Former Penguins' Forward Elects To Sign Overseas

Posted August 24, 2025

It looks like one of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2025 unrestricted free agents is heading overseas. 

Former Penguins' forward Emil Bemstrom - who ended up third on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS) Penguins of the AHL in scoring last season with 23 goals and 48 points in 48 games - signed a one-year contract with SC Bern of the Swiss NL. The 26-year-old Swedish forward is set to play in Europe for the first time since 2020-21, when he played with HIFK Helsinki of SM-Liiga. 

Bemstrom was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft. He debuted with Columbus in 2019-20, registering 10 goals and 20 points in 56 games that season.

He was dealt to Pittsburgh during the 2023-24 season, and he put up three goals and five points in 24 games with the Penguins that season. He spent some time in the NHL last season as well but put up just one point in 14 games. 

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