Pens Sign Two AHL Studs

by JDMaker1 on Jul 9, 2008 9:10 AM EDT

NHL Notebook: Two AHL stars sign Penguins add both with one-year deals Wednesday, July 09, 2008 From local and wire dispatches [From the Post-Gazette website]

Penguins assistant general manager Chuck Fletcher said the Penguins signed forward Adam Henrich and defenseman T.J. Kemp to one-year contracts.

Henrich, 24, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound forward, 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 had 122 penalty minutes between the two clubs.

He 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 (5-11, 197) appeared in 73 games for the Springfield Falcons (AHL), notching 46 points (8 goals, 38 assists)..

A native of Pickering, Ontario, Kemp 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 in the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs, notching seven points (two goals, five assists) and 12 penalty minutes in 14 games.

Both very interesting pickups. Henrich sounds like a Ryan Malone type player; he's big and can score. Kemp, on the other hand, is a smaller D-Man (at 197lbs). I'm not sure if that makes him Gonchar like or what.

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I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how they turn out. It’s still good to know that with all of the moves in the parent club the management hasn’t forgotten they’ll need to stock up on reinforcements as well.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Jul 9, 2008 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I like this move. It’s another low-risk potentially high-reward move. Henrich sounds like a guy we could shove in front of the net, something we need.

Kemp seems like he is “blocked” by GoGo in my opinion, but he would serve as a little more AHL depth for the Pens. Not a bad signing if we have cash laying around.

by JDMaker1 on Jul 9, 2008 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions