Penguins recall forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday morning.
This transaction was made as the status of rookie forward Filip Hallander was not yet known, at least publicly. Hallander departed a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday early and no update on his status was provided by coach Dan Muse. with Koppanen, the Penguins now have 23 active players on the NHL roster, the maximum allowed under NHL rules.
Koppanen, 27, has appeared in six AHL games this season and has scored two points (one goal, one assist) while primarily operating as a middle-six center.
A left-handed shot, Koppanen (6-foot-5, 217 pounds) is in his third season with the organization after initially joining as an unrestricted free agent during the 2023 offseason.
Last season, Koppanen appeared in 11 NHL contests and scored one goal (the first of his career) while logging an average 13:23 of ice time per contest.
In June, Koppanen re-signed with the Penguins, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract extension with a salary cap hit of $775,000.
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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