The Penguins signed the first of their pending restricted free agents ... albeit not to an NHL contract. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday signed forward prospect Raivis Ansons to a one-year AHL contract for next season.
Ansons, 23, was the Penguins' fifth-round pick in 2020 and turned pro in 2022. He skated in 44 AHL games in his rookie 2022-23 season and recorded just two goals and four assists, and spent some time as a healthy scratch. He was limited to 34 AHL games in 2023-24 (scoring two goals, five assists) and eight ECHL games (scoring two goals, one assist), but was otherwise limited by injury. This past season he played nine games and scored one goal before suffering a season-ending injury.
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Taylor Haase
6:21 pm - 05.05.2025DowntownAnsons gets AHL deal
The Penguins signed the first of their pending restricted free agents ... albeit not to an NHL contract. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday signed forward prospect Raivis Ansons to a one-year AHL contract for next season.
Ansons, 23, was the Penguins' fifth-round pick in 2020 and turned pro in 2022. He skated in 44 AHL games in his rookie 2022-23 season and recorded just two goals and four assists, and spent some time as a healthy scratch. He was limited to 34 AHL games in 2023-24 (scoring two goals, five assists) and eight ECHL games (scoring two goals, one assist), but was otherwise limited by injury. This past season he played nine games and scored one goal before suffering a season-ending injury.
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