Zam Plante continued a breakout 2025-26 NCAA season with three points in a pair of wins for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs against Lindenwood over the weekend. The 2022 fifth round pick scored and added a primary assist in a 6-3 win on Friday and scored again in an 8-4 win on Saturday. Plante ranks second on Minnesota-Duluth with nine goals and 28 points in 22 games after recording 20 points in 33 games last season as a freshman.

Over the holidays, Plante recorded a pair of assists in four games with the U.S. Collegiate Selects team at the Spengler Cup as the team advanced to the championship game but lost to HC Davos, the top team in the Swiss National League.

Penguins Prospect Report: January 12, 2026

Zam Plante continued scoring in a breakout NCAA season, Emil Pieniniemi scored for the first time with the Wheeling Nailers, and Tristan Broz powered Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with four points in a 5-1 win on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton split with the Charlotte Checkers while the Wheeling Nailers swept the Trois-Rivieres Lions.

, Emil Pieniniemi, and Tristan Broz, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling each picked up important wins.

Penguins Prospect Report: Emil Pieniniemi Scores First Professional Goal With Wheeling

Emil Pieniniemi scored for the first time at the professional level in North America on Saturday night, kicking off a two-point weekend.

Penguins Prospect Report: Tristan Broz Explodes For Four Points In Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Win

Tristan Broz powered the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers with four points, taking over as the leading score on the team.

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