Penguins Re-Sign Forward Joona Koppanen to a One-Year Contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Joona Koppanen to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit of $775,000.

Koppanen was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He initially joined the Penguins by signing a two-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000 during the 2023 offseason.

A left-handed shot, the 27-year-old Koppanen appeared in 11 NHL games this past regular season and scored one goal, the first of his career at the NHL level.

Primarily stationed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton throughout the 2024-25 campaign, Koppanen (6-foot-5, 215 pounds) skated in 56 games for that club and posted 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) while largely operating as a bottom-six center.

With Koppanen re-signed, 17 players who finished the 2024-25 season under contract with the Penguins are scheduled to become free agents with regard to the NHL status on July 1

Unrestricted

Forwards - Jimmy Huntington, Marc Johnstone, Mathias Laferriere, Matt Nieto

Defensemen - Nathan Clurman, Matt Grzelcyk, Mac Hollowell, Filip Kral, Colton Poolman

Restricted

Forwards - Raivis Ansons, Emil Bemstrom, Connor Dewar, Vasily Ponomarev, Philip Tomasino

Defensemen - P.O Joseph, Conor Timmins

Goaltender - Taylor Gauthier