Penguins Prospectus is an offseason project by Post-Gazette hockey writers Jason Mackey and Sam Werner that each weekday through Sept. 15 will examine 28 parts of the organization. Players and team personnel will appear according to when they played, coached or managed their first game with the Penguins, starting with Antti Niemi and ending with Sidney Crosby. For the full list of entries, click here.
Justin Schultz, defenseman
Shoots: right
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 193 pounds
Age: 27
Date of Penguins debut: March 6, 2016 in a 6-1 win at New Jersey
How acquired: Via trade from Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 draft
2016-17 stats: Had 12 goals and 39 assists in 78 regular-season games.