Logan Pyett
Logan Pyett (born 25 May 1988 in Balgonie, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defender and currently plays for the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League.
Career
Logan Pyett was in Balgonie, a small town near Regina, born in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and played the beginning of his career for the local youth teams Balgonie Prairie Storm and Regina Pat Canadians, where he was able to impress with his play as an attacking defender.
During the 2002/ 03 season he played his first two games for the Regina Pats in the WHL first-class Canadian junior league and was in the following year to the root cadres of the team. He played a solid first season with 24 points and was the top scoring defender of the team that finished, however, the last place in the league.
2005/ 06 succeeded Pyett to establish itself among the best defenders in the league. With ten goals and 35 assists, he finished ninth in the list of scorers defender, but he had the second-worst plus / minus value of his team. The Pats have qualified for the playoffs this time, but already failed in the first round. After the season, he participated with the Canadian junior national team at the U18 World Cup. Canada had to drive for third place without a medal home and Pyett was among the defenders of the World Cup 's fourth- best scorer after a defeat in the game.
Despite good performances Pyett was ignored due to its small body size for a defender in the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 by many teams before he was selected with the 212th and thus penultimate voting rights of the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round.
In the season 2006/ 07 Pyett continued to play for the Regina Pats and played his best season so far. With 62 points in 71 games, he was the fourth best in this category WHL defenseman with 48 assists, the second-best assist provider among the defenders in the league. The Pats could certainly qualify for the playoffs and went to the second round one. In the summer of 2007, he was appointed to a Canadian U20 selection, which took in the comprehensive eight games Super Series 2007 against a Russian national team of the same age. Canada won the series with seven wins in a draw for themselves and Pyett contributed to two goals and two assists in.
At the beginning of the season 2007/ 08 he was appointed captain of the Pats, which in the regular season the top spot in their division achieved, in the first round of the playoffs but failed. Was Pyett, as in the previous season, fourth- best scorer among the defenders and with a personal best of 20 hits second top scorer. This gave him the appointment to the WHL East First All-Star Team and the CHL Second All-Star Team. During the season he also participated with the Canadian national team at the U20 World Championships and won the gold medal.
In autumn 2008, Logan Pyett took part in the training camp of the Detroit Red Wings and graduated from the 2008/09 season in the American Hockey League farm team of the Detroit, Grand Rapids Griffins. There he had to bring problems to be offensive game, which was his great strength in the juniors to advantage and also on the defensive, he showed shortcomings in speed and körplicher hardness. In the second half of the season he could eventually increase and also increased its yield on the offensive.
In July 2012, Pyett signed as a free agent a one year contract with the New York Rangers.
Logan Pyetts strengths lie mainly in attack where he can use his cannon and his precise passing game. However, he has weaknesses on the defensive, mainly because of its small for a defender height of 1.78 meters.
Awards and achievements
- 2008 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2008 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2008 CHL Second All-Star Team
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 Junior World Cup 2006
- Super Series 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )