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Garrett Pilon
Garrett Pilon with the Belleville Senators in 2024
Born (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 28)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 87th overall, 2016
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2018–present

Garrett Pilon (born April 13, 1998) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was drafted 87th overall, in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

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Amateur

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Pilon played midget junior hockey with Saskatoon Contacts of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. He was selected by the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the seventh round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.[1] He joined the Blazers ahead of the 2015–16 season and in 71 games, tallied 15 goals and 32 assists for 47 points in his rookie campaign.[2] The Blazers advanced to the playoffs where they faced the Kelowna Rockets in the opening round. The Rockets eliminated the Blazers in the best-of-seven series, with Pilon playing in all seven games, scoring twice and recording three points.[2][3] In his second season in the WHL in 2016–17, he improved his scoring, marking 20 goals and 65 points in 67 games.[2] The Rockets made the playoffs and again faced the Rockets, this time losing in six games. In the series, Pilon scored once and recorded four points.[2][4] In his third season with Kamloops in 2017–18, he posted 18 goals and 44 points in 39 games.[2] However, on January 7, 2018, Kamloops traded Pilon along with defenseman Ondrej Vala to the Everett Silvertips for four prospects and two draft picks.[5] He spent the rest of the season with the Silvertips, recording 16 goals and 36 points in 30 games.[2] The Silvertips made the playoffs and advanced all the way to the league final against the Swift Current Broncos.[6] Ultimately, the Silvertips fell to the Broncos and in 22 playoff games, Pilon added 11 goals and 18 points.[2][7] He was named the WHL player of the month for April 2018.[8]

Professional

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Pilon was selected 87th overall by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round of the 2016 NHL entry draft.[9] On March 30, 2017, Pilon signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals and was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears.[10] At the end of the 2017 WHL playoffs, Pilon joined the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate on an amateur tryout during their Calder Cup playoff run and appeared in one game, going scoreless.[2][11] He was assigned to the Bears at the beginning of the 2018–19 season.[12] In his rookie AHL campaign, he scored ten goals and 33 points in 71 games and was named the team's rookie of the year.[13] The Bears made the playoffs and advanced to the Atlantic Division finals where they were knocked out by the Charlotte Checkers.[14] In nine playoff games he marked five assists.[2] Pilon returned to the AHL for the 2019–20 season and tallied 18 goals and 36 points in 61 games before the season was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020, and then cancelled.[15]

In the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, Pilon scored four goals and 12 assists over 14 games with Hershey.[12] During the 2020–21 season, on May 8, 2021, Pilon was recalled by the Capitals and made his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers.[16] In the offseason Pilon re-signed with the Capitals to a two-year contract.[12] In the following 2021–22 season which he began with Hershey, he was recalled after Lars Eller contracted COVID-19. At the time, he was leading the Hershey Bears in points. On November 16, Pilon scored his first career NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks.[17][18] On November 21, he was returned to Hershey having appeared in two games.[19] He finished the season in the AHL, recording 17 goals and 42 points in 60 games.[2] The Bears qualified for the playoffs and faced the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the opening round. In the best-of-three game series, which Hershey lost, Pilon put up one goal and two points.[2][20] In his final season with Hershey in 2022–23, he scored 11 goals and 29 points in 53 games.[2] He was briefly called up by the Capitals in November 2022 after the team was depleted by injuries to Beck Malenstyn and T. J. Oshie, but did not play.[21] The Bears made the playoffs again and Pilon scored an overtime goal in game five of the 2023 Calder Cup finals (the only goal of the game) to give the Bears a 3–2 series lead against the Coachella Valley Firebirds.[22] The Bears went on to win their 12th Calder Cup in game seven.[23] In the playoffs, Pilon added four goals and 10 points in 20 games.[2]

As an unrestricted free agent from the Capitals, Pilon was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2023.[24] Pilon attended Ottawa's 2023 training camp, but was placed on waivers on September 30. After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2023–24 season.[25] Pilon played the entire season with Belleville, finishing with 18 goals and a total of 47 points in 62 games.[2] Belleville made the playoffs and Pilon secured both the franchise's first playoff overtime game and series win when he scored in overtime to give the team a 4–3 victory over the Toronto Marlies in game three of the opening round.[26] However, Belleville was eliminated in the following round by the Cleveland Monsters.[27] In seven playoff games, he scored three goals and five points. He signed a two-year, two-way deal to stay with Ottawa on July 1, 2024.[28] He was assigned to Belleville after clearing waivers ahead of the 2024–25 season.[29] After the departure of captain Dillon Heatherington in the offseason, on October 8, 2024, Belleville named Pilon the sixth captain in franchise history.[30] In his first season as captain, he appeared in 68 games, scoring 11 goals and 54 points.[2] In the 2025–26 season, which was spent entirely with Belleville, he put up eight goals and 31 points in 56 games.[31]

An unrestricted free agent at season's end, he signed a one-year contract with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League on July 1, 2026.[32]

