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Penguins Sign NCAA Champ Tristan Broz to Entry-Level Deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Denver University center Tristan Broz, their second-round draft choice in 2021, to a three-year, entry-level contract.
He will join their farm team in Wilkes-Barre on an amateur tryout agreement for the rest of the season.
Read more: Penguins prospect lights up NCAA tournament, will meet with Penguins.
Broz is 6-foot, 190 pounds and had career-highs in goals (16), assists (24) and points (40) in 43 games during the just-concluded season, which ended with the Pioneers winning the NCAA championship.
He had two overtime goals during the NCAA tournament, the game-winners against UMass and Boston University, and was named to the all-tournament team.
Broz, a native of Bloomington, Minn., began his college career at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Denver after his freshman year.
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Wilkes-Barre is going to be pretty stacked for the playoffs. At least on paper they will be. Its a shame that the first round of the playoffs is a best of 3. The team will have to gel pretty quickly
Great news!
Can he still go back to college?
No.
Adding more talent never hurts, and he’s not on the small side.