The Penguins closed out a very active 2025 NHL draft with one pick in each of the sixth and seventh rounds to make up the 12th and 13th players that they selected over the weekend.
The choices ended up being a pair of forwards, Pittsburgh drafted Carter Sanderson out of the USHL at 169th overall and then grabbed Kale Dach out of the BCHL with their final pick at 201.
Sanderson made history as the first person from South Dakota to be drafted in the NHL. He’ll go across state lines to play at the University of North Dakota for the 2026-27 season.