The Penguins will skate tonight in a preseason game in Detroit, and the team yesterday announced its lineup for the game. It will include few regulars, and most of the guys lacing up the skates tonight played on Sunday against Columbus. They include 2023 number one draft choice Brayden Yager and 2019 first rounder Sam Poulin, along with star goaltender prospect Joel Blomqvist, the team’s top pick in 2021, taken in the second round.
Among the vets scheduled to skate tonight are forward Radim Zohorna and defensemen P.O. Joseph, Mark Friedman, and Ty Smith, a former Montreal first rounder pick who is very much in the mix to make the Pens.
Here is the lineup for tonight:
Forwards
9 Marc Johnstone
12 Corey Andonovski
13 Vinnie Hinostroza
15 Joona Koppanen
16 Rem Pitlick
18 Andreas Johnsson
22 Sam Poulin
36 Colin White
44 Jonathan Gruden
48 Valtteri Puustinen
62 Brayden Yager
63 Radim Zohorna
85 Avery Hayes
Defensemen
3 Jack St. Ivany
4 Taylor Fedun
5 Ryan Shea
24 Ty Smith
42 Libor Hajek
52 Mark Friedman
73 P.O Joseph
78 Isaac Belliveau
Goaltenders
30 Joel Blomqvist
39 Alex Nedeljkovic
The Penguins yesterday reduced the training camp roster to 47 players by reassigning six players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, three young players to the Ontario Hockey League, releasing veteran forward Peter Abbandonato from his professional tryout contract, and placing veteran defenseman Mark Pysyk on the injured list. He’s on a professional tryout contract after missing last season with a torn Achilles tendon.
The transactions:
Forwards Matt Filipe, Dillon Hamaliuk, Sam Houde, Jagger Joshua and Evan Vierling, as well as goaltender Taylor Gauthier have been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s training camp in the American Hockey League.
Defenseman Andre Anania has been assigned to the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), forward Matthew Soto has been assigned to the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL and goaltender Michael Simpson has been assigned to the Peterborough Petes of the OHL.
Forward Peter Abbandonato has been released from his professional tryout agreement.
Defenseman Mark Pysyk has been moved to the injured list at Pittsburgh’s training camp.
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Former Penguin Mark Recchi has signed on as an assistant coach at Coumbus.
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