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Shoots right ... born January 2003 … parents are Andrea and Gordie … has seven siblings – Madison, Carson, Owen, Brendan, Kinsley, Luke and Ellie ... attended Hartland High School … major is business

2024-25 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 31 games … tallied one goal and two assists for three points … notched first NCAA point in 18th collegiate game with an assist in 6-3 win against LIU on Jan. 18 … recorded first collegiate goal in UW’s 7-3 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 21, his 27th game as a Badger … tallied second-career assist on Owen Mehlenbacher’s game-winning goal in 4-1 victory over No. 9/10 Ohio State in game one of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 7 … posted 28 shots and seven blocks on the year

Before Pietila was a Badger
Skated alongside Badger teammate Ryan Botterill for the USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms in 2023-24, tallying 24 goals and 48 points in 61 regular season games played … ranked third on the Phantoms in regular season points … played for the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats from 2021 to 2023 … recorded 25 goals and 50 points in 51 games played in 2022-23, and 17 goals and 32 points in 60 games in 2021-22 ... played for Hartland High School from 2018 to 2021 ... won a Michigan state championship title with Hartland in 2019

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1; vs. Notre Dame, 2/21/25
Assists: 1 (2x); last at Ohio State, 3/7/25
Points: 1 (3x); last at Ohio State, 3/7/25
Point Streak: None
Multi-point Games: None
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 1; vs. Notre Dame, 2/21-2/22, 2025
Assists: 1 (2x); last at Ohio State, 3/7-3/9, 2025
Points: 1 (3x); last at Ohio State, 3/7-3/9, 2025