Owen Pickering Caps Strong Sophomore AHL Season With Four-Point Weekend
Owen Pickering closed out the 2025-26 regular season and a strong sophomore campaign in the AHL with four points in two games over the weekend. The 2022 first round pick recorded a primary assist in a 4-1 win over the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday and scored a shorthanded goal and added two assists–one primary and one secondary–in a dominant 8-0 win over the Rochester Americans on Saturday.
Pickering led blueliners on the team with seven goals and 28 points in 68 games–a nice jump on one goal and 13 points in 47 games as a rookie last season. Expect Pickering to push for a spot in Pittsburgh in 2026-27 after anchoring the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton blueline in a (hopefully) long postseason run.
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Penguins Prospect Report: April 20, 2026
Tristan Broz returned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lineup and finished out the regular season with five points in two games, Owen Pickering closed out the AHL regular season with a four-point weekend, and Travis Hayes scored a game winner to help the Soo Greyhounds avoid a sweep PLUS the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins won two of three in the final week of the regular season and Wheeling Nailers dropped two to close out the ECHL regular season.
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