{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2004)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jake Livanavage | image = Livanavage2-21-26 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Livanavage with North Dakota in 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|5|6}} | birth_place = Gilbert, Arizona, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 185 | position = Defence | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Pittsburgh Penguins | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2026 }} '''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.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/jake-livanavage/12325 |title=Jake Livanavage |website=fightinghawks.com |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>
===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.<ref name="Bio"/>
During the 2024–25 season, in his sophomore season, he recorded four goals and 24 assists in 38 games. He averaged 24 minutes, 54 seconds of ice time per game, which led the team. Following the season he was named an AHCA West Second Team All-American.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fightinghawks.com/news/2025/4/11/mens-hockey-jake-livanavage-named-ahca-ccm-all-america-second-team.aspx |title=Jake Livanavage named AHCA/CCM All-America Second Team |website=fightinghawks.com |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-defenseman-jake-livanavage-named-all-american |title=UND defenseman Jake Livanavage named All-American |newspaper=Grand Forks Herald |first=Brad Elliott |last=Schlossman |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>
On March 29, 2025, he announced he would return to North Dakota for his junior season in 2025–26.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/jake-livanavage-says-hes-returning-for-junior-season |title=Jake Livanavage says he's returning for junior season |newspaper=Grand Forks Herald |first=Brad Elliott |last=Schlossman |date=March 29, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>
===Professional=== Livanavage signed a two-year, entry level contract running through the 2026–27 NHL season with the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 10, 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Penguins Sign Defenseman Jake Livanavage to a Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract {{!}} Pittsburgh Penguins |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-defenseman-jake-livanavage-to-a-two-year-entry-level-contract?utm_source=social&utm_medium=fb |website=www.nhl.com |access-date=10 April 2026 |language=en |date=10 April 2026}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlossman |first=Brad |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2026-04-15 |title=Jake Livanavage plays big role in NHL debut for Pittsburgh |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/jake-livanavage-plays-big-role-in-nhl-debut-for-pittsburgh |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Grand Forks Herald |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | University of North Dakota | NCHC | 40 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2024–25 | University of North Dakota | NCHC | 38 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | University of North Dakota | NCHC | 39 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NCAA totals ! 117 ! 14 ! 68 ! 82 ! 28 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | All-NCHC Rookie Team | 2024 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nchchockey.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-ice-hockey-nchc-reveals-2023-24-all-rookie-team.aspx |title=NCHC Reveals 2023-24 All-Rookie Team |website=nchchockey |first=Michael |last=Weisman |date=March 12, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref> |- | All-NCHC First Team | 2026 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nchchockey.com/news/2026/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-nchc-unveils-2025-26-all-conference-teams.aspx |title=NCHC Unveils 2025-26 All-Conference Teams |website=nchchockey.com |first=Michael |last=Weisman |date=March 10, 2026 |access-date=March 17, 2026}}</ref> |- | AHCA West Second Team All-American | 2025 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscho.com/2025/04/11/boston-college-leads-way-with-four-2024-25-all-americans/ |title=Boston College leads way with four 2024-25 All-Americans |website=USCHO.com |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref> |- | AHCA West First Team All-American | 2026 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscho.com/2026/04/10/ahca-names-24-all-americans |title=AHCA names 24 All-Americans|website=USCHO.com |date=April 10, 2026 |access-date=April 10, 2026}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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