Penguins sign former Canadiens forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit of $775,000.
A native of Saguenay, Quebec, Harvey-Pinard has spent the first five years of his professional career with the Montreal Canadiens organization after being a seventh-round draft pick (No. 201 overall) by that team in 2019.
The 26-year-old Harvey-Pinard spent the majority of the 2024-25 season at the American Hockey League level with the Laval Rocket. In 40 games with that team, he scored 19 points (five goals, 14 assists).
Le but est donné à RHP!!
They say RHP scored!#GoRocket https://t.co/MNanued1bj pic.twitter.com/VLQZVwjlyK— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) December 21, 2024
He also appeared in one NHL contest last season. He did not record a point during 8:54 of ice time on 11 shifts.
In parts of four NHL seasons, the left-handed Harvey-Pinard (5-foot-9, 181 pounds) has appeared in 84 games and scored 31 points (17 goals, 14 assists) while averaging 14:28 of ice time per contest.
Harvey-Pinard just completed a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.1 million. He was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on Tuesday, but the Canadiens declined to extend 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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