The Penguins assigned forward Jordy Bellerive to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Bellerive, 21, had been on the Penguins’ taxi squad since Feb. 19.
He has yet to play in an NHL game. In three AHL games this season, he has two goals.
Bellerive is in the second year of a three-year entry-level contract with a salary cap hit of $733,333.
With Bellerive sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the team transfered forward Josh Currie from the NHL roster to the taxi squad.
Currie, 28, spent one day on the NHL roster after being promoted from the taxi squad on Thursday. He is signed to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000.
A free-agent signing this past offseason, he has yet to play in the NHL this season. As Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s captain, he has appeared in three AHL games this season and has two goals.
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