Penguins Trade Phil Kessel To The Arizona Coyotes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded Phil Kessel, defenseman Dane Birks and a fourth-round pick to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk and Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
TRADE ALERT: The Penguins have acquired forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph from the Coyotes in exchange for Phil Kessel, Dane Birks, and a 2021 fourth-round draft pick.
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— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) June 30, 2019
Galchenyuk scored 19 goals and had 41 points in 72 games with Coyotes in 2018-2019.
The Coyotes drafted Pierre-Olivier Joseph 23rd overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
