Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Mathias Laferriere signs in Slovakia
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Mathias Laferriere signed with HK Spisska Nova Ves of the Slovak Extraliga.
That team announced the transaction via social media on Saturday. Terms were not specified.
???????? Do kabíny rysov pribudol Kanaďan Mathias Laferrière
Tesne pred štartom prípravy na ľade hlásime výrazné posilnenie ofenzívy.
Novým prírastkom v našom kádri je kanadský útočník Mathias Laferrière, ktorý má za sebou profesionálne angažmány výhradne len v zámorskej AHL. pic.twitter.com/eOLgh2GT5v— HK Spisska Nova Ves (@hknovejsa) August 2, 2025
Laferriere joined Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Feb. 12 as a result of a trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues. In 22 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Laferriere scored eight points (three goals, five assists).
He was never recalled to the NHL roster following the trade.
A native of Montreal, the 25-year-old Laferriere was signed to a one-year, two-way contract that carried a salary cap hit of $775,000 last season.
Following this transaction, four players who finished last season under contract with the Penguins remain unsigned, either with an NHL or American Hockey League club or a squad in Europe:
Forwards — Emil Bemstrom, Matt Nieto
Defensemen — Matt Grzelcyk, Colton Poolman
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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