BREAKING: Penguins Sign Defenseman

A 24-year-old defenceman has earned himself a contract for the rest of the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins after an impressive showing in the minors.

Initially signed to just the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Dmitri Samorukov now has a full-fledged contract with Pittsburgh that carries a cap hit of $775,000.

Samorukov was drafted into the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers. He was taken in the third round, 84th overall, in 2017. Samorukov has played just three games in the NHL in his career; one for the Oilers, and two for the St. Louis Blues. He was flipped to St. Louis by Edmonton for Klim Kostin in 2022.

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