Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Young Forward to Western Conference Team
It was announced today that the Pittsburgh Penguins have traded young forward Corey Andonovski to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Mathias Laferriere.
The trade was confirmed by the Pittsburgh Penguins and GM Kyle Dubas, who has been equally busy managing Team Canada at the Four Nations Faceoff.
Dubas released the following statement after the completion of the trade:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Mathias Laferriere from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Corey Andonovski, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Laferriere, 24, is signed through the 2024-25 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. He will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-2, 181-pound forward has skated in 33 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL this season, tallying two goals, eight assists and 10 points. Laferriere has spent the first four seasons of his professional career with Springfield and has recorded 21 goals, 49 assists and 70 points in 207 career AHL games.
Prior to making his professional debut, the Montreal, Quebec native skated in five seasons in the QMJHL between 2016-21 with Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand. In 238 career junior games, Laferriere registered 82 goals, 132 assists and 214 points.
Laferriere was originally drafted in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by St. Louis.
Laferriere, 24, is signed through the 2024-25 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. He will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-2, 181-pound forward has skated in 33 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL this season, tallying two goals, eight assists and 10 points. Laferriere has spent the first four seasons of his professional career with Springfield and has recorded 21 goals, 49 assists and 70 points in 207 career AHL games.
Prior to making his professional debut, the Montreal, Quebec native skated in five seasons in the QMJHL between 2016-21 with Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand. In 238 career junior games, Laferriere registered 82 goals, 132 assists and 214 points.
Laferriere was originally drafted in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by St. Louis.
We will see if either of the two players can find an NHL role in their new markets; while unlikely, a change of scenery is always a great opportunity.
More to come.
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