Believe it or not, 2018-19 will make the fourth season that Dominik Simon plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Simon, who turns 24 years old next month, got three games in the NHL in the 2015-16 season after being drafted in the Pens overager strategy. That followed with only two games in 2016-17 and blossomed to 33 in 2017-18. A few weeks ago he signed a two-year, one-way deal with the Pens and figures to have a real shot at being a full-time NHL player.
Simon also got an interesting training invitation this summer, from none other than captain Sidney Crosby.