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2018-19 Penguins’ Season In Review: Nick Bjugstad

Player: Nick Bjugstad (Affectionately known as Jugs)

Born: July 17, 1992 (26-years-old)

Height: 6-foot-6

Weight: 215 pounds

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shoots: Right

Draft: 2010 Florida, 1st Round, 19th Pick (19th Overall)

2018-19 Statistics: 64 games played, 14 goals, 12 assists, 26 points

Contract Status: After being packaged with fellow Florida teammate Jared McCann and some draft picks in a deal that sent Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan to the Panthers, the remainder of the 2018-19 season (32 games, to be exact) was Bjugstad’s first of two potential years with Pittsburgh.