RAIVIS ANSONS SIGNS WITH PENGUINS FOR 2025-26

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Raivis Ansons to an American Hockey League contract for the 2025-26 season.

Ansons, 23, has spent the last three seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He posted one goal in nine games with the Penguins this past year before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season.

In 87 career AHL games, all with the Penguins, Ansons has gathered five goals and nine assists for 14 points.

The native of Rīga, Latvia was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to his tenure with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Ansons played parts of three seasons in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Saint John Sea Dogs. Ansons won the 2022 Memorial Cup with Saint John, producing five points (1G-4A) in four tournament games.

In 125 QMJHL games, Ansons produced 101 points (33G-68A).

Season-ticket packages for the Penguins’ 2025-26 regular season, including Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans, as well as Corporate Partnership opportunities are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.

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