Pens Re-Sign Deryk Engelland

[FightingIsGood]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Deryk Engelland to a one-year contract extension, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.

The new contract goes into effect at the start of the 2010-11 season. The deal is a two-way contract and will pay Engelland $500,000 at the NHL level.

Engelland, 28, made his NHL debut this season with Pittsburgh recording two assists and 17 penalty minutes in nine games during a November call up. He played his first career NHL game at Boston on Nov 10. Engelland posted his first career point (assist) Nov. 16 against Anaheim. He also had a plus-3 rating against the Ducks.

The 6-foot-2, 202-pound defenseman played the majority of the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, putting up 11 points (5G-6A), a plus-10 rating and 121 penalty minutes in 71 contests. He added an assist in four postseason games.

Engelland posted 42 points (10G-32A), 405 penalty minutes and a plus-11 rating in 231 games in his career with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He added six points (1G-6A) and 27 penalty minutes in 39 playoff games and helped Wilkes-Barre/Scranton earn a berth in the Calder Cup Final in 2008.

Engelland has been a steady presence on the blue line for WBS, appearing in all of the club’s 160 regular-season and 35 postseason contests in his first two seasons after signing with the team in July, 2007. His streak was broken this year when he missed nine games while playing in the NHL with Pittsburgh.

The six-year pro has paid his dues with stints in Las Vegas, South Carolina and Reading of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), and Lowell, Hershey and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.

The Edmonton, Alberta native played five seasons of junior hockey with Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League.

[Wadubbin]

Sweet..I hope the guy can get a legit shot at some steady work with the big club.Lord already knows the Pens can use what he brings on the blueline...

[Dick Cheney]

This is the best news for the Pens in a little while. I love Engelland, and I hope he plays a bit more this year.

[JeanLaRose]

Hoping that this means Shero is going to give him a good chance to prove himself. He could bring a lot to this team in terms of character and hitting, as well as the obvious toughness. Not a bad d-man either, and accounted himself well in the limited time he got last year.

[thepolishkid88]

Right now he is our 7th or 8th dman. He could easily move down that list if Bortuzzo keeps progressing at the rate he is. I really dont see Engelland getting a shot again unless the entire D corps goes down again like this season.

[Machinehead2k5]

Go-Go can Go On outta here.

With Gonchar staying:
Gonch - Orpik
Letang - Eaton/Engelland
Leopold/Engelland - McKee/Engelland depending on the toughness of team

What I would like to see if Gonch disappears:
Leopold - Orpik
Letang - Eaton
McKee - Engelland as the new Scuderi/Gill pairing with Lovejoy as the 7th dman

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by Machinehead2k5

Go-Go can Go On outta here.

With Gonchar staying:
Gonch - Orpik
Letang - Eaton/Engelland
Leopold/Engelland - McKee/Engelland depending on the toughness of team

What I would like to see if Gonch disappears:
Leopold - Orpik
Letang - Eaton
McKee - Engelland as the new Scuderi/Gill pairing with Lovejoy as the 7th dman

McKee will not be back. Goligoski on the other hand will be here for a few more years. There is just no way they trade Goligoski after one year. Is it possible? yes but at the same time their market value and the actual market value is much diffrent. Engelland has ZERO chance of making this team.