The Penguins sent three prospects to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after their own seasons ended. Forward Mikhail Ilyin, already on his entry-level contract, was re-assigned to the AHL after his team was eliminated from the KHL playoffs. Forward Ryan Miller and defenseman Quinn Beauchesne, both drafted last summer and not yet under contract, signed amateur tryouts with Wilkes-Barre following the conclusion of their respective junior seasons.
Ilyin, 21, had 44 points (14 goals, 30 assists) in 68 games with Severstal Cherepovets in the KHL this season, plus three goals and an assist in five postseason games.
Miller, 18, finished No. 2 on the WHL's Portland Winterhawks in scoring with 75 points (30 goals, 45 assists) in 65 games, and had a goal and an assist in four playoff games. He's committed to the University of Denver for next season.
Beauchesne, 19, led the OHL's Guelph Storm's defensemen in scoring with 35 points (seven goals, 28 assists) in 56 games. He had one assist in four playoff games.
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Prospects assigned to Wilkes-Barre
The Penguins sent three prospects to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after their own seasons ended. Forward Mikhail Ilyin, already on his entry-level contract, was re-assigned to the AHL after his team was eliminated from the KHL playoffs. Forward Ryan Miller and defenseman Quinn Beauchesne, both drafted last summer and not yet under contract, signed amateur tryouts with Wilkes-Barre following the conclusion of their respective junior seasons.
Ilyin, 21, had 44 points (14 goals, 30 assists) in 68 games with Severstal Cherepovets in the KHL this season, plus three goals and an assist in five postseason games.
Miller, 18, finished No. 2 on the WHL's Portland Winterhawks in scoring with 75 points (30 goals, 45 assists) in 65 games, and had a goal and an assist in four playoff games. He's committed to the University of Denver for next season.
Beauchesne, 19, led the OHL's Guelph Storm's defensemen in scoring with 35 points (seven goals, 28 assists) in 56 games. He had one assist in four playoff games.
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