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The deal runs through the 2018-19 season and
has an average annual value of $650,000.
Ruhwedel, 27, played in a career-high 34 regular-season games
this past season, scoring two goals to go along with eight
assists and a plus-9 rating. He also played in six playoff
games.
Ruhwedel made his Pittsburgh debut on Dec. 20 against the New
York Rangers and scored his first NHL goal three nights later
vs. the New Jersey Devils.
The 5-foot-11, 191-pound defenseman spent half of his first
season in the Pittsburgh organization with AHL
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring four goals to go along with 12
assists in 28 games.
Ruhwedel has appeared in a combined 67 career NHL regular-season
games with Pittsburgh and Buffalo, scoring two goals and 10
assists.
Also Thursday, the Penguins signed prospect forward Freddie
Tiffels to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Tiffels, 22, enjoyed a successful junior season at Western
Michigan this past year, scoring nine goals and setting personal
highs with 12 assists and 21 points in 37 games played. Tiffels
was Pittsburgh's sixth-round selection in the 2015 draft.
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