Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta, who played in 20 games last season after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his neck before sustaining a season-ending shoulder injury, expects to be ready for training camp in September.
"We're on the schedule," Maatta told the Penguins website on Thursday. "Obviously the goal is to be ready for training camp. Everything is going as we planned, so that's the goal."
Maatta, 20, had one goal and nine points last season. He didn't play after Dec. 6 and had shoulder surgery for a second time in less than a year.