Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup champion signs contract overseas
With most players from the NHL off the ice during the playoffs, trades for the summer have been brewing for the last couple of weeks. Now, we know that one free agent is officially off the market, as Scott Wilson has officially signed with a team in the KHL.
Scott Wilson spent a great deal of his hockey career as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, including being a member of their lineup during their 2017 Stanley Cup win. Now, with four years away from the NHL, this player has signed with another Russian KHL team.
He was a member of the 2017 Stanley Cup championship team."
Scott Wilson, now 32, played 193 NHL games but spent this last year with the Vityaz Moscow Region team in the KHL, which marked his second season with the team after being one of several players to extend their contract.
He had a solid run this season in the KHL, scoring 20 goals in 30 points in the 38 games he played. He will now look to continue to dominate this league, but now as a part of the Metallurg Magnitogorsk team.
Wilson, 32, had 20 goals, 30 points through 38 games played with Vityaz Moscow Region (KHL) 🇷🇺 this season.
He is a veteran of 193 NHL games, and is a 1x Stanley Cup champion (2017)."
With so many players in the NHL becoming free agents, it is hard to imagine Wilson will not be joined by a fellow former NHLer in joining a league overseas. The final count on those joining the KHL, though, will remain unknown until a later date.
| POLL | ||
MAI 21 | 159 ANSWERS Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup champion signs contract overseas Are there going to be more major free agents that join Scott Wilson to join the KHL? | ||
| Yes, plenty | 29 | 18.2 % |
| Yes, few | 61 | 38.4 % |
| No | 69 | 43.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cole Sillinger | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cam Atkinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonatan Berggren | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matthew Boldy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||