The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have assigned forward Ville Koivunen to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Koivunen was called back up to the Penguins’ NHL roster earlier this month, but with this news, he is now heading back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 33 games this season with Pittsburgh, the 22-year-old forward has recorded two goals, five assists, seven points, and a minus-5 rating.
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Koivunen will now be looking to continue to make an impact now that he is back with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 29 games with the AHL squad this campaign, he has 11 goals, 22 assists, 33 points, and a plus-7 rating.
In 41 career NHL games over two seasons with Pittsburgh, he has recorded two goals, 12 assists, 14 points, and 14 penalty minutes.
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