Penguins Assign Ilya Solovyov To AHL

The Penguins have made a roster move in advance of their game tonight against Ottawa. The team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve assigned blueliner Ilya Solovyov to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The 26-year-old is in his first full season with Pittsburgh’s organization after being acquired back in January. However, while Solovyov was a full-timer on the NHL roster last season, that hasn’t been the case this year, as he cleared waivers last month and spent a bit of time in the minors.

Solovyov played in three games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before getting the call back to Pittsburgh on October 18th. However, playing time has been rather scarce since then, as he has suited up for the big club…