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Penguins lock up Pontiac's Bryan Rust with six-year, $30M extension

The Detroit News

Pontiac's Bryan Rust is staying in Pittsburgh.

The veteran forward, who was scheduled to become a free agent this summer, agreed to a six-year, $30.75M contract with the Penguins that will keep him with the club through 2028.

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust (17) protects the puck from Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley (83) in the third period.

The deal, announced on Saturday, carries an average annual value of $5.125 million.

Rust, 30, scored 24 goals to go with a career-best 34 assists this season.

Born in Pontiac and raised in Troy, Bloomfield Hills and Novi, he played three years with Michigan's Honeybaked hockey program and three years with the National Team Development Program which played out of Ann Arbor from 1996-2015.