Penguins sign 1st-round pick Owen Pickering to three-year deal

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed 2022 first-round pick Owen Pickering to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday.

Financial terms were not disclosed by the Penguins, who selected the 6-foot-4, 180-pound defenseman with the 21st overall pick of this month's draft.

Pickering, 18, recorded 42 points (11 goals, 31 assists) in 85 career games with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. He had 33 points