The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov to contract extensions, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Dewar’s two-year contract extension runs through the 2027-28 campaign and his contract carries an average annual value of $2.25 million. Solovyov’s one-year contract extension runs through the 2026-27 season and carries an average annual value of $850,000.
Dewar, 26, had a career year with the Penguins in 2025-26, recording career highs across the board in goals (14), assists (16), points (30) and plus/minus (+16). His career-best plus-16 led all Penguins forwards and ranked third overall on the team. Dewar also added two goals in six playoff games, the first Stanley Cup Playoff goals of his career.
The 5-foot-10, 187-pound forward led all Penguins this season in total shorthanded time on ice (209:23) and on a per-game basis (2:41), helping the Penguins to the league’s sixth best penalty kill in 2025-26 at 81.4%. Dewar was also one of six players to score a shorthanded goal for Pittsburgh. No Penguins forward recorded more hits this season than Dewar’s 144, which also ranked third overall on the team.
Dewar has played five seasons in the NHL, split between Pittsburgh, Toronto and Minnesota from 2021-26. In 316 career games, he has registered 37 goals, 46 assists and 83 points.
Prior to his professional career, Dewar spent four seasons in the Western Hockey League from 2015-19 with the Everett Silvertips.
A native of The Pas, Manitoba, Dewar was originally drafted by Minnesota in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.
Solovyov, 25, played in 30 NHL games in 2025-26 split between Colorado and Pittsburgh. He tallied three points (1G-2A) in 16 games with the Avalanche and had five assists in 14 games with the Penguins. His games played (30), goal (1), assist (7) and point (8) totals were all career highs. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound defenseman also made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in 2026, skating in three games for Pittsburgh.
The Mogilev, Belarus native has played parts of two seasons in the NHL, tallying 12 points (1G-11A) in 45 career regular-season games. In the AHL, he has skated in 232 career games split between the Calgary Wranglers and Colorado Eagles, recording 69 points (18G-51A). Solovyov has four points (2G-2A) in 22 career games in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
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