Owen Pickering #38

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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The 21-year-old has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 25 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round (No. 21) of the 2022 NHL Draft, he has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 25 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Country:	CAN
Age:	21.7 yrs (27.01.2004)
Height / Weight:	196 cm / 93 kg
Shoots:	L
Drafted:	21st in 2022
Draft Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Awards:	-

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61

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Offense:Off: 251st of 263 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 227th of 263 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

Contract InformationPowered by CORE

Actual AAV:	$0.887M
Player Contract Value:	$1.000M
Remaining:	2 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 RFA
Age at the end:	23.4 yrs (27.01.2004)

Owen Pickering

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
14.01.2025	Kraken	1	0	0	0	0	14:34	2	0.0%	0
17.01.2025	Sabres	1	0	0	0	1	14:28	0		2
18.01.2025	Capitals	1	0	0	0	0	12:46	0		0
20.01.2025	Kings	1	0	1	1	1	15:09	1	0.0%	2
23.01.2025	Ducks	1	0	0	0	-2	14:58	2	0.0%	0
Total		5	0	1	1	0		5	0.0%	4

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Penguins	25	1	2	3	-5	14:49	15	6.7%	6
Total		25	1	2	3	-5		15	6.7%	6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
No games played

Similar PlayersPowered by CORE

Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Owen Pickering		D	21.7 yrs	196 cm / 93 kg	0.12	0.12	53	66	$0.887M
88%	Kevin Gravel		D	33.6 yrs	193 cm / 92 kg	0.17	0.11	53	67	$0.775M
88%	Matthew Kessel		D	25.3 yrs	191 cm / 95 kg	0.10	0.14	53	64	$0.800M
87%	Haydn Fleury		D	29.2 yrs	193 cm / 93 kg	0.18	0.14	56	65	$0.950M
85%	Philippe Myers		D	28.7 yrs	196 cm / 99 kg	0.14	0.21	58	65	$0.850M

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