The Pittsburgh Penguins have added defenseman Spencer Stastney from the Edmonton Oilers in a trade that sends forward Filip Hallander the other way, the team announced today through President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Stastney arrives on a contract that runs through the 2026-27 season and carries an average annual value of $1.525 million.
The 26-year-old split the 2025-26 season between Edmonton and Nashville and put together the most productive year of his career. In 66 games, he set personal bests in goals with 2, assists with 8, points with 10 and blocked shots with 63. He also logged work on Nashville’s fifth-ranked penalty-killing unit, averaging 1:27 of shorthanded ice time per game.
At 5-foot-11 and 196 pounds, Stastney brings four seasons of professional experience from 2022-26 across the Oilers and Predators organizations. Over 117 regular-season games, he has posted 4 goals, 15 assists and 19 points. He has also appeared in three Stanley Cup Playoff games for Nashville and finished those games at plus-1.
A native of Woodridge, Illinois, Stastney has worn Team USA colors at the 2020 World Junior Championship and the 2018 World Under-18 Championship, where he helped the United States win silver. He also spent time in the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2016-18.
Before Nashville selected him in the fifth round, 131st overall, of the 2018 NHL Draft, Stastney played four seasons at the University of Notre Dame from 2018-22 and served as an alternate captain in his final year.
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