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Pittsburgh Penguins acquire young defenseman from division rival Philadelphia Flyers
The Penguins have acquired young defenseman Egor Zamula from the rival Flyers in exchange for forward Philip Tomasino.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a trade within the division as they acquired the services of defenseman Egor Zamula from the Philadelphia Flyers in a deal involving forward Philip Tomasino.
The trade was confirmed by the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Kyle Dubas.
This comes only days after the Penguins were involved in another deal that saw them acquire Yegor Chinakhov from the Blue Jackets.
Zamula is contracted until the end of the 2025-26 season and has an average annual value of $1.7 million, ensuring Pittsburgh has flexibility at the end of the season.
What Egor Zamula has done so far this season with the Flyers
At just 25 years of age, Zamula has played 13 games with Philadelphia and registered one assist and a plus-four rating.
Additionally, he has been involved at the American Hockey League level with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, registering two assists across three games.
Zamula is 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. He has remained with the Flyers organization throughout his six-year professional career. He has accumulated 41 points, with eight goals and 33 assists, in 168 NHL games.
At the American Hockey League level, he has 56 points in 130 games with Lehigh Valley.
Why Egor Zamula isn't just accomplished at the NHL level
Zamula is a native of Chelyabinsk, Russia. He represented Russia at the 2020 World Junior Championships, registering five points as Russia claimed a silver medal.
The undrafted player spent three years playing in the WHL as a defenseman for the Pats of Regina and the Calgary Hitmen.
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