The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman P.O Joseph from the St. Louis Blues in alternate for future concerns, it was introduced at the moment by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Joseph is signed by way of the tip of the 2024-25 season and his contract carries a mean annual worth of $950,000.
The 25-year-old defenseman has performed in 23 video games for St. Louis this season, tallying two assists.
Joseph has performed elements of 5 NHL seasons with St. Louis and Pittsburgh from 2020-2024, together with his first 4 seasons with Pittsburgh. In 170 profession NHL video games, the defenseman has recorded eight objectives, 31 assists and 39 factors.
The 6-foot-2, 185-pound defenseman’s finest NHL season got here in 2022-23 with Pittsburgh the place he registered NHL profession highs in objectives (5), assists (16) and factors (21).
The Laval, Quebec native represented Team Canada on the 2023 World Championship, serving to Canada seize the Gold Medal.
Joseph was drafted within the first spherical (twenty third total) of the 2017 NHL Draft by Arizona.
