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• Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev: Heads to minors

  19H ago • By RotoWire

  Ponomarev was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday. Ponomarev has no points, four shots, one hit and one block in three appearances with Pittsburgh in 2024-25. He also has an assist in five outings with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Pittsburgh activated Kevin Hayes (upper body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move.

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• Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev: Recalled by Pittsburgh

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Ponomarev was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. Ponomarev was sent to the minors at the end of October after being taken off the injured non-roster list, but he'll rejoin the Penguins to provide additional depth as the team deals with multiple injuries. He made two NHL appearances for Carolina last year and tallied a goal and an assist while averaging 9:41 of ice time.

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• Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev: Headed for minors

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Ponomarev (upper body) was taken off the injured non-roster list and reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. Ponomarev was a long shot to make Pittsburgh's Opening Night roster, but a preseason injury all but guaranteed he would start the year in the minors. Still, the 22-year-old Russian has shown some offensive upside in the AHL and should be on the shortlist of potential call-ups throughout 2024-25.

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• Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev: Starting season on shelf

  10/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ponomarev (upper body) was placed on season-opening injured reserve Monday. Ponomarev will almsot certainly be reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton once he is cleared to return to action. The 22-year-old Russian played in two NHL games last year for the Hurricanes, tallying one goal and one assist while averaging 9:41 of ice time. While he could earn a call-up from time to time, Ponomarev should see the bulk of his time in the minors this year.

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• Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev: Dealing with upper-body injury

  10/02/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ponomarev is being evaluated for an upper-body injury suffered in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Red Wings. Ponomarev has had a strong preseason, but this injury could hinder his chances of making the Opening Night roster. The 22-year-old exited the game in the second period after a hard collision with the boards. He is day-to-day ahead of Thursday's preseason game in Columbus.

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