One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent memory happened on Aug. 6, 2023, when the Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins] acquired three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks] in a three-team deal that involved 12 players [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/pittsburgh-penguins-acquire-defenseman-erik-karlsson]. Fast forward two years later, and one of the players acquired by the Penguins in that trade has signed with a different organization. On Tuesday, forward Dillon Hamaliuk signed with the Fort Wayne Komets, which is the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/]. During the 2024-25 season, the 24-year-old Hamaliuk suited up for both Nove Zamky Mikron HC in Slovakia and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL - affiliate of the St. Louis Blues - totaling eight goals, 17 points, and 44 penalty minutes in 42 total games. Drafted 55th overall by the Sharks in 2019, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound forward spent the 2023-24 season in the Penguins' organization. In 35 games with the Wheeling Nailers - Pittsburgh's ECHL affiliate - he registered 15 goals and 39 points, and he put up one point in eight AHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Hamaliuk won a WHL championship with the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2017. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwquDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more! Feature Image Credit: Jonah Hinebaugh/The News-Press/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
