It’s late October and that should mean professional hockey is gearing up to full throttle. That’s not the case in North America, with unknown plans to start the 2020-21 season. With that in mind, teams have loaned out young players to Europe, especially for natives or where connections are already established. The Penguins are no different with seven players loaned out during this unknown autumn to let some players get some hockey work and games in.
Here’s a list of them and how they’re doing so far. All loans are “short term” and scheduled to end whenever Pittsburgh’s NHL camp opens, unless otherwise noted below.