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Former Penguins forward Anthony Angello signs with Blues

Seth Rorabaugh
| Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:39 p.m.
AP
Forward Anthony Angello was a fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) by the Penguins in 2014.

Former Penguins forward Anthony Angello has signed with the St. Louis Blues.

According to a release from the Blues, Angello agreed to a one-year, two-way contract. According to capfriendly.com, it pays $750,000 at the NHL level with a $300,000 guarantee.

A fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) in 2014, Angello, 26, has spent his entire professional career with the Penguins up until this point.

Last season, the right-handed Angello (6-foot-5, 210 pounds) appeared in four NHL contests and did not record a point while averaging 6:38 of ice time per contest. With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL), Angello played in 44 games and scored 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists).

Angello just completed a two-year contract with the Penguins had carried a salary cap hit of $725,000.

Fourteen players who finished the 2021-22 season under NHL contract to the Penguins remain unsigned with regards to an NHL club:

Forwards – Justin Almeida, Jordy Bellerive, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Brian Boyle, Michael Chaput, Jan Drozg, Danton Heinen, Kasperi Kapanen, Evan Rodrigues

Defensemen – Niclas Almari, Nathan Beaulieu, Cam Lee, Will Reilly

Goaltender – Alex D’Orio

Kapanen is a restricted free agent.

Almari, Almeida, Bellerive, Drozg, D’Orio, Heinen, Lee and Reilly became unrestricted free agents after the Penguins opted not to extend qualifying offers to them.

Bjorkqvist and Almari have signed with teams with Europe, though the Penguins opted to retain Bjorkqvist’s NHL rights as a restricted free agent.

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