Pitlick played for the Mavericks in 2009-10 and had a promising freshman season, scoring 11 goals and eight assists. The first pick of the second round of the 2010 draft, MSU hoped to keep him around for another season, but school wasn't his thing, and he opted to leave to play major junior before turning pro in 2011. He would have been a senior last season. Pitlick spent two full seasons with the AHL's Oklahoma City Barons and seven games there this season before getting the call-up.
From the Oilers' website:
"Tyler is, I think, figuring it out," said Oilers General Manager Craig MacTavish. "It does take time. I think, normally between the second and third year, in terms of development, you start to see guys figure out what they need to do to get a foot in the door at the NHL level. We felt Tyler did that at training camp. He added a level of consistency that he previously hadn't had and went down and sustained that down in the American Hockey League and we're excited to give him the opportunity."Pitlick will become the eighth former Maverick to skate in the NHL, joining current players David Backes, Tim Jackman and Ryan Carter, as well as Grant Stevenson, Steve Wagner, Jon Kalinski and Travis Morin (who we could see again in the NHL someday).
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