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Penguins make three depth signings

The Penguins added to their minor league depth with three signings.

From the Penguins’ press release;

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Adam Henrich and defenseman T.J. Kemp to one-year contracts, it was announced Tuesday by Assistant General Manager
Chuck Fletcher.

Henrich, 24, scored 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) last season between the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.  Henrich also posted 122 penalty minutes between the two clubs. 

The 6-4, 225-pound forward has appeared in 145 career games in the AHL, registering 69 points (27 goals, 42 assists) along with 230 penalty minutes.  Henrich, a native of
Thornhill, Ontario was originally selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round (60th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Kemp appeared in 73 games for the Springfield Falcons (AHL), notching 46 points (eight goals, 38 assists).  The 5-11, 197-pound defenseman also tallied 44 penalty minutes.

The native of Pickering, Ontario has played in 152 career games in the AHL, scoring 84 points (13 goals, 71 assists) along with 104 penalty minutes.  Kemp appeared in 14 games during the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs, notching seven points (two goals, five assists) and 12 penalty minutes in 14 games.  He also was a member of the Canadian AHL All-Stars during the 2007 AHL All-Star Game.

Also, the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Ben Lovejoy to a one-year entry-level contract, it was announced today by Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher.

Lovejoy played 72 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) last season recording 20 points (two goals, 18 assists) and 63 penalty minutes.  He appeared in 23 playoff games for the Penguins posting ten points (two goals, eight assists).

The 6-2, 214-pound defenseman joined the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) during the 2006-07 season following his senior season at Dartmouth College.  Lovejoy appeared in five games with the Admirals recording six penalty minutes.  He finished his college career with 60 points (11 goals, 49 assists) in 118 games with Dartmouth and Boston College.  He scored career-highs in 2006-07 in goals (seven), assists (16) and points (23) leading all defensemen in all three categories at Dartmouth.
 
The native of Canaan, New Hampshire was acquired by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as a free agent on June 14, 2007.

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