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Penguins goalie prospect signs in Finland

By Dave Molinari: PittsburghHockeyNOW.com

2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 10: Filip Lindberg #35 of the Massachusetts Minutemen stops a shot against the St. Cloud St. Huskies during the third period in the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship game at PPG Paints Arena on April 10, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

By Dave Molinari: PittsburghHockeyNOW.com

PITTSBURGH — Another Pittsburgh Penguins prospect is returning to Europe.

Goalie Filip Lindberg, signed as a free agent in 2021, has accepted a two-year contract with Turku in Finland.

Last week, forward Filip Hallander, the Penguins’ second-round draft choice in 2018, agreed to a five-year contract in his native Sweden.

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