Owen Pickering
| Owen Pickering | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 2004 St. Adolphe, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Pittsburgh Penguins Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
21st overall, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Owen Pickering (born January 27, 2004) is a Canadian junior ice hockey defenceman for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pickering was drafted in the first round, 21st overall, by the Penguins in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
On July 16, 2022, Pickering was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Pickering and Denton Mateychuk are second cousins, and were both selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[4] His younger sister, Avery, has represented Canada at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship[5]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 62 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 61 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 59 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Get to Know: Owen Pickering". NHL. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Penguins Sign First-Round Pick Owen Pickering to Entry-Level Contract". Sports Illustrated. July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Penguins sign Owen Pickering to a three-year, entry-level contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Sawatzky, Mike (July 6, 2022). "Family affair for Manitoba prospects". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Brickman, Kate (January 10, 2023). "Pickerings make U18 worlds a family affair". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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