The Pittsburgh Penguins have seen a second prospect in a week head back to Europe.

Another promising prospect has left the Pittsburgh Penguins system and his heading back to Europe.

It was officially announced that Penguins goalie prospect Filip Lindberg is signing a contract in Finland’s SM Liiga with HC TPS.

Lindberg is a native of Espoo, Finland and is heading home after a rough couple of season in North America.

After winning the NCAA Championship with the University of Massachusetts in 2021, Lindberg signed with the Penguins as a free agent after going unsigned with the Minnesota Wild.

Upon arrival, Lindber immediately became one of the top prospects in the Penguins’ system; not just a top goalie prospect, but tops overall.

In his first run with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2021-22, Lindberg appeared in seven games and put up a 4-2 record.

An injury derailed Lindberg’s first year in professional hockey, but they wouldn’t go away into year two.

Lindberg again struggled with injuries in 2022-23 and was only able to appear in 19 games at the AHL level.

In those 19 games, Lindberg hit a record of 6-11-1 with a .896 save percentage and a 3.13 goals against average.

Lindberg is the second Penguins prospect in about a week to head back to their European homeland to play in their respective professional leagues.

Fowrard prospect Filip Hallander decided to sign with Timra IK in Sweden.

Lindberg was an upcoming restricted free agent this offseason with the Penguins.

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