Penguins recall forward Drew O'Connor to taxi squad
The Penguins have recalled rookie forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) to their taxi squad.
O’Connor, 22, has played in nine NHL games this season and has one assist. At the AHL level, O’Connor, a first-year professional, has five points (three goals, two assists) in six games.
A power forward at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, O’Connor was signed as an undrafted free agent in March of 2020.
In a corresponding transaction, the Penguins assigned forward Sam Miletic from the taxi squad to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Miletic, 23, has appeared in six AHL games this season and has two points (one goal, one assist).
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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