National Hockey League

Simon Despres signs two-year, $1.8M deal with Penguins

Published Jul. 18, 2014 5:52 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

foxsports

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Simon Despres to a two-year contract worth $900,000 per season.

The 22-year-old Despres appeared in a career-high 22 games for the Penguins last season, finishing with five assists. He scored six goals and added 16 assists in 36 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, where he had a team-best plus-19.

Despres struggled to stay in the lineup under former Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma, but will have a chance to play regularly after the team lost veteran defensemen Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen in free agency.

share

Get more from National Hockey League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

National Hockey League