Ex-Penguins forward Adam Payerl signs with Germany's Krefeld Pinguine
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Payerl has signed with the Krefeld Pinguine in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2), the second-tier professional league in that country.
That team announced the transaction with a release Monday.
A native of Kitchener, Ontario, the 34-year-old Payerl has spent the past seven seasons in Europe, primarily in Germany.
This past season, he skated for the Ravensburg Towerstars, also of the DEL2. In 43 games, the right-handed Payerl had 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists).
Payerl spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins organization during the 2010s, primarily at the American Hockey League level with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Over that span, he appeared in two NHL contests and did not record a point.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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