Declan Carlile
| Declan Carlile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Carlile with the Syracuse Crunch in 2022 | |||
| Born |
May 18, 2000 Hartland, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Declan Carlile (born May 18, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Carlile was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team and was a finalist for the Hockey East Rookie of the year award after completing his freshman season with Merrimack College.[1] He would later be named the Merrimack rookie of the year. [2]
On February 1, 2021, Carlile was named as a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award.[3]
Carlile decided to turn pro after three seasons at Merrimack College and going undrafted in the NHL entry draft. Carlile had two years of eligibility remaining to continue playing college hockey.[1]
On March 16, 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Carlile as an undrafted free agent out of Merrimack College. Carlile posted 13 goals and 56 points in his career with the Warriors.[4]
During the 2023-24 season, on January 4, 2024, Carlile made his NHL debut with the Lightning against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center.[5] The Lightning defeated the Wild 4–1 that night.[6]
After four seasons within the Lightning organization, Carlile left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $3 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2026.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Merrimack College | HE | 34 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Merrimack College | HE | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Merrimack College | HE | 35 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 69 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 61 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 55 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | United States | WC | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lightning sign defenseman Declan Carlile to entry-level contract". livingstondaily.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ↑ Merrimack hockey awards https://merrimackathletics.com/documents/2021/7/12/Men_s_Ice_Hockey_Record_Book_without_YBY.pdf
- ↑ "Men's Hockey's Carlile, Jefferies Named Hobey Baker Award Nominees". merrimackathletics.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Lightning sign defenseman Declan Carlile to entry-level contract". nhl.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ↑ @TBLightning (January 4, 2024). "Welcome to the Show! Congrats Declan" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Mishkin's Extra Shift: Lightning 4, Wild 1". nhl.com. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Penguins sign defenseman Declan Carlile to a two-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database