Lawrence Pilut

Hockey sense and offensive playArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose are Lawrence Pilut’s main strengths as a defenceman. Lawrence PilutArticle in SVTRead the sourceArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose grew up in Tingsryd in Småland and began playing club hockey with Tingsryds AIF. In a Traktor interview from the period around his 2020Article in HC TraktorRead the sourceClose move, he recalled his father taking him skating when he was about 2–3 years old. His father Larry also coached him at around 12–13 and remained someone he turned to for hockey advice, Pilut told Hockeysverige in February 2018Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In 2011, Pilut moved to Jönköping to join HV71’s under-18 team and entered the club’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HV71Read the sourceArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose programme, combining upper-secondary studies with hockey training. He captained HV71’s under-20 team in 2013/14Article in HV71Read the sourceClose. In a February 2014Article in SVTRead the sourceClose interview with SVTSVTSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Close, he described the adjustment to senior hockey: he had to think a step ahead before acting.

In the Traktor interview from the period around his 2020Article in HC TraktorRead the sourceClose move, Pilut said he had initially wanted to be a goalie and named Nicklas Lidström as his childhood idol. He also explained his preference for number 20Article in HC TraktorRead the sourceClose: it was his first number in Swedish senior hockey, and he felt it brought him luck.

Speaking about family life to Hockeysverige in February 2018Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Pilut said he mostly spoke English with his father. He also mentioned enjoying pancakes with syrup and ice creamArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the Traktor interview from the period around his 2020Article in HC TraktorRead the sourceClose move, he described spending his free time with friends, playing golf and padel, and enjoying quiet coffee breaks.