With a shortage of high draft picks in recent years, the Penguins have turned to college free agents like Conor Sheary, Zach Aston-Reese and Thomas Di Pauli to restock the prospect pipeline.
A defenseman whom the Penguins targeted out of college is Ethan Prow, now in his second full professional season after being signed out of St. Cloud State in 2016.
At 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, Prow is smaller than most defensive prospects in the Penguins' system. But Prow's offensive success made him a target for the Penguins, totaling 19 goals and 80 assists in 149 college games.
He averaged over a point per game as captain his senior season, and took home a number of awards. In addition to his team winning the NCHC (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) Championship, Prow was named the NCHC's Best Offensive Defenseman, Best Defensive Defenseman, Player of the Year, and was a Hobey Baker Award finalist.
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