Pittsburgh Penguins sign Danton Heinen to one-year contract
The Boston Bruins originally selected Heinen in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Draft. The Langley, British Columbia product debuted with the Bruins in 2016–17 and scored 47 points in 77 games with the team the following year.After spending the first four seasons of his National Hockey League career with the Bruins, Heinen was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in a one-for-one deal for Nick Ritchie at the 2020 trade deadline.
The Ducks elected not to qualify Heinen as an RFA after the 2020–21 season, making him an unrestricted free agent. Heinen elected to sign a one-year, $1.1 million deal to join the Penguins on the open market; one year later, even after setting a new high watermark with 18 goals, Heinen has settled for another one-year deal worth less money.
In 348 career regular-season games with the Bruins, Ducks, and Penguins, Heinen has scored 62 goals and 154 points. He’s added six goals and 12 points in 40 career playoff contests. With Heinen back in the fold, the Penguins now have 16 forwards with significant NHL experience signed for the 2022–23 season: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Brock McGinn, Teddy Blueger, Heinen, Josh Archibald, Ryan Poehling, Drew O’Connor, Drake Caggiula, and Alex Nylander.