Penguins Recall Nasreddine and DuPont; Reassign Welch

[kbeech]

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defensemen Micki DuPont and Alain Nasreddine from their American Hockey League affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Penguins have assigned defenseman Noah Welch to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, it was announced Monday by general manager Ray Shero.

DuPont, 26, has played in 18 NHL games with the Calgary Flames (2001-03). DuPont played for Canada in last year’s World Championships, recording one assist in nine games. He has recorded three goals, nine assists and 29 penalty minutes in 23 games this season with Wilkes-Barre.

Nasreddine, 31, has appeared in 24 NHL games, including six with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He has played in 19 games this season with Wilkes-Barre, recorded three goals, five assists and 25 penalty minutes.

Welch, 24, has played in 17 games this season with the Penguins. He has recorded one goal, one assist and 20 penalty minutes. Before being recalled to the Penguins, Welch played five games this season for Wilkes-Barre, recorded one goal, two assists and six penalty minutes.

[PsuNate1977]

What is their not to understand? Have you watched the last two Pens games? They have been horrible in their own end. They bring up a guy in Naz who will clear the front of the net and take the body.

Dupont is for a struggling PP.

nAZ WAS A +9 IN WBS..

[DevsFan30]

Nasreddine used to fight a lot, not so much anymore.

[Brash_Fan]

Nice to see Nas in the bigshow, has always been a fan of him.

[Debaser]

Never understood why Nas was never given a shot at the NHL.

[PhantomsSTH1977]

Originally Posted by DevsFan30

Nasreddine used to fight a lot, not so much anymore.

That can be said about alot of players!