Penguins cut 6 players from training camp

Seth Rorabaugh TribLive Sat, Sep 21, 2024 • 01:19 PM

The Penguins selected defenseman Emil Pieniniemi in the third round (No. 91 overall) during the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., July 29, 2023. Seth Rorabaugh | TribLive

The Pittsburgh Penguins cut six players from their training camp roster Saturday afternoon.

All six players were return to their respective junior teams in the Ontario Hockey League:

Forwards — Justin Cloutier (Soo Greyhounds), Cooper Foster (Ottawa 67’s)

Defensemen — Caeden Carlisle (Soo Greyhounds), Donovan McCoy (Sudbury Wolves), Emil Pieniniemi (Kingston Frontenacs)

Goaltender — Charlie Schenkel (Soo Greyhounds)

Foster (sixth round, No. 174 overall) and Pieniniemi (third round, N0. 91 overall) were selected in the 2023 NHL Draft. Pieniniemi is signed to a three-year entry level contract that will slide — or begin — once he turns professional.

Carlisle, Cloutier, McCoy and Schenkel were non-roster invitees to camp.

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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.