Bad day to be named “Zach” in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization today. The two Zach’s were cut today. From a team release:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned forward Zach Aston-Reese and defenseman Zach Trotman to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.
Attached is the Penguins’ current 24-man roster, which includes 13 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders.
The Penguins begin the 2017-18 regular season on Thursday, October 4 by hosting the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Arena.