CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Penguins made their first round of cuts from the training camp roster on Sunday, reducing the number of players in camp to 50.
The Penguins assigned forward Sam Houde, defensemen Chris Bigras, Chris Merisier-Ortiz, Josh Maniscalco, and goaltenders Alex D'Orio and Tommy Nappier to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the AHL training camp. Of that group, only Maniscalco and D'Orio are on NHL contracts, and the rest are on AHL deals.
The Penguins also sent forwards Lukas Svejkovsky and Josh Williams and defensemen Isaac Belliveau and Ryan McCleary back to their respective junior teams.