Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday.
This marked the third transaction in less than 48 hours with Gruden.
On Thursday afternoon, he was recalled to the NHL roster only to be returned to the AHL roster approximately 10 hours later.
This season, Gruden has appeared in five NHL contests and has no points while averaging 7:20 of ice time per game.
At the AHL level, Gruden has played in 41 games and has scored 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists).
Gruden, 23, is signed to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000.
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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