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Ville Koivunen
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The Penguins have assigned Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen is one of five players returning to the AHL after the Penguins regular season finished on Tuesday. Koivunen split his season between the AHL and NHL and figures to be one of the first forward call-ups if the Penguins need reinforcements in the playoffs. He had seven points (2G / 5A) in 39 NHL games this season.
The Penguins recalled Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) under emergency conditions.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, Koivunen is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. Koivunen has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Koivunen has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
With injured players returning to Pittsburgh's lineup, Koivunen will head back to the AHL. The 22-year-old Koivunen averaged 12:29 time-on-ice and scored seven points (2G / 5A) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Koivunen has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
With injured players returning to Pittsburgh's lineup, Koivunen will head back to the AHL. The 22-year-old Koivunen averaged 12:29 time-on-ice and scored seven points (2G / 5A) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.
The Penguins have recalled Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen has split his time between the NHL and AHL this season, recording just seven points (2G / 5A) in 33 games with Pittsburgh. He's been over a point-per-game in the AHL, totalling 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) in 29 AHL games.
Koivunen has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
The Penguins recalled Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) under emergency conditions.
Koivunen has not appeared in an NHL game since January 4th. The 22-year-old forward has five points (2G / 3A) in 27 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Koivunen has been re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen scored a goal in his most recent game and has two points (1G / 1A) in his last three outings, but has been assigned to the AHL. The 22-year-old forward has five points (2G / 3A) in 27 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Koivunen will draw into the Penguins lineup on Sunday.
Koivunen will be a healthy scratch vs. Detroit on Thursday.
With Yegor Chinakhov making his Penguins' debut, Koivunen will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Koivunen has four points (1G / 3A) in 26 games this season.
Koivunen is expected to draw back into Pittsburgh's lineup vs. Montreal on Saturday.
Koivunen will draw back into Pittsburgh's lineup vs. Buffalo on Wednesday.
Koivunen has a whopping 11 points (4G / 7A) in six AHL games, but only one point (0G / 1A) in seven games at the NHL level. The 22-year-old has not played since November 14th due to a lower-body injury.
Koivunen (lower-body) has been placed on IR and is considered week-to-week.
Koivunen has a whopping 11 points (4G / 7A) in six AHL games, but only one point (0G / 1A) in seven games at the NHL level. He remains out week-to-week, resulting Pittsburgh recalled Samuel Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen (lower-body) will not play Sunday vs. the Predators.
Koivunen has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen has been back and forth from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) this season, but could get another shot to draw into Pittsburgh's lineup after being recalled on Thursday. The 22-year-old Finnish forward has a whopping 11 points (4G / 7A) in six AHL games, but only one point (0G / 1A) in seven games at the NHL level.
Koivunen was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Sunday.
Koivunen has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Koivunen will make his NHL debut on Sunday.
The Penguins acquired Ville Koivunen, Michael Bunting, Vasili Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, a conditional first-round pick and a conditional fifth-round pick from the Hurricanes for Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith.
Koivunen was a second-round pick (No.51 overall) in 2021 and remains in Finland, playing for Karpat (Liiga). The 20-year-old centre is tied for the team-lead with 55 points (21G / 34A) in 57 games.