season (10) and career (20) while becoming the all-time wins leader with 58 … Led the nation in shutouts while ranking fifth nationally with 23 wins, seventh in save percentage (.924), and ninth in goals-against average (2.15) … Was named the CCHA Goaltender of the Month for October, January, and February and the CCHA Goaltender of the Week seven times … Was named to the Preseason All-CCHA Team … Had two games with at least 40 saves and 12 games with at least 30 saves … Shutout Alaska (Oct. 13), St. Lawrence (Oct. 28 & 29), Lake Superior State (Nov. 12), St. Thomas (Jan. 13), Ferris State (Jan. 20), Northern Michigan (Jan. 27), Bemidji State (Feb. 3), Minnesota State (Feb. 24), and St. Thomas (Mar. 3) … Tied a career-high with 43 saves against Minnesota State (Nov. 26) … Stopped 41 shots at Bowling Green (Nov. 4).

Junior Season (2021-22): Named a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award … Named to the All-CCHA Second Team … Named to CCHA All-Academic Team … Received the team’s Rick Yeo Unsung Hero Award … Broke the Michigan Tech record for shutouts in a season with seven and tied the career record with 10 … Ranked fourth in the nation in shutouts (7), sixth in minutes played (2,194), and seventh in goals-against average (1.91) … Started all 37 games for the Huskies … Named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week four times … Had four games with 30 saves, including a season-high 38 at Wisconsin (Oct. 8) in the season-opener … Shutout Clarkson (Oct. 29), Lake Superior State (Nov. 6), Michigan (Dec. 29), both games at LSSU (Jan. 14-15), St. Thomas (Feb. 5), and Bowling Green (Feb. 11).

Sophomore Season (2020-21): Named a finalist for the Mike Richter Award … Was a candidate for the Hobey Baker Award … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Received the team’s Elov Seger Memorial Most Improved Player Award … Named the HCA National Goaltender of the Month for December … Named the WCHA Goaltender of the Month for December and February … Earned three WCHA Goaltender of the Week honors … Started 22 games in his second season and broke the school records for the best save percentage and goals-against average for a season … Ranked second in the nation with a .934 save percentage to lead the WCHA and was fifth nationally with a 1.81 goals-against average … Also ranked eighth nationally with three shutouts … Had eight 30-save games with a career-high 43 stops in a 3-1 win over Minnesota State for his first collegiate win … Earned first shutout with 31 saves at Bemidji State (Dec. 13) … Also shutout Alabama Huntsville (Jan. 2) and Ferris State (Feb. 12).

Freshman Season (2019-20): Appeared in six games in first season with two starts … Held an .868 save percentage and 3.24 goals-against average … Stopped 18 shots in first collegiate start against Minnesota State (Nov. 9) … Had 17 saves in second start at Bemidji State (Jan. 17) … Stopped 16 shots in relief in the Winter Carnival opener against Lake Superior State (Feb. 7).

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played the two seasons with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL, earning All-USHL Second Team honors after the 2018-19 season … Was second in the USHL with 30 regular-season victories, ranking third in goals-against average (2.30) and fourth in save percentage (.912) … Had a career USHL record of 46-30-3 … Played for Team USA at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge in December, appearing in three games and winning a Gold Medal … Compiled a .903 save percentage and 3.03 goals-against average during his first season with the RoughRiders … Also played for Compuware U16 and Little Caesars U16 … The Compuware U16 team won the USA Hockey National Title in 2016-17.

Personal: Catches left … Son of Kurt and Michele Pietila …Born Blake Douglas Pietila on January 27, 2000, in Howell, Michigan … Has a twin brother Logan and younger brothers Grant and Chase and younger sister Sophia … Brothers Logan and Chase are teammates at Michigan Tech … Enjoys golfing … Holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and is pursuing an MBA.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 2	St. Thomas	W, 6-0
Mar 8	Bowling Green	W, 5-0
Mar 9	Bowling Green	W, 6-5
Mar 16	Minnesota State	W, 4-3
Mar 22	at Bemidji State	W, 2-1
Mar 29	vs. Boston College	L, 6-1

	Overall	Conf
Games	37	23
Points	1	0
Goals	0	0
Assists	1	0
PIM	0	0
+/-	+0	+0
Power-play goals	0	0
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	0	0
Games started	37	23
Game-winning goals	0	0
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	0	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	s
Oct 7	at Minnesota Duluth	T, 2-2	1	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 13	Alaska	L, 4-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 14	Alaska	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 20	Wisconsin	L, 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 21	Wisconsin	L, 5-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 27	at St. Lawrence	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 28	at Clarkson	L, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 3	Augustana (S.D.)	W, 6-4	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 4	Augustana (S.D.)	W, 4-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 10	at Bemidji State	W, 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 11	at Bemidji State	L, 6-4	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 17	Ferris State	L, 3-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 18	Ferris State	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 24	at Minnesota State	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 25	at Minnesota State	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 1	Bowling Green	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 2	Bowling Green	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 8	Northern Michigan	W, 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 9	at Northern Michigan	L, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 28	vs. Alaska	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 29	vs. Michigan State	T, 3-3	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 6	at Northern Michigan	L, 7-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 11	at St. Thomas	L, 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 13	at St. Thomas	L, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 19	Bemidji State	W, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 20	Bemidji State	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 26	at Lake Superior State	L, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 27	at Lake Superior State	W, 1-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 2	at Northern Michigan	L, 4-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 3	Northern Michigan	T, 3-3	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 9	Minnesota State	W, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 10	Minnesota State	L, 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 23	at Bowling Green	W, 7-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 24	at Bowling Green	W, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 1	St. Thomas	L, 2-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 2	St. Thomas	W, 6-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 8	Bowling Green	W, 5-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 9	Bowling Green	W, 6-5	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 16	Minnesota State	W, 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 22	at Bemidji State	W, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 29	vs. Boston College	L, 6-1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	gp	a	pts	+/-
2019-20	6	0	0	+0
2020-21	27	1	1	+0
2021-22	37	2	2	+0
2022-23	37	0	0	+0
2023-24	37	1	1	+0
Total	144	4	4	+0

		gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	hat	s
Event	Total	37	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Conference	23	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	19	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Away	15	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Neutral	3	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Result	Wins	18	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Losses	13	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ties	6	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Month	October	6	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	November	6	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	December	6	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	January	6	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	February	6	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	March	7	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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