Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

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Release: Pitlick Signs with Bakersfield Condors

2024-25 (Minnesota State): CCHA Forward of the Year... All-CCHA First Team... CCHA Forward of the Month (October)... CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team... CSC Academic All-District... Produced a CCHA-best 30 points on 10 goals and 20 assists in 26 CCHA games... Finished season with 13 goals (second on team) and 27 assists (first on team) for 40 points with 96 shots on goal, three power play goals and five game-winning goals... Blocked 18 shots... Scored first goal as a Maverick on Oct. 4 at Michigan... Had 13 multi-point games and one multi-goal game... Season high three points vs. Bowling Green (Dec. 7) and Ferris State (Jan. 25)... Posted two assists in CCHA Mason Cup Championship vs. St. Thomas (Mar. 21)... Had three shots on goal in NCAA Fargo Region semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 27).

2023-24 (Minnesota): All-Big Ten Second Team... Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week (Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Jan. 23)... CSC Academic All-District...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in all 39 games... Set career highs in goals (19) and assists (17) to tie for team's scoring lead with 36 points... Point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 8, totaling seven games and 13 points... One of two NCAA players with seven game scoring streak... Five multi-goal games... Four points vs. Ohio State (Jan. 19), including first career hat trick... Scored shorthanded vs. Penn State (Dec.)... Third on team with nine power play points (four goals, five assists)... Ranked fourth in Big Ten scoring with 24 points in 24 conference games.

2022-23 (Minnesota): CSC Academic All-District... Academic All-Big Ten... Appeared in all 40 games... Scored 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points... Ranked fifth on team with 11 goals, one on the power play... Three multi-point efforts, including the second two-goal game of career (Nov. 17)... Three points in four NCAA Tournament games... Seven game point streak between Feb. 17 and Mar. 23... Finished with plus-17 rating... Part of team which finished runner-up at 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and Big Ten regular season championship.

2021-22 (Minnesota): Skated in 30 games as a freshman... Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Month (February)... Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Feb. 15)... Tallied 18 points, 5-13--18 on the year... Helped team win Big Ten Regular Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four... Collegiate debut vs. Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 22)... Recorded five multi-point games... First collegiate goal vs. Michigan State (Feb. 4) and added an assist...First career multi-goal game vs. Ohio State (Feb. 12).

Prior to College: Played 95 career USHL regular season games with 81 points (31 goals, 50 assists) for the Tri-City Storm, Muskegon Lumberjacks and Omaha Lancers... Split 2020-21 season between Muskegon and Tri-City with 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) in 43 games... Spent 2019-20 campaign between Muskegon and Omaha with 42 points (17 goals, 25 assists) in 45 games... Skated in seven USHL games for Omaha during 2018-19 season with five points (one goal, four assists)... Played three seasons playing for Chaska High School... Helped Chaska capture first conference championship (Metro West) in program history in 2018-19... Won a bronze medal with U.S. Junior Select Team at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge.

Personal: Son of Lance and Lisa (Wittwer) Pitlick... Cousin Tyler Pitlick played at Minnesota State and plays in the National Hockey League... Brother Rem, was a First-Team All-American from 2016-19 for Minnesota and plays in the Montreal Canadiens organization... Father was a defenseman for Minnesota and had an eight-year career in the NHL with Ottawa and Florida... Selected in the fifth round (131st overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.