Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Nate Clurman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday.
Clurman, 26, made his NHL debut Sunday during a 3-2 home win against the New York Islanders. Primarily skating on the third pairing, he logged 11:05 of ice time on 17 shifts and had four shots, two penalty minutes as well as one blocked shot.
He was a healthy scratch Tuesday during a 4-2 road loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
The right-handed Clurman has been recalled to the NHL roster on three different occasions this season, most recently on Friday. He is signed to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000.
With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Clurman had appeared in 18 games this season and scored five points (one goal, four assists).
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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