by J.T. Toth
Photo courtesy of Yardbarker.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Friday that the team has added forward, Vinnie Hinostroza, to a one-year deal for the 2023-2024 season. Hinostroza will make the league minimum of $775k for the season.
Pittsburgh will be Hinostroza’s fifth team in his career, having spent the past eight years with the Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, and Buffalo Sabres. Hinostroza’s best season was in 2018-2019 when he scored 39 points in 72 games for the Coyotes.
Hinostroza is 5’10” and a quick skater who started his career at center and has switched to wing. He’s a bottom six two-way player who will give the Penguins another option on the penalty kill unit.
Vinny Hinostroza
Center
Born Apr 3 1994 -- Chicago, IL
Height 5.10 -- Weight 183 -- Shoots R
Selected by Chicago Blackhawks round 6 #169 overall 2012 NHL Entry Draft
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- --
2016-17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 49 6 8 14 17 1 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 15 3 4 7 4 -- -- -- -- --
2017-18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 23 9 13 22 8 -- -- -- -- --
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 7 18 25 10 -- -- -- -- --
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 72 16 23 39 14 -- -- -- -- --
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 68 5 17 22 14 7 0 2 2 2
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL 9 0 0 0 0
2020-21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 17 4 8 12 8
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 13 12 25 24 -- -- -- -- --
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 26 2 9 11 6 -- -- -- -- --
2022-23 Rochester Americans AHL 11 5 4 9 6 -- -- -- -- --