MICHAEL DIPIETRO – CanucksBanter

Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

July 17, 2023

Goalie Michael Dipietro with Maine Mariners of the ECHL

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today that Boston has signed former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Michael DiPietro to a 1-year, 2-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $775,000.

DiPietro, 24, appeared in one AHL game with Providence during the 2022-23 season, recording a win with a 2.00 goals against average and .943 save percentage. He also appeared in 29 ECHL games with Maine, compiling a 19-9-0 record with a 2.61 goals against average and .918 save percentage.

The 6-foot, 200-pound goaltender has played in 75 career AHL games with Providence, Utica and Abbotsford, putting up a career record of 40-25-6-1 with a 2.83 goals against average and .906 save percentage.

Highlights

– Michael DiPietro was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2017 NHL Draft, being selected 64th overall.
– He joined the Vancouver Canucks organization in May 2018.
– DiPietro was considered a potential goalie of the future for the Canucks.
– He played for the Canucks’ AHL affiliate team, the Utica Comets, in 2019.
– DiPietro’s time with the Canucks also included a trade involving the Boston Bruins. The Bruins acquired DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg from the Canucks for Jack Studnicka on October 27, 2022.
– He appeared in 34 AHL games with the Abbotsford Canucks in the 2021-2022 season, recording a 15-13-4 record with a 2.95 goals against average and .901 save percentage.
– DiPietro’s time with the Vancouver Canucks organization ended when he accepted a one-year qualifying offer from the team and was given permission to talk with other teams about a trade in 2022.

Source: nhl.com

…in exchange for Michael DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg

by Canucks Communications @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has acquired forward Jack Studnicka from the Boston Bruins in exchange for goaltender Michael DiPietro and defenceman Jonathan Myrenberg.

Studnicka, 23, has appeared in one game with Boston so far this season, registering four penalty minutes. Last season, the 6’1″, 187-pound forward split time between Boston (0-3-3 in 15 GP) and the AHL’s Providence Bruins, ranking tied for third on Providence in scoring with 35 points (10-25-35) in 41 games. He also ranked third on the team in power play points, tallying two goals and 12 assists on the man-advantage

Over the course of four seasons with the Bruins organization, Studnicka has accumulated seven points (1-6-7) and 10 penalty minutes in 38 games played at the NHL level and 96 points (34-62-96) in 117 AHL contests. In his rookie season (2019.20), he led Providence in scoring, setting team-highs in goals (23), assists (26), and points (49). That same year, Studnicka appeared in five playoff games with Boston during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

A native of Windsor, Ontario, Studnicka has represented Canada multiple times on the international stage, including at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships in Vancouver (1-3-4 in 5 GP).

Studnicka was originally selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round, 53rd overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.