Michael DiPietro is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on June 9, 1999 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Michael DiPietro, a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, was born June 9, 1999. He is currently a prospect for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League. The Canucks selected him in the 64th round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
DiPietro made his World Juniors debut at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships, after being cut from Team Canada’s 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship roster. DiPietro won the tournament’s first game against Denmark, December 26, 2018. Canada’s last game of the preliminary round saw DiPietro named Canada’s most outstanding player in a 2-1 defeat to Russia. With a save percentage of.957, he ended the preliminary round. Canada lost 2-1 overtime to Team Finland in the quarterfinals of the World Juniors tournament on January 2.
On March 18, 2019, DiPietro and teammate Cedrick Andree were announced as the co-winners of the Dave Pinkney Trophy for allowing the fewest goals against in the league. In 17 games with the Ottawa 67’s, DiPietro had a 12–4–0–0 record with a 2.50 goals-against-average. In the playoffs, DiPietro had a 13–0 record with the 67’s before suffering an injury in the OHL finals, and did not return as the Guelph Storm won the OHL championship.
On February 5, 2019, DiPietro was called up to the NHL on an emergency basis after starter Thatcher Demko was injured. He made his NHL debut on February 11 in a 7–2 loss to the San Jose Sharks, stopping 17 of 24 shots. By making his debut, DiPietro became the second youngest Canucks goaltender in franchise history, only being surpassed by Troy Gamble. He was returned to the Ottawa 67’s the following night.
DiPietro was 64th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro was not signed by the Canucks and he rejoined the Spitfires in 2017-18. DiPietro’s junior season saw him post a record of 29-21-3-1 with seven shutouts, and a.910 save rate. DiPietro was awarded OHL Goaltender Of The Year and the OHL First All-Star Team for his efforts.
