Pittsburgh Penguins prospects Emil Jarventie, a forward, and Kalle Kangas, a defenseman, have agreed to try out with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the rest of the 2023-24 season.
Both players, who are from Finland, were chosen by the Penguins in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft. Jarventie was picked at No. 217 and Kanges at No. 223.
Jarventie, who is left-handed and measures 5-foot-10 and 167 pounds, mainly played for KooVee in Finland’s second-tier Mestis league. The 19-year-old scored 21 points (nine goals, 21 assists) in 41 games.
He also played four games and scored one goal with Ilves of the Liiga, the top league in Finland.
Emil Järventien ensimmäinen maali Ilves-paidassa! ????#Ilves #Liiga pic.twitter.com/trF1twKaXs
— Tampereen Ilves (@ilveshockey) February 9, 2024
Kangas, a left-handed player, mostly played for Jokerit, also in the Mestis league, this season. The 19-year-old, who is 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, recorded nine points (four goals, five assists) in 40 games.
???? Kalle Kangas laukoo ja tuplaa @jokerithc johtoaseman! ????#Mestis #SuomenViihdyttävintäLätkää
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— Mestis (@Mestis) December 13, 2023
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has five games left in its regular season and has made it to the Calder Cup playoffs.
Even though both players will be with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the rest of the AHL season, they are both committed to playing for Finland’s team in the Under-20 Five Nations tournament, which is set to take place from April 17 to 21 in Poprad, Slovakia.
Neither player has a contract with the NHL.
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