PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Pens traded with the other team to use black and gold as its primary colors, adding a fourth-round selection (111th overall) for the sixth-round pick and a 2027 fourth rounder (acquired from Winnipeg). With that pick, they selected Ontario defenseman Parker Von Richter.
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A 20-year-old, Von Richter is 6’1”, 185 pounds and played the last four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with Mississauga, Brampton and Barrie. It total 259 games, 25 goals, 94 assists, 124 penalty minutes. Last year he really came on with Barrie, 24 points (eight goals) in 28 games in the regular season and 14 points (two goals) in 21 playoff games.
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According to Elite Prospects- ‘Von Richter closes quickly on puck carriers, hammering them to the boards. He cuts off breakouts in the neutral zone, before quickly transitioning play up the other way. His retrievals and breakouts are executed cleanly and confidently, and he joins the rush on almost every opportunity, opening lanes all the way up the ice’.
Penn State commit drafted by Pens
Unless the Pens would trade back into the late rounds, that would conclude its 2026 NHL Draft class.
Parker Von Richter is committed to play at New Hampshire
Parker Von Richter is committed to play at New Hampshire
