Penguins sign winger
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Penguins today signed right winger Connor James to a one-year contract.
James, 24, had 32 points, including 12 goals, last season with the Penguins' farm club in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He also had eight points in 11 American Hockey League playoff games.
James was a ninth-round draft pick by Los Angeles in 2002 and played in two NHL games in 2005-06. He first signed with the Penguins as a free agent last year.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder played on the University of Denver's 2004 NCAA championship team.