The Penguins on Friday recalled defenseman Jack St. Ivany on an emergency basis.
An emergency recall means that the Penguins did not have six healthy defensemen otherwise, and it's not exactly clear who is out. Ryan Shea, Kris Letang, Matt Grzelcyk, Erik Karlsson, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Ryan Graves are all on the roster. One of those six has to be ill or injured. Shea, Kolyachonok and Graves all took the optional morning skate this morning. All six practiced in full on Thursday.
If one of those players is simply questionable, and St. Ivany is not needed, he would need to be returned to the AHL or converted to a standard recall. The Penguins only have four standard recalls from now until the end of the season.
St. Ivany had one assist in 19 games at the NHL level earlier this season. He had one goal and five assists in 21 AHL games.
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2:03 am - 03.08.2025Las VegasSt. Ivany recalled on emergency
The Penguins on Friday recalled defenseman Jack St. Ivany on an emergency basis.
An emergency recall means that the Penguins did not have six healthy defensemen otherwise, and it's not exactly clear who is out. Ryan Shea, Kris Letang, Matt Grzelcyk, Erik Karlsson, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Ryan Graves are all on the roster. One of those six has to be ill or injured. Shea, Kolyachonok and Graves all took the optional morning skate this morning. All six practiced in full on Thursday.
If one of those players is simply questionable, and St. Ivany is not needed, he would need to be returned to the AHL or converted to a standard recall. The Penguins only have four standard recalls from now until the end of the season.
St. Ivany had one assist in 19 games at the NHL level earlier this season. He had one goal and five assists in 21 AHL games.
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