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Pittsburgh Penguins Sign John Marino

August 8, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 2 Comments

After acquiring him recently from the Edmonton Oilers, John Marino has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marino has decided not to return to Harvard for his senior season. Penguins GM Jim Rutherford released a short statement:

Adding a young defenseman like John to our organization will be very helpful. His development was accelerated last year and he became a top-10 defenseman in college hockey, giving himself a chance to play at the NHL level.

The Penguins will now send Edmonton a 2021 sixth-round pick to complete the trade. Marino could have become an unrestricted free agent next summer if he chose to return to the NCAA for his senior season. PuckPedia reported the details of the contract, tweeting that Marino can earn up to $850K in performance bonuses.

Selected in the sixth round back in 2015, Marino developed into one of the core leaders at Harvard and was set to wear the captain’s “C” this season. He’ll now jump right into the professional level and compete for a spot on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blueline—provided the team doesn’t make subsequent moves to open up a spot in the NHL right away. The 22-year old has plenty of time to become acclimated to the professional level before being thrust into the spotlight, but he does give the team another option to consider when deciding whether or not to extend Justin Schultz. The 29-year old Schultz is heading into the final year of his current contract and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2020.

Marino recorded 42 points in 101 games at the NCAA level and has a good mix of size and skating ability. He shouldn’t be limited by either at the next level, though his real upside is still to be determined. The Penguins have mined the collegiate ranks for years to boost their organizational depth and Marino is just the latest to be given a chance.

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  1. jmartin87

    6 years ago

    Great job GM Rutherford in adding a piece to the future talent pool. Clearly a case of keeping an eye on the near future as well as the now. If proves himself maybe the right handed replacement for Schultz. That is how your manage the salary cap! Welcome John Marino!

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  2. riverrat55

    6 years ago

    Hopefully Marino if he stays with Pens out of camp , and then lose Schultz , Pens will be decimated on Defense, and if Johnson is moved out and not bring some depth on Defense it will be a cold long season in the Igloo, with exception of Letang and recent injuries he has battled who will provide offense , by looking at rosters and prospects including Marino , will put pressure on forwards to do more with little help from the backend. Pens fans better hope that Marino steps in and provide some scoring , Letang can’t do it all.

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