The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned defenseman Zach Trotman to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.
Defenseman Brian Dumoulin has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Friday, October 18.
Trotman, 29, split the 2018-19 campaign between WBS and Pittsburgh. The Carmel, IN native played 13 games through the final stretch of the regular season in Pittsburgh, recording one assist and a plus-four. Prior to his recall to Pittsburgh in February of last season, Trotman played 24 games for WBS and recorded five points (1G-4A).
In 232 career AHL games, the 6-foot-3, 217-pound Trotman has recorded 21 goals, 59 assists and 80 points with a plus-28.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is Wednesday night, when the team travels to Binghamton to face the Devils at 7:05pm.
The Penguins are back on home ice this weekend for a pair of contests (Friday and Saturday, both at 7:05pm) against the San Antonio Rampage, the Western Conference team’s first visit to NEPA since 2009.
Friday night’s game is the first EYEWITNESS NEWS FAN FRIDAY, with lower bowl tickets available for just $15, select draft beers available for just $2 from 6-7:30pm, and a pair of Penguins players signing autographs following the contest.
Saturday night, get ready to scare the Rampage by pulling on your Halloween gear and taking part in our on-concourse costume contest.
Individual tickets to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton home games are on sale now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza box office, Ticketmaster.com, or by contacting the Penguins offices at (570) 208-7367.
Season ticket packages for the Penguins’ 2019-20 regular season, including Full Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbookand Premium Seating plans, are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
Fans can also keep up with the Penguins through the AHL’s state-of-the-art, high-definition streaming service, AHLTV. Subscriptions for AHLTV are available now. Fans can visit theahl.com/AHLTV now to register for a free AHLTV account and purchase 2019-20 subscriptions.
