Pittsburgh Penguins‘ rookie defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph(57) was a part of a trade that brought him to the team after finishing up his final season with Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL.
Originally an Arizona Coyotes‘ 1st round pick in the 2017 draft (#23 overall), he three times amassed 30+ assists in juniors.
On reassignment to affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, he only has one assist in 8 AHL games but always plays hard and should see points start to appear on the scoresheet.
The 20-year old is only in the first year of his entry level deal but has been under contract since chosen and on slides before it kicked in for the current session, so is signed through 2022.
His older brother, Mathieu Joseph(7) is a Tampa Bay Lightning prospect and while he may not get his 1st NHL recall this season, he can’t be far off.