He produced at a near point-per-game pace in his second season with the Centennials before dominating the league in 2006–07, his draft year, with 51 goals, 65 assists and 116 points in 55 games.

Set to make the jump from Junior A to college hockey for Michigan Technological University in 2007–08, he was deemed ineligible to play for the first semester by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for academic reasons.

[6] He scored his first WHL goal on November 24 against the Medicine Hat Tigers[7] and tallied 48 points in 49 games for the Giants in his major junior rookie season.

Beginning the 2008–09 season on the top line with Evander Kane, Pierro-Zabotel was named WHL Player of the Week on October 5 after recording seven points in two games.

[11] Pierro-Zabotel completed his second WHL season with a league-high 115 points (36 goals and 79 assists) to become the first Giants recipient of the Bob Clarke Trophy.

[13] After eliminating the Spokane Chiefs in the second round of the playoffs, Pierro-Zabotel was named the Western Conference's nominee for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as top WHL player.

As a free agent in the off-season, Pierro-Zabotel opted to join his seventh ECHL club in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles on August 11, 2016.

After a second stint with the Allen Americans, Pierro-Zabotel continued his tenure in the ECHL, agreeing to terms with the Adirondack Thunder on September 3, 2019.

[28] Following his second season in the BCHL, Pierro-Zabotel competed for Canada West at the inaugural 2006 World Junior A Challenge in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

[31] The next year, Pierro-Zabotel was named team captain for Canada West[32] for the 2007 World Junior A Challenge in Trail, British Columbia.