The Penguins recalled forward Joona Koppanen on an emergency basis ahead of tonight’s game against the Islanders.
It’s not clear why Koppanen was needed. Matt Nieto remains up on an emergency basis, getting shuffled on paper to the AHL during games and back up afterward because emergency recalls cannot be actual healthy scratches for games.
Koppanen, 27, is a defensive, penalty-killing center listed at 6-foot-5 and 192 pounds. He has six goals and 15 assists in 53 games with Wilkes-Barre this season, the last year of his two-year contract. He earned four games in the NHL with Pittsburgh last season and was scoreless.
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1:35 pm - 03.18.2025Cranberry, Pa.Koppanen recalled
The Penguins recalled forward Joona Koppanen on an emergency basis ahead of tonight’s game against the Islanders.
It’s not clear why Koppanen was needed. Matt Nieto remains up on an emergency basis, getting shuffled on paper to the AHL during games and back up afterward because emergency recalls cannot be actual healthy scratches for games.
Koppanen, 27, is a defensive, penalty-killing center listed at 6-foot-5 and 192 pounds. He has six goals and 15 assists in 53 games with Wilkes-Barre this season, the last year of his two-year contract. He earned four games in the NHL with Pittsburgh last season and was scoreless.
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