Oh, Hello: Kaden Pitre Commits To Penn State Hockey

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FLINT, MI - NOVEMBER 12: Flint Firebirds forward Kaden Pitre #17 skates with the puck during a game between London Knights and Flint Firebirds at Dort Financial Center on November 12, 2025 in Flint, Michigan. (Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images

Penn State hockey received its newest OHL recruit with a commitment from 20-year old center Kaden Pitre on Saturday afternoon:

BREAKING: @PennStateMHKY has received at commitment from Tampa Bay Lightning prospect, Kaden Pitre (C)

Pitre spent his last four seasons in the OHL with the Flint Firebirds and the North Bay Battalion pic.twitter.com/msvbV0Lvys

— Matt Becker (@mattbecker250) June 6, 2026

Pitre played for the Flint Firebirds of the OHL from 2022 until 2025, where he tallied 101 points (44 goals and 57 assists) in 167 games. He was traded to the North Bay Battalion in November of 2025 and posted 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists) in 37 games. He played with current Penn State defenseman Nolan Collins with the Firebirds during the 2024-25 season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning selected Pitre in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, though the Lightning’s signing rights expired on June 1. He will re-enter the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Pitre will join Penn State for the 2026-27 season. As he is a more defensive center, he will likely assume a bottom six role at Penn State. He can be relied on to finish his checks and brings the physicality most teams need from their depth forwards. We will see if his offensive game can develop in Guy Gadowsky’s high-pressure system. Shea Van Olm and Luke Misa spent long stretches of last season playing bottom six minutes after playing in the OHL the year prior, and both struggled to find their offensive game until later in the season. It would not surprise me to see the same trend with Pitre.

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