Penguins reassign forward Sam Poulin to AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Monday following a team practice in Cranberry.
Poulin, the Penguins’ first-round (No. 21 overall) draft pick in 2019, skated in a career-high six NHL contests this season after playing in three both in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Over his latest stint in Pittsburgh, the 23-year-old averaged 10 minutes, 6 seconds of nightly ice time and recorded one assist.
He had been exclusively deployed at right wing on the Penguins’ third line.
Before his recall Nov. 11, Poulin had scored three goals with six assists in 11 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
The Penguins inked him to a two-year contract worth $775,000 annually in April.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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