The NHL announced the Pittsburgh Penguins Quarter-Century team on Jan. 9, featuring several memorable names in franchise history.
Today, we want to examine Brian Dumoulin’s tenure with the club and his credentials for being honored on the Penguins’ second team.
Initially drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round (51st overall) at the 2009 Draft, Dumoulin never skated with the club.
Instead, on June 22, 2012, he came to Pittsburgh with a first-round pick (Derrick Pouliot) and Brandon Sutter in exchange for Jordan Staal.
Dumoulin would debate in 2013-14, playing six games, before dressing for another eight in 2014-15. The following season, he became a regular on the Penguins’ back end, skating in 79 games.
At 24, he won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 2015-16, winning again the following season as the Penguins repeated. Over the two postseason runs, Dumoulin skated in 49 games, scoring 14 points and finishing plus-6.
The following season, he set a then-career high with five goals before collecting 23 points in 2018-19 for a personal best in that category.
Injuries caught up with Dumoulin in 2019-20 and 2020-21, as he skated in only 69 games over those two seasons. However, he returned and missed only six games over his final two seasons in Pittsburgh, setting a new career high with 25 points in 2022-23.
During Dumoulin’s ten seasons with Pittsburgh, these were his totals and ranks among players over the past 25 years:
As a free agent in 2023, Dumoulin left the Penguins and signed with the Seattle Kraken. He spent one season in the Pacific Northwest, scoring 16 points in 80 games.
In the offseason, the Kraken traded him to the Anaheim Ducks for a fourth-round draft pick. Dumoulin is now in his 12th NHL season with 25 goals and 164 points in 670 games.
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