What Do The Penguins Have In Owen Pickering?
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What Do The Penguins Have In Owen Pickering?

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tony Androckitis

Tony Androckitis

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Written by: Tony Androckitis

One name that has been mentioned in trade rumors leading up to this weekend's 2026 NHL Draft when a trade package regarding the Pittsburgh Penguins is put together?

Owen Pickering.

The 22-year-old defensemen recently finished up his second full season of pro hockey in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, generating mixed reviews depending on where you read about him.

There doesn't seem to be a consensus on the discourse surrounding Pickering's progress and standing in the organization like there appears to be with just about every other prospect in the Penguins' system.

Where do things stand with the former 2022-1st round pick (21st overall), where does Pickering think his game is headed after two years at the pro level and how does AHL Penguins' head coach Kirk MacDonald evaluate Pickering's development and view the progress he made this season?

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