CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Penguins rounded out their draft class last month with the selection of a big, Finnish defenseman in Kalle Kangas in the seventh round.
"Kalle Kangas is a big defenseman, extremely hard to play against," Penguins director of amateur scouting Nick Pryor said of the pick at the time. "His skating is going to need to improve. He can move the puck, he's hard to play against. So he's one of those guys that makes it harder on the other team."
Kangas, already 6 foot 4 and 205 pounds at 18 years old, is one of the biggest prospects in the Penguins' system.