The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Ville Koivunen, Joona Koppanen and Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday.
The team did not announce the transactions but they were reflected on the NHL’s media website and the AHL’s website.
Harvey-Pinard was recalled to the NHL club on Tuesday and made his debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins in their regular season finale, a 7-5 road loss to the St. Louis Blues. He did not record a point.
With the AHL club, Harvey-Pinard is the team’s third-leading scorer with 36 points (19 goals, 17 assists) in 64 games.
Hayes scored a pair of goals in Tuesday’s loss. In 16 NHL games, Hayes has five goals while averaging 11:10 of ice time per contest.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s second-leading scorer, Hayes has 38 points (23 goals, 15 assists) in 14 games.
Koivunen has played in 39 NHL games and posted seven points (two goals, five assists) while clocking 12:44 per contest.
He has been far more prolific at the AHL level, generating 36 points (11 goals, 25 assists) in 32 games.
McGroarty has split the season between the NHL and AHL rosters. With Pittsburgh, McGroarty has appeared in 24 games and scored six points (three goals, three assists) and averaged 11:58 of ice time.
Over 28 AHL contests, McGroarty has 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists).
Koppanen has dressed for 13 NHL games, recorded a single assist and clocked 12:08 of ice time per contest.
At the AHL level, Koppanen has 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 42 games.