Wisconsin defenseman Daniel Laatsch has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, it was announced earlier this week.

The Penguins have started the process of filling out the organization for next season by signing some draft picks as we get to the point in the year where college hockey seasons begin to end for some of them out there.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that the club has signed defenseman Daniel Laatsch to a two-year, entry-level contract that will begin in the 2025-26 season.

Several NHL prospects playing in the Ontario Hockey League signed entry-level contracts within the last week, and the third-last player to go in the 2024 NHL draft was one of them.

Josh Yohe of The Athletic writes that the Pittsburgh Penguins never came close to dealing forward Rickard Rakell prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. The Penguins reportedly didn’t care to deal Rakell and were happy to hold onto him,