John Wiitala: Career Statistics
Position: Forward
Height: 6’-0”
Weight: 185 lbs
Hometown: Lakeville, Minnesota
Previous team: Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2015-2016 | Ohio State | 32 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0.56 | 4 | 8 | 0.25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | Ohio State | 39 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.49 | 10 | 20 | 0.51 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017-2018 | Ohio State | 41 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.46 | 3 | 6 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Ohio State | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.47 | 8 | 16 | 0.44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 148 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 0.49 | 25 | 50 | 0.34 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/12/18 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Holding 17:52 (1st), Holding 17:52 (1st) |
| 10/13/18 | NC | @Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Hein (Fidler, Wiitala) 19:40 (3rd) |
| 10/19/18 | NC | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/20/18 | NC | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/18 | NC | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (Westlund, Myer) 6x5 6:54 (3rd) |
| 10/27/18 | NC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/09/18 | NC | @Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/10/18 | NC | @Colgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Joshua (Wiitala, Kearney) 10:08 (3rd) |
| 11/16/18 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/18 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/18 | B10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Larocque, Preston) 2:32 (3rd) |
| 11/24/18 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Joshua (Wiitala) 17:43 (3rd) |
| 11/30/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (Laczynski, Ege) 6:06 (2nd) |
| 12/01/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/28/18 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Tripping 1:54 (2nd), Tripping 2:34 (3rd) |
| 12/29/18 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Meyer (Joshua, Wiitala) 3:24 (2nd) |
| 01/04/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Hein (Wiitala, Miller) 4:40 (2nd) 4: Wiitala (Hein, Gerard) 6x5 5:25 (3rd) |
| 01/11/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/18/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/02/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Meyer (Joshua, Wiitala) 15:16 (3rd) Penalties Hooking 12:51 (2nd) |
| 02/08/19 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (Kearney, Preston) 6x5 8:48 (3rd) |
| 02/09/19 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 1:11 (2nd) |
| 02/15/19 | B10 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (Myer, Meyer) 19:44 (2nd) Penalties Hooking 17:24 (1st) |
| 02/16/19 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Kearney (O'Connell, Wiitala) 2:53 (2nd) 3: Wiitala (Miller, Meyer) 6x5 7:57 (2nd) |
| 03/01/19 | B10 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Wiitala (Miller) 5:31 (3rd) |
| 03/02/19 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Laczynski (Wiitala, Miller) 17:13 (3rd) Penalties Slashing 9:48 (1st) |
| 03/17/19 | B10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (Myer) 15:38 (3rd) |
| 03/29/19 | NC | vs. Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 16:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/06/17 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (McCormick) 15:00 (3rd) |
| 10/07/17 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (Gerard, Jobst) 11:39 (3rd) |
| 10/13/17 | NC | Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Joshua (McCormick, Wiitala) 2:34 (2nd) |
| 10/14/17 | NC | Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lampasso (Stork, Wiitala) 2:16 (2nd) |
| 10/20/17 | NC | @Massachusetts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Jobst (Wiitala, Joshua) 6x5 4:07 (3rd) |
| 10/21/17 | NC | @Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 18:37 (1st) |
| 10/27/17 | NC | Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (Joshua, Jobst) 6x5 1:30 (2nd) |
| 10/28/17 | NC | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/17 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/17 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/10/17 | NC | @Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/17 | NC | @Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/17 | B10 | @Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (Ege, Hein) 6x5 7:24 (3rd) |
| 11/25/17 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/17 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/02/17 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/17 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/09/17 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Jobst (Wiitala, Parran) 16:54 (1st) |
| 12/29/17 | NC | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/30/17 | NC | Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Wiitala (Hein) 2:15 (3rd) |
| 01/05/18 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Miller (Wiitala, Joshua) 6x5 5:58 (1st) |
| 01/06/18 | B10 | @Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Joyaux, Larocque) 5x5 4:10 (3rd) |
| 01/12/18 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/18 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/18 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 5:47 (2nd) |
| 01/27/18 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Hein (Wiitala) 13:12 (2nd) |
| 02/02/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Joshua (Wiitala) 6x5 19:47 (1st) Penalties CTH ELBOWING 8:04 (3rd) |
| 02/09/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Miller (Wiitala, Myer) 6x5 6:52 (2nd) |
| 02/10/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: McCormick (Wiitala, Jobst) 7:53 (3rd) |
| 02/16/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/18 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/18 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/24/18 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Jobst (Wiitala, Myer) 5x6 11:19 (2nd) |
| 03/02/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Wiitala (Kearney, Jobst) 15:40 (3rd) |
| 03/03/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Jobst) 11:22 (2nd) |
| 03/10/18 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Joshua (Wiitala, Miller) 6x5 4:01 (3rd) |
