Pittsburgh Penguins Forced to Make Emergency Change to Roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins have called up Alex Nylander, a forward who plays for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins due to the injury of forward Ryan Poehling.
Poehling has been retroactively placed on injured reserve.
The Penguins' have issued an official press release regarding the injury, they discuss Nylander:
"The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Alex Nylander on an emergency basis from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League». It was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.
Forward Ryan Poehling has been placed on long-term injured reserve, retroactive to February 14.
Nylander, 25, has spent this season with WBS, where he recorded a career-high 25 goals, 25 assists, 50 points and is plus-2 through 54 games. His 50 points rank first on the team and his 25 goals rank first on WBS and fifth in the AHL.
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound forward has 84 games of NHL experience under his belt, recording 13 goals, 19 assists and 32 points with the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. His best NHL season came in 2019-20 with Chicago when he recorded career highs across the board with 10 goals, 16 assists and 26 points in 65 games played.
In 286 career AHL games, split between the Rochester Americans, Rockford IceHogs and WBS, Nylander has tallied 77 goals, 101 assists and 178 points.
The forward has played internationally for Sweden at the World Under-18 Junior Championship in 2016 and World Junior Championship in '16, '17 and '18. Nylander helped Team Sweden to a silver medal at the 2016 U18 WJC, as well as the 2018 WJC.
Nylander was originally drafted by the Sabres in the first round (8th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft and is the son of Michael Nylander, a veteran of 920 NHL games from 1992-09, and brother of Toronto Maple Leafs' forward William Nylander.
The Penguins return to action tonight as they kick off a five-game homestand with a visit from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Arena."
Forward Ryan Poehling has been placed on long-term injured reserve, retroactive to February 14.
Nylander, 25, has spent this season with WBS, where he recorded a career-high 25 goals, 25 assists, 50 points and is plus-2 through 54 games. His 50 points rank first on the team and his 25 goals rank first on WBS and fifth in the AHL.
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound forward has 84 games of NHL experience under his belt, recording 13 goals, 19 assists and 32 points with the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. His best NHL season came in 2019-20 with Chicago when he recorded career highs across the board with 10 goals, 16 assists and 26 points in 65 games played.
In 286 career AHL games, split between the Rochester Americans, Rockford IceHogs and WBS, Nylander has tallied 77 goals, 101 assists and 178 points.
The forward has played internationally for Sweden at the World Under-18 Junior Championship in 2016 and World Junior Championship in '16, '17 and '18. Nylander helped Team Sweden to a silver medal at the 2016 U18 WJC, as well as the 2018 WJC.
Nylander was originally drafted by the Sabres in the first round (8th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft and is the son of Michael Nylander, a veteran of 920 NHL games from 1992-09, and brother of Toronto Maple Leafs' forward William Nylander.
The Penguins return to action tonight as they kick off a five-game homestand with a visit from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Arena."
The Penguins have recently lost to the Panthers, will this sudden roster change impact their playoff hopes?
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