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Penguins assign defenseman Ilya Solovyov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Ilya Solovyov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday afternoon.

By SETH RORABAUGH · Trib Live

Published: Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 6:24 PM

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The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Ilya Solovyov to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Solovyov cleared waivers before being officially reassigned to the minors.
The defenseman had been a healthy scratch for the Penguins' first four regular-season games.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Ilya Solovyov to their American Hockey League affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, on Saturday afternoon. The transaction took place after Solovyov successfully cleared waivers. The left-handed blueliner had served as a healthy scratch for Pittsburgh's first four games of the regular season.

Solovyov originally arrived in Pittsburgh via a trade with the Colorado Avalanche in January. During the recent offseason, the former restricted free agent signed a one-year contract extension with the Penguins featuring an $850,000 salary cap hit.

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Penguins assign defenseman Ilya Solovyov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

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