[5] In 2015–16, Bļugers was named to the All-WCHA First Team. Seven of Blueger’s 11 tallies this year were game-winning markers. July 13, 2018 at 3:06 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment. The Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins, by [4] Bļugers was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2014 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Teodors Bļugers (anglicized as Theodor ″Teddy″ Blueger; born 15 August 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Who goes? The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Teddy Blueger to a two-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. [14], Bļugers has a younger brother, Roberts who also plays hockey. Blueger, a native of Latvia, made his NHL debut on Jan. 30. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and the word mark NHL Winter Classic are registered trademarks and NHL Stadium Series name and logo and the NHL Winter Classic logo are trademarks of the National Hockey League. [13] The following year, he was again named to the Latvia national team to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. "It just kind of started to align a bit and I was winning a couple. Interestingly, this new deal means Blueger will be making $175,000 less than what he was earning on his entry-level contract, but I’m sure the cap-strapped Penguins aren’t complaining. At that point, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told Blueger to control what he could, and to trust him - he was going to be part of this moving forward. Blueger went on to play the next three-plus seasons in the American Hockey League, patiently working on his game. [9][10][11] On 1 February 2019, Bļugers scored his first NHL goal, against the Ottawa Senators in a 5–3 Penguins win. Blueger finished with seven goals in 54 games during the 2016-17 season before posting 21 goals in 70 games during the 2017-18 season. He made his NHL debut on January 30, 2019 and scored his first career goal on his first career shot the following game. He is playing in his first year with the Minnesota State Mavericks of the WCHA, after attending the prestigious Shattuck St. Mary’s prep hockey