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Ville Koivunen
Age: 22Position: R
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The Penguins have assigned Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Koivunen is one of five players returning to the AHL after the Penguins regular season finished on Tuesday. Koivunen split his season between the AHL and NHL and figures to be one of the first forward call-ups if the Penguins need reinforcements in the playoffs. He had seven points (2G / 5A) in 39 NHL games this season.

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The Penguins recalled Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) under emergency conditions.

With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, Koivunen is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. Koivunen has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.

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Koivunen has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Koivunen has been back and forth from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) this season, but could get another shot to draw into Pittsburgh's lineup after being recalled on Thursday. The 22-year-old Finnish forward has a whopping 11 points (4G / 7A) in six AHL games, but only one point (0G / 1A) in seven games at the NHL level.

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The Penguins acquired Ville Koivunen, Michael Bunting, Vasili Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, a conditional first-round pick and a conditional fifth-round pick from the Hurricanes for Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith.

Koivunen was a second-round pick (No.51 overall) in 2021 and remains in Finland, playing for Karpat (Liiga). The 20-year-old centre is tied for the team-lead with 55 points (21G / 34A) in 57 games.

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