Personal life

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Pilon was born in Mineola, New York while his father, Rich, played 15 seasons in the NHL, most notably for the New York Islanders.[9] Pilon is of Métis heritage, and grew up in Saskatoon.[33] Pilon is married.[34]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16Kamloops BlazersWHL 7115324724 72130
2016–17Kamloops BlazersWHL 6720456520 61346
2016–17Hershey BearsAHL ————— 10000
2017–18Kamloops BlazersWHL 3918264434 —————
2017–18Everett SilvertipsWHL 3016203614 221117288
2018–19Hershey BearsAHL 7110233312 90550
2019–20Hershey BearsAHL 6118183617 —————
2020–21Hershey BearsAHL 14412164 —————
2020–21Washington CapitalsNHL 10000 —————
2021–22Hershey BearsAHL 6017254230 31122
2021–22Washington CapitalsNHL 21010 —————
2022–23Hershey BearsAHL 5311182924 2046106
2023–24Belleville SenatorsAHL 6218294712 73254
2024–25Belleville SenatorsAHL 6811374861 —————
2025–26Belleville SenatorsAHL 56823318 —————
NHL totals 31010 —————

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup 2023 [35]

References

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  1. ↑ "Blazers Sign Garrett Pilon". Kamloops Blazers. September 2, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2026 – via CHL.ca.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Garrett Pilon". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rockets eliminate Blazers in game 7 overtime". Global News. April 5, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rockets eliminate Blazers". Global News. April 3, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Trade » Tips Acquire Pilon, Vala From Kamloops". Everett Silvertips. January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2026 – via CHL.ca.
  6. ↑ Harder, Greg (May 6, 2018). "Pilon feels at home on the road". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Broncos defeat Silvertips in WHL final, advance to Memorial Cup". Sportsnet. May 14, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "WHL Player of the Month: Garrett Pilon". Everett Silvertips. May 1, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Khurshudyan, Isabelle (June 29, 2016). "Son of former NHL tough guy, Caps draft pick Garrett Pilon plays a different style". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Pilon of Blazers inks deal with Capitals". Kamloops This Week. March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2023.[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ Hershey Bears [@the_hersheybears]; (May 2, 2017). "News: The Bears have signed defenseman Lucas Johansen and center Garrett Pilon to amateur tryout agreements". Retrieved August 27, 2026 – via Instagram.
  12. 1 2 3 "Capitals re-sign forward Garrett Pilon to two-year deal". Sportsnet. June 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kieper, John Luke (April 16, 2019). "Former Blazer named Hershey Bears rookie of the year". KamloopsBCNow. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  14. ↑ Carr, Aaron (May 9, 2019). "Calder Cup Playoffs 2019: Charlotte sweeps Hershey in AHL Atlantic Division Finals". PennLive. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  15. ↑ "AHL cancels remainder of 2019-20 season". American Hockey League. May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Set to debut Saturday". CBS Sports. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Capitals' Garrett Pilon: Gets first NHL goal". CBS Sports. November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ Arritt, Dan. "Getzlaf scores 1,000th point in Ducks OT victory against Capitals". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Capitals Recall Brett Leason from Hershey, Re-Assign Garrett Pilon". Hershey Bears. November 21, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2026 – via OurSportsCentral.
  20. ↑ "Penguins oust rival Bears with Game 3 win". American Hockey League. May 9, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  21. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (November 2, 2022). "Capitals' injury nightmare won't end: $35 million on IR as 3 more join list". The Athletic. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  22. ↑ Flounders, Bob (June 17, 2023). "Calder Cup Finals: Hershey Bears 1, Coachella Valley Firebirds 0 OT (Game 5)". Penn Live. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  23. ↑ Berube, Allie (June 26, 2023). "Hershey Bears win 12th Calder Cup in thrilling overtime Game 7 victory over Coachella Valley Firebirds". ABC 27. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Free Agency day one". Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.
  25. ↑ Warne, Steve (September 30, 2023). "Cutdown Day: Senators Place 2019 First-Rounder Lassi Thomson on Waivers". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Pilon's heroics give Senators first series win". American Hockey League. April 28, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Belleville Sens season ends with North Semifinals loss to top-ranked Monsters". Belleville Senators. May 11, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Senators sign Garrett Pilon on two-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  29. ↑ McGoey, Steven (September 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators Assign 20 Players to Belleville Senators". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  30. ↑ Durkin, Tim (October 8, 2024). "Pilon is the leadership pillar for Belleville". Quinte News. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  31. ↑ "2026 Year in Review: #22 Garrett Pilon". Belleville Senators. April 28, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Гарретт Пилон Барысқа ауысты" [Garrett Pilon moved to Barys] (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 1, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  33. ↑ Laskaris, Sam (October 21, 2024). "Metis player wearing the C with the Belleville Senators". Windspeaker.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  34. ↑ Belleville Senators [@bellevillesens]; (August 3, 2025). "Checking in with Captain Garrett Pilon and his wife, Ali, on their summer vacation!". Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Instagram.
  35. ↑ "Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Cup". American Hockey League. June 22, 2023. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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