Jake Livanavage

Jake Livanavage (born May 6, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He played collegiate ice hockey for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

Playing career Junior Livanavage began his hockey career with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he recorded ten goals and 80 assists in 152 games over three seasons. He helped the Steel win the Clark Cup in 2021.

College Livanavage began his college ice hockey at North Dakota during the 2023–24 season. In his freshman season, he recorded five goals and 24 assists in 40 games. His 29 points were the fourth-most by a rookie defenceman in program history. Following the season he was named to the All-NCHC Rookie Team.

On March 29, 2025, he announced he would return to North Dakota for his junior season in 2025–26.

Professional Livanavage signed a two-year, entry level contract running through the 2026–27 NHL season with the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 10, 2026. Four days later, he made his NHL debut in the Penguins' final regular season game, a 7–5 loss to the St. Louis Blues in which he led all players in ice time and ran Pittsburgh's first power play unit.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2020–21 Chicago Steel USHL 43 1 8 9 43 7 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Chicago Steel USHL 61 3 42 45 40 3 0 3 3 0 2022–23 Chicago Steel USHL 48 6 30 36 65 6 0 3 3 4 2023–24 University of North Dakota NCHC 40 5 24 29 6 — — — — — 2024–25 University of North Dakota NCHC 38 4 24 28 12 — — — — — 2025–26 University of North Dakota NCHC 39 5 20 25 10 — — — — — 2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year College All-NCHC Rookie Team 2024 All-NCHC First Team 2026 AHCA West Second Team All-American 2025 AHCA West First Team All-American 2026