Overview
- In his home game for ERC Ingolstadt against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg, Pietta marked game No. 1,017 and was honored before a 2–1 victory decided in a penalty shootout.
- He surpassed Mirko Lüdemann for the most DEL regular-season appearances, while Lüdemann still leads the combined regular-season and playoff list with 1,197 games.
- Pietta holds the DEL record for assists and ranks second in career points behind Patrick Reimer.
- His contract with Ingolstadt runs through the summer, and he has stated he will continue playing if healthy.
- He debuted in the DEL for Krefeld at 16 in 2003, signed a ten-year deal there in 2015, left after a 2020 dispute, and now also works with Ingolstadt’s youth program.