Louie Belpedio

Louie Belpedio (born May 14, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 80th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Belpedio played midget hockey within the Culver Military Academy in Indiana. He continued his development playing within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League.

Upon completing a four-year collegiate career with Miami University (Ohio) in the 2017–18 campaign, Belpedio initially joined the Wild's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild on an amateur try-out contract on March 16, 2018.

After 10 games with Iowa, Belpedio signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the draft club, the Minnesota Wild, on April 5, 2018. He joined the playoff bound Wild roster and made his NHL debut, recording two assists and becoming the first player in Wild history to record a multi-point game in his NHL debut, in a season finale 6–3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on April 7, 2018. Belpedio remained on the roster through the Wilds' first round playoff exit, without featuring in a game.

Belpedio remained with the Wild for four seasons before leaving as a free agent and signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 28, 2021.

On July 13, 2022, Belpedio was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Belpedio signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals on July 2, 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Culver Military Academy Midget 36 3 13 16 31 — — — — — 2011–12 Culver Military Academy Midget 26 8 12 20 36 — — — — — 2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 38 0 4 4 23 — — — — — 2013–14 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 5 10 15 24 — — — — — 2014–15 Miami RedHawks NCHC 40 6 13 19 28 — — — — — 2015–16 Miami RedHawks NCHC 34 4 13 17 30 — — — — — 2016–17 Miami RedHawks NCHC 24 6 11 17 39 — — — — — 2017–18 Miami RedHawks NCHC 37 9 21 30 42 — — — — — 2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 10 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Iowa Wild AHL 70 6 15 21 50 11 1 2 3 9 2018–19 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Iowa Wild AHL 62 5 15 20 102 — — — — — 2020–21 Iowa Wild AHL 23 3 5 8 28 — — — — — 2020–21 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL 69 11 19 30 92 15 2 8 10 20 2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 70 8 19 27 81 2 0 1 1 2 2023–24 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 38 4 6 10 55 6 0 4 4 30 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 12 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 66 5 23 28 88 7 0 1 1 9 2025–26 Hershey Bears AHL 68 9 25 34 67 6 0 1 1 6 NHL totals 16 2 4 6 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 United States U17 6 0 3 3 2 2014 United States U18 7 0 2 2 0 2016 United States WJC 7 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 20 1 6 7 2

Awards and honors Award Year College NCHC All-Rookie Team 2015 NCHC All-Tournament Team 2015 NCHC Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2016, 2017 NCHC Second All-Star Team 2018