Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore gets tryout with Coyotes
Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore has signed a professional tryout contract with the Arizona Coyotes.
Cap Friendly reported the transaction Wednesday.
DiLiberatore was the final free agent who finished the 2022-23 season under an NHL contract with the Penguins to sign with another team this offseason.
Acquired in a trade that sent forward Teddy Blueger to the Vegas Golden Knights on March 1, the 23-year-old DiLiberatore never played at the NHL level for the Penguins and was relegated to either Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League or Wheeling of the ECHL.
In eight games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the left-hander had two goals. Appearing in five games with Wheeling, DiLiberatore (6-foot, 185 pounds) had one assist.
Having completed a three-year entry-level contract he signed with the Golden Knights, DiLiberatore entered the offseason as a pending restricted free agent but the Penguins declined to tender a qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.
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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