Fedotenko re-signs with Penguins; Hopewell grad Guenin also signed (3:58 PM)
July 3, 2009 3:58 PMPITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Ruslan Fedotenko, who joined the team a year ago as a free agent.
The 30-year-old winger had 16 goals and 23 assists in 65 regular-season games, before scoring seven goals in 24 playoff games during the Penguins’ run to their third Stanley Cup championship.
Fedotenko has also played with Tampa Bay and Philadelphia since he debuted with the Flyers in 2000, a year after they signed him as an undrafted free agent.
Fedotenko is the first Ukrainian born player to win the Stanley Cup, accomplishing that first for Tampa Bay in 2004 when he scored two goals in the Lightning’s Game 7 win over Calgary in the finals.
Also, defenseman Nate Guenin, who has played in 12 NHL games, has signed a two-way contract with his hometown Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2009-10 season.
Guenin, of Sewickley, will make $500,000 if he plays in the NHL and $105,000 if he plays at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Guenin had 14 assists in 62 games last season with the Philadelphia Flyers’ AHL farm team, which also plays in Philadelphia. He played in one game with the Flyers.
Guenin, 26, was a fourth-round draft pick by the New York Rangers in 2002.
Guenin, who signed Friday, would be the third Pittsburgh-area player to play for the Penguins, joining Ryan Malone and Bill Thomas.
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