| Brian Pinho | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 11, 1995 North Andover, Massachusetts, U. S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
|
NHL team (
P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Islanders Bridgeport Islanders ( AHL) Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
174th overall,
2013 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Brian Pinho (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] He was drafted 174th overall, in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
Pinho played college hockey for the Providence Friars and was part of the team that won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. He made his NHL debut on August 16, 2020, in a Stanley Cup playoffs game against the New York Islanders. [2]
On September 17, 2020, the Capitals signed Pinho to a two-year contract extension. [3]
As a free agent from the Capitals, Pinho was signed one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 13, 2022. [4] In his lone season within the Devils organization in 2022–23, Pinho played exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, collecting 10 goals and 28 points in 53 regular season games.
Pinho was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders for the 2023–24 season on July 5, 2023. [5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 59 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence College | HE | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence College | HE | 38 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence College | HE | 39 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Providence College | HE | 40 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Washington Capitals | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Utica Comets | AHL | 53 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Brian Pinho at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ Regan, J.J. "Nicklas Backstrom to miss Game 3 with concussion as Caps shuffle lineup". nbcsports.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Capitals re-sign Brian Pinho". Washington Capitals. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Devils sign four players to two-way contracts". New Jersey Devils. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Islanders sign Gauthier, Kuhlman and Pinho". New York Islanders. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey centers
- American people of Portuguese descent
- Bridgeport Islanders players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
- Indiana Ice players
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- Providence Friars men's ice hockey players
- Utica Comets players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players
- St. John's Preparatory School (Massachusetts) alumni