CRANBERRY — Owen Pickering and Tristan Broz joined a couple of NHL veterans in the Group B practice Thursday morning, which was a bit of a surprise as Penguins coach Dan Muse clearly separated his expected NHL lineup and minor league roster for the first time.
Broz and Pickering played in the Penguins’ 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night. Broz has played well in a few preseason games and has been relied upon in a defensive role.
Group B was primarily composed of AHL contract players, including Aidan McDonough, Chase Pietila, and Phil Kemp.
Should Pickering indeed go to the AHL, the three left-handed defensemen would be Parker Wortherspoon, Ryan Graves, and Ryan Shea.
However, as Muse has warned several times throughout training camp, nothing is set in stone.
Assistant coach Rich Clune and director of player development Tom Kostopoulos ran practice.
Group B Roster
Forwards
Sam Poulin
Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Danton Heinen
Tristan Broz
Robby Fabbri
Boko Imama
Joona Koppanen
Valtteri Puustinen
Defensemen
Owen Pickering
Alexander Alexeyev
Aidan McDonough
Sebastian Aho
Goalies
Filip Larsson
Correction: Sergei Murashov was not in the B group.
Practice
The players participated in battle drills and assorted drills in the 45-minute practice that began at 10:30 a.m.. Pittsburgh Hockey Now will update the story following the Group A practice, which begins at noon, with lines and further updates from coach Dan Muse following the noon session for Group A.
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