{"id":9366,"date":"2025-06-28T18:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/the-penguin-shines-bright-with-an-impressive-7th-round-pick\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T18:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:57:26","slug":"the-penguin-shines-bright-with-an-impressive-7th-round-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/the-penguin-shines-bright-with-an-impressive-7th-round-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"The Penguin Shines Bright with an Impressive 7th Round Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Kale Duck with the 201st overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. <\/p>\n<p>Duck, who played this season with the BCHL&#8217;s Sherwood Park Crusaders, had an impressive year by tallying 22 goals, 65 assists, and 87 points across 54 games. Standing 5-foot-11, the young forward has certainly demonstrated strong offensive capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Next season, Duck is set to join the WHL&#8217;s Calgary Hitman before moving on to play college hockey in Pennsylvania. This progression will allow the Penguins to monitor his development closely at the collegiate level.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Penguins&#8217; decision to draft Duck in the seventh round looks promising. While he remains a long-term project, his performance so far signals potential value, and it will be interesting to track his impact on the Penguins&#8217; future.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this pick, the Penguins also made three selections in the fifth round, focusing on defensive players as the second day of the NHL Draft came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Take: This draft pick highlights the Penguins&#8217; dedication to building their team through promising young talent with strong offensive potential. For hockey fans, watching players like Kale Duck develop offers a thrilling glimpse into the future stars who could shape the sport in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Kale Duck with the 201st overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Duck, who played this season with the BCHL&#8217;s Sherwood Park Crusaders, had an impressive year by tallying 22 goals, 65 assists, and 87 points across 54 games. Standing 5-foot-11, the young forward has certainly demonstrated strong offensive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[734],"class_list":{"0":"post-9366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}