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Canada Josh Pillar
#19 Univ. of Saskatchewan / USports - 24/25
Date of Birth
Feb 14, 2002
Position
RW/C
Age
22
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
2021 round 4 #127 overall by Minnesota Wild

The foundation of Kamloops Blazers forward Josh Pillar's game is skating. He identifies opportunities to further his speed advantage by baiting the defender with changes of pace and hesitations, then accelerating once they reach. He's turned into a direct checker who forces poor decisions, supports the play, and occasionally gets involved physically. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Josh Pillar Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Sask Valley Vipers U15 AA SAAHL U15 30* 18* 16* 34* 36* -* | Playoffs 9 6 6 12 10 -
2016-17 Sask Valley Vipers U15 AA “C” SAAHL U15 25* 18* 36* 54* 48* -* | Playoffs 10 10 9 19 6 -
Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2017-18 Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 44* 21* 29* 50* 32* -* | Playoffs 9 2 7 9 6 -
Kamloops Blazers WHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68* 7* 15* 22* 10* -12* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -1
2019-20 Kamloops Blazers WHL 63* 14* 30* 44* 20* 17* |
2020-21 Kamloops Blazers WHL 22* 11* 18* 29* 22* 11* |
2021-22 Kamloops Blazers WHL 29* 11* 20* 31* 30* 4* |
Saskatoon Blades WHL 17* 2* 4* 6* 12* -1* | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 0 -5
2022-23 Saskatoon Blades WHL 28* 7* 10* 17* 31* 12* | Playoffs 17 1 1 2 2 -6
2023-24 Univ. of Saskatchewan USports 16* 5* 9* 14* 12* -* |
2024-25 Univ. of Saskatchewan USports 22* 7* 16* 23* 10* 11* |

Josh Pillar Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Team Saskatchewan WHL Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -9* |
2018-19 Team Blue U17-Dev -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Josh Pillar Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
SAAHL U15 2 55* 36* 52* 88* 1.60* 84* -* | 2 19 16 * 15 * 31 * 1.63 * 16 * - *
SMAAAHL 2 46* 21* 29* 50* 1.09* 34* -* | 1 9 2 * 7 * 9 * 1.00 * 6 * - *
U17-Dev 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USports 2 38* 12* 25* 37* 0.97* 22* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 228* 52* 97* 149* 0.65* 125* 31* | 3 28 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.25 * 8 * -12 *
WHL Cup 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Pillar Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/18/2023
02/18/2023 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs
01/17/2022
01/17/2022 Confirmed Kamloops Blazers Saskatoon Blades
02/07/2018
02/07/2018 Confirmed Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA Kamloops Blazers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #14 overall by Kamloops Blazers in the WHL Bantam Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #197 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #120 by NHL Central Scouting