Penguins Prospectus is an offseason project by Post-Gazette hockey writers Jason Mackey and Sam Werner that each weekday through Sept. 15 will examine 28 parts of the organization. Players and team personnel will appear according to when they played, coached or managed their first game with the Penguins, starting with Antti Niemi and ending with Sidney Crosby. For the full list of entries, click here.
Olli Maatta, defenseman
Shoots: left
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 206 pounds
Age: 23
Date of Penguins debut: Oct.