24-05-2025
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Sign Brayden Edwards To Two-Year Deal
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Brayden Edwards to a two-year deal, the team announced Friday.
Edwards, a product of Abbotsford, B.C., spent this past season with the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes where he scored 31 goals and 46 assists for 77 points in 65 regular season games. With the Hurricanes having made the playoffs, Edwards posted six goals and 11 assists for 17 points in 16 games.
Drafted by the Kootenay Ice in the sixth round of the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft, Edwards played in parts of four seasons with the Ice (then the Winnipeg Ice) and the Hurricanes, putting up 82 goals and 120 assists for 202 points in 247 regular season games. In a further 28 playoff games, he collected 10 goals and 24 points.
Prior to making the jump to the WHL, Edwards played his minor hockey with Yale Hockey Academy, from U15 prep through to U18 prep.
With Edwards turning pro with the Penguins, he should be a solid addition to the team next year. Haivng proven to be able to put up points in bunches, Edwards has the tools required to make a seamless transition to the AHL and could compete for NHL games in the future.
