Penguins and Sabres Complete the First Trade of the 2025 NHL Season
We have a trade to announce, a minor trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres.
The Penguins made the following announcement:
Poolman is signed through the 2024-25 season and will report to our AHL affiliate.»
Pittsburgh Penguins
A trade involving a forward and a defenseman, finalized between the Penguins and the Sabres
Here is our first trade of the 2025 NHL season.
Colton Poolman, 29 years old, is a left-handed defenseman standing 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 200 pounds.
He has been playing in the American Hockey League since the 2020-21 season. Before his trade to the Penguins, he played for the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres organizations. (obviously)
This season in Rochester, he recorded 1 point in 5 games with a -2 rating.
As for Bennett MacArthur, he is 23 years old, a left-winger standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 194 pounds, and he recorded 7 points in 28 games this season with the Wheeling Nailers.
The former Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) player also has 6 games of experience in the AHL after a successful junior career.
He notably recorded 77 points in 54 games (42 goals) and 40 points in 33 games (28 goals) during his last two seasons in the QMJHL.
We wish them the best of luck with their respective new teams.
Details to follow.
