The Penguins will try to snap their November slump by calling up one of their top prospects for his NHL debut.<\/p>\n
Tristan Broz, 2021 second-round pick turned top-line center in Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton, was called up<\/a> by the Pens ahead of Wednesday\u2019s matchup against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n Broz, who started out his college career with Minnesota before transferring to Denver, helped the Pioneers win the 2024 national championship with an overtime game-winner to help his team advance past the Frozen Four.<\/p>\n He was set to debut for the Penguins last season before a diagnosis of mononucleosis derailed that plan<\/a>,<\/p>\n Broz performed well this preseason but couldn\u2019t beat out 2025 first-round pick Ben Kindel for a spot on the season-opening roster.<\/p>\n While starting the season in the AHL he has recorded 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in his first 18 games of the season with Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton.<\/p>\n \u201cReally strong reports. I think you go back, he had a strong training camp, too\u2026 this is warranted,\u201d Dan Muse told reporters<\/a> Monday about Broz\u2019s time in the AHL this season. \u201cTraining camp matters. It matters a lot. He made a good impression. He earned that during training camp.<\/p>\n \u201cSo now, he goes in there, and he goes to Wilkes, and he follows it up. He\u2019s playing well on both sides of the puck\u2026 He\u2019s a guy who, he\u2019s making plays, he\u2019s impacting the game offensively. For us, our biggest thing is, we want him to jump in and continue to build on what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Muse added that he\u2019s regularly in contact with WBS head coach Kirk MacDonald, and that general manager Kyle Dubas sends him clips of top prospects like Broz to keep him up to date with what\u2019s going on in the AHL.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen guys come here, I think it allows for us to be able to say, \u2018Play your game. Like, \u2018These are the things you\u2019ve been doing well, these are the things we want to focus in on as opportunities present themselves here,\u2019\u201d Muse said.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been four years since Broz was drafted, and he turned 23 back in October, so it\u2019s time for the Penguins to finally get a look at one of their top prospects.<\/p>\n