The Penguins have signed goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to a two-year entry-level contract. Financial terms were not revealed.
Lindberg, 22, was one of the top goaltenders at the collegiate level last season, leading Massachusetts to the NCAA championship. In 15 games, Lindberg had a 10-1-4 record, a 1.24 goals against average and five shutouts.
A native of Espoo, Finland, Lindberg (6-foot-1, 194 pounds), was a seventh-round draft pick (197th overall) of the Minnesota Wild in 2019 but never signed with that franchise.
The left-handed Lindberg was a reserve for Finland as it won the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament.
Lindberg figures to compete with mid-level prospect Alex D’Orio for the starting job with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) next season.
