The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Sam Lafferty to a two-year contract, this was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Jim Rutherford
The one-way contract will last the entire 2021-2022 season and has an average annual value of $ 750,000
« We were very happy with Sam’s development » said Rutherford « His size and speed are big advantages in today’s game, and we love what he brings to our roster »
Lafferty, 25, spent the majority of his rookie season in Pittsburgh in 2019-20 In 50 games, the forward had six goals, seven assists and 13 points with a plus-5. His six goals were tied with John Marino for the Penguins’ first recruit
The Hollidaysburg, Pa. native made his NHL debut with the Penguins, his hometown team, on 8, 2019 against Winnipeg Lafferty recorded six points (3G-3A) in his 10 first NHL games, including back-to-back multipoint nights in October 12 and 13 in Minnesota (1G-2A) and Winnipeg (2G)
The 6-1, 195-pound forward also made his NHL playoff debut last season in Game 3 of the Penguins’ qualifying round against Montreal on August 5
In addition to his time in Pittsburgh, the forward played six games with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League in 2019-2020 He scored three goals and 10 penalty minutes in the AHL last season In three seasons with the WBS Penguins, Lafferty scored 17 goals, 38 assists and 55 points in 84 games
Prior to his professional debut, Lafferty played four seasons at Brown University from 2014 to 2018 The forward recorded 79 points (29G-50A) in 124 college games Lafferty represented his team as alternate captain in his two seasons, while also being named to the All-Ivy League second team in each of those seasons
Lafferty was originally drafted by the Penguins in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft
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