PITTSBURGH ASSIGNS THIRTEEN TO WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Releases Six More Players

The Pittsburgh Penguins have trimmed their training camp roster to 29 players, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Thirteen players have been assigned to the club’s top minor-league affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). They are forwards Wade Brookbank, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, Nick Johnson, Konstantin Pushkarev, Wyatt Smith, Eric Tangradi, Joe Vitale and Tim Wallace, defensemen Robert Bortuzzo, Jonathan D’Aversa and Chris Lee and goaltender Brad Thiessen. 

The Penguins have re-assigned 2009 first-round pick Simon Despres to Saint John of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

Additionally, six players have been released from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp.  They are defensemen Evan Case and Kevin Schmidt, and forwards Tim Crowder, Rob Hisey, Sean O’Connor, and Braden Walls.

Case, Schmidt, and Walls will report to Wheeling (ECHL).

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp roster now stands at 33 players (8 defensemen, 21 forwards, and 4 goaltenders).