The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Ilya Solovyov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday afternoon.
Solovyov cleared waivers before that transaction was made.
A left-handed shot, Solovyov has been a healthy scratch for the team’s first four games of the season. During the preseason, Solovyov appeared in two games and recorded one assist as well as two shots.
The Penguins acquired Solovyov (6-foot-3, 229 pounds) in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Jan. 20. After joining the club, he appeared in 14 games and posted five assists while averaging 14 minutes, 6 seconds of ice time. He also played in three postseason games and did not generate any points while clocking 7:10 of ice time per contest.
A pending restricted free agent this past offseason, Solovyov re-signed with the Penguins on May 7, agreeing to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $850,000.