Emil Pieniniemi Scores First AHL Goal, Producing Early With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Emil Pieniniemi scored for the first time in the AHL to tie the game 3-3 for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday afternoon and preserve a point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Cleveland Monsters. Pieniniemi boasts three points in six games since joining Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at the end of January after posting four points in 10 games with the Wheeling Nailers in January. The 2023 third round pick showed off good offensive ability with 60 points in 60 games with the Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL last season and joins a strong group of exciting prospects in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hoping to make some noise down the stretch and into the playoffs.
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Penguins Prospect Report: February 16, 2026
Travis Hayes enjoyed a nice scoring streak with Soo, a big Mac Swanson goal triggered a North Dakota comeback, and Emil Pieniniemi scored for the first time in the AHL while the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost twice coming out of the AHL All-Star Break and the Wheeling Nailers go 2-2-0 and earn points in three games last week.
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