One of two 2023 seventh-round picks, the Finnish defenseman could see time in Finland’s top league this season. The 2024 version of our PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with a still-raw seventh-round defenseman from last year’s draft.
Two Pittsburgh Penguins draft choices have signed amateur tryout agreements with their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre. Both players — defenseman Kalle Kangas and forward Emil Jarventie — are Finnish and were selected in the seventh round of the NHL Draft last summer.
For the first time in a long time, the Pittsburgh Penguins will likely see multiple top tier prospects of theirs participating in the World Junior Championship.