Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese, a restricted free agent, elected for for salary arbitration.

The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced Aston-Reese was one of 17 players to do so Sunday.

Aston-Reese, 26, recently completed a two-year contract that carried a salary cap hit of $1 million. Last season, Aston-Reese appeared in 45 games and scored 15 points (nine goals, six assists).

Arbitration hearings are scheduled to be held between Aug. 11 and 26.

In the NHL, this process typically is a formality in getting a new contract agreed to as teams and players want to avoid hearings and rarely reach that point.

As a restricted free agent in 2019, Aston-Reese and the Penguins reached an agreement on a new contract before a scheduled hearing.

The full list of players who elected for arbitration:

Calgary Flames — Nikita Zodorov, D

Colorado Avalanche — Dennis Gilbert, D

Detroit Red Wings — Adam Erne, LW; Jakub Vrana, LW

Montreal Canadiens — Michael McNiven, G

Nashville Predators — Dante Fabbro, D; Jusse Saros, G

New York Islanders — Adam Pelech, D

Ottawa Senators — Victor Mete, D

Pittsburgh Penguins — Zach Aston-Reese, LW

San Jose Sharks — Adin Hill, G

Seattle Kraken — Vince Dunn, D

St. Louis Blues — Zach Sanford, LW

Tampa Bay Lightning — Ross Colton, C

Vancouver Canucks — Jason Dickinson, C

Winnipeg Jets — Andrew Copp, C; Neal Pionk, D

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