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Minor league report: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign forward Shaw Boomhower

Seth Rorabaugh
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Shane Boomhower to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season.

A native of Bellville, Ont., Boomhower, 22, did not play during the 2020-21 season. During the 2019-20 campaign he primarily played for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, appearing in 23 games and recording seven points (four goals, three assists) as well as 86 penalty minutes.

Boomhower (6-foot, 215 pounds) made his AHL debut in 2019-20 with the Rochester Americans, playing in two games with no points and seven penalty minutes.

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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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