Joe Piskula

Joe Piskula (born July 5, 1984 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays with the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Piskula was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings on March 21, 2007, following three years playing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He played in his first NHL game with the Kings on March 23, 2007 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
After three years with the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings AHL affiliate, Piskula left as a free agent and was invited on a try-out to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp for the 2010–11 campaign. Following his release from the Flyers, Joe returned to the AHL and initially signed a try-out agreement with the Oklahoma City Barons before moving to the Abbotsford Heat on October 6 to begin the season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2002–03 	Chicago Steel 	USHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Des Moines Buccaneers 	USHL 		32 	2 	6 	8 	18 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
2003–04 	Des Moines Buccaneers 	USHL 		58 	2 	4 	6 	68 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
2004–05 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison	WCHA 		40 	0 	6 	6 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison	WCHA 		34 	2 	9 	11 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison	WCHA 		38 	1 	4 	5 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		55 	0 	6 	6 	57 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2008–09 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		67 	0 	12 	12 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		72 	2 	10 	12 	51 		16 	2 	2 	4 	12
2010–11 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		71 	1 	11 	12 	73 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		5 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Steel alumni
Category:Des Moines Buccaneers alumni
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Manchester Monarchs players
Category:Wisconsin Badgers players