Penguins Prospects Watch: 2025 Draftees

Last week I posted an article detailing the progress of the Penguins’ prospects at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Today, I thought I’d focus on the kids taken in the 2025 Entry Draft to see how they’re performing. My esteemed colleague, Other Rick, already started us down this path in the comments section of the Baby Pens article.

I confess, prospects watching is his domain and he’s far more observant and insightful than me. However, I thought I’d give it a whirl and make things a little more official with a full-blown article. Stats are updated through February 14.

Thanks to adroit maneuvering by Kyle Dubas, the Pens had a whopping 13 selections over the seven-round draft last June, including three first-rounders.

The play of top pick Ben Kindel pretty much speaks for itself. My goodness, has this kid been a pleasant surprise! Taken at No. 11 overall as a stretch pick, he’s seventh in scoring among a strong class of NHL rookies with 27 points in 53 games, including 14 goals. All the while anchoring the Pens’ third line.

The Pens’ second first-round pick (22nd overall), Blainville-Broisbriand power forward Bill Zonnon, got off to late start due to a knee injury and subsequent set back that forced him to miss training camp and a large chunk of the season.

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