| 03/17/18 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/24/18 | NC | vs. Princeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/25/18 | NC | vs. Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 04/05/18 | NC | vs. Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 6:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/07/16 | NC | @Denver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Joshua, Laczynski) 6x5 16:14 (2nd) Penalties Holding 2:29 (3rd) |
| 10/08/16 | NC | vs. Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wiitala (Hein, Laczynski) 2:44 (3rd) |
| 10/15/16 | NC | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 2:29 (2nd) |
| 10/21/16 | NC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Hein (Wiitala, Joyaux) 1:10 (1st) |
| 10/22/16 | NC | Bowling Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Gust (Wiitala, Jobst) 11:51 (1st) |
| 10/28/16 | NC | @Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 10: Wiitala (Jobst) 14:55 (3rd) Penalties Roughing 18:34 (2nd) |
| 10/29/16 | NC | @Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 6: Wiitala (Jobst, Gust) 4:39 (3rd) |
| 11/04/16 | NC | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Gust (Joshua, Wiitala) 2:36 (3rd) |
| 11/05/16 | NC | @Robert Morris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Healey, Joshua) 5:47 (2nd) 4: Wiitala (Joshua, Jobst) 6x5 10:52 (2nd) |
| 11/11/16 | NC | Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Healey (Wiitala) 6x5 9:37 (1st) |
| 11/12/16 | NC | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:00 | Penalties Obstruction Holding 9:06 (1st), Obstruction Holding 9:06 (1st), Obstruction Holding 9:06 (1st), Obstruction Holding 9:06 (1st) |
| 11/18/16 | NC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/16 | NC | @Rensselaer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: McCormick (Laczynski, Wiitala) 9:51 (2nd) |
| 12/02/16 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/16 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Parran (Wiitala, Laczynski) 5x5 9:32 (1st) 5: Laczynski (Wiitala) 7:07 (2nd) |
| 12/31/16 | NC | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/06/17 | B10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Kearney, Stork) 18:16 (3rd) |
| 01/07/17 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/17 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Miller (Wiitala) 10:03 (1st) |
| 01/14/17 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/20/17 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 0:50 (1st) |
| 01/21/17 | B10 | @Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (unassisted) 11:50 (1st) |
| 01/26/17 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/17 | B10 | vs. Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/17 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/17 | B10 | @Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Wiitala (Weis, Laczynski) 6x5 17:49 (2nd) |
| 02/10/17 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/17 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/17 | B10 | @Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Laczynski, Weis) 1:44 (3rd) Penalties Tripping 18:11 (1st) |
| 02/18/17 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Weis (Wiitala) 1:48 (3rd) |
| 02/24/17 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/25/17 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/17 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 14:40 (2nd) |
| 03/04/17 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/10/17 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/11/17 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/17 | B10 | vs. Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/17/17 | B10 | vs. Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/24/17 | NC | vs. Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 20:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/09/15 | NC | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/16/15 | NC | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/17/15 | NC | @Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/23/15 | NC | @Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/24/15 | NC | @Providence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 4: Wiitala (Lampasso, Dalrymple) 12:37 (3rd) Penalties Holding 19:20 (1st) |
| 10/30/15 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/31/15 | NC | Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Lundey, Tomkins) 5:08 (2nd) |
| 11/13/15 | NC | Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/27/15 | NC | @Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/05/15 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/28/15 | NC | vs. Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Joshua, Healey) 6x5 7:31 (3rd) |
| 12/29/15 | NC | vs. Cornell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Healey (Jobst, Wiitala) 6x5 16:52 (1st) 7: Wiitala (Joshua, Jobst) 6x5 4:22 (3rd) |
| 01/08/16 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Gust (Wiitala, Jobst) 8:53 (3rd) |
| 01/09/16 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/15/16 | B10 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Jobst, Healey) 6x5 6:17 (2nd) 4: Gust (Jobst, Wiitala) 6:54 (3rd) |
| 01/17/16 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Larocque (Jobst, Wiitala) 3:30 (2nd) |
| 01/22/16 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/23/16 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/16 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/30/16 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/12/16 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Weis (Schilkey, Wiitala) 19:59 (3rd) |
| 02/13/16 | B10 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Gust, Brevig) 11:45 (3rd) |
| 02/19/16 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/16 | B10 | @Penn State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Parran (Wiitala, Gust) 6:49 (1st) 5: Wiitala (Dalrymple, Jobst) 5:42 (3rd) |
| 02/26/16 | B10 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Dalrymple) 12:45 (3rd) Penalties Hooking 9:07 (1st) |
| 02/27/16 | B10 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 6: Wiitala (Jobst, Gust) 17:11 (3rd) Penalties Slashing 17:49 (2nd) |
| 03/04/16 | B10 | @Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Wiitala (Jobst, Weis) 6x5 19:43 (1st) |
| 03/06/16 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/11/16 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Gust (Schilkey, Wiitala) 2:38 (2nd) |
| 03/12/16 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/17/16 | NC | vs. Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Wiitala (Jobst, Gust) 0:38 (1st) Penalties CTH ELBOWING 4:45 (2nd) |
| 03/18/16 | NC | vs. Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 8:00 |
