"It was a weird situation," Nyberg told me this week with a laugh. "I just walked a couple of feet to the new locker room to meet the team."
The Penguins traded Finnish forward Oula Palve to the Stars in exchange for Swedish defenseman John Nyberg.
Penguins defense prospect Calen Addison returned to Lethbridge this week after winning gold with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship.
"Hopefully I can prove my worth here, and in the end it'd be nice to get an NHL contract," said Penguins forward Cole Cassels.
Forward prospect Justin Almeida is gaining confidence while playing with the Nailers to start his pro career.
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar have named Penguins prospect Nathan Legare the 20th captain in team history, the team announced on Wednesday.
"One day I'm riding the bus, then next I'm on a first-class plane. Then I'm at the Bell Centre, and after that I'm flying with the team on a private...
Filip Hallander returned to game action on Dec. 28 for the first time since he fractured his foot on Sept. 17, his second game of the season.
In December, the Penguins acquired left wing Kevin Roy from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Ryan Haggerty.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Cole Cassels to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the team announced on Saturday.
Forward Andrew Agozzino will represent the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, the AHL announced on Friday.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed goaltender Sebastien Caron to a professional tryout contract.
Goaltender Emil Larmi has been assigned from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to the Wheeling Nailers.
Calen Addison will most likely play for Canada in the World Junior Championship this winter.
The goaltending tandem in Wheeling this year has been Penguins prospect Alex D'Orio, a 20-year-old in his rookie professional season, and Jordan Ruby, a 28-year-old in his fifth pro season.
Newly acquired forward Kevin Roy was a college teammate of Zach Aston-Reese at Northeastern.
"I'm doing my best to develop and get better and help the team win here, and earn my call up."
Anze Kopitar had high praise for fellow Slovenian Jan Drozg.