2024 #NHL Free Agency Recap: Penguins Prospects

The #PittsburghPenguins free agency splash barely left any ripples, but General Manager Kyle Dubas managed to secure some decent depth at a low price and bring in a few interesting prospects–including two top producers from the #WHL last season–on AHL contracts. Get to know:

• Mac Hollowell–undersized but talented with 44 points in 64 AHL games last season from the blueline.
• Jimmy Huntington–a depth signing fresh off a Calder Cup Championship with the Hershey Bears hoping to debut in the NHL as a call up in 2024-25.
• Filip Kral–a former Toronto Maple Leafs prospect looking for another chance in the NHL after leading the Liiga with a +28 plus/minus rating last season.
• Jack Beck–the Soo Greyhounds captain and leading scorer last season.
• Atley Calvert–a teammate and often linemate of Pittsburgh Penguins 2023 first round pick Brayden Yager in Moose Jaw, Calvert scored 87 goals in 135 games over the past two WHL seasons.
• Beau Jelsma–a speedy forward and captain and leading scorer of the Barrie Colts last season.
• Gabe Klassen–captained the Portland Winterhawks last season and finished sixth in the WHL with 106 points in 67 games.
• Scooter Brickey–a big body at 6’4″ and former captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
• Mathieu De St. Phalle–a consistent, hard-working winger out of the University of Wisconsin.
• Logan Pietila–brother of 2024 fourth round pick Chase Pietila and the captain of the Michigan Tech Huskies last season.
• Philip Waugh–another big blueliner from nearby Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA expected to bolster the Wheeling Nailers lineup.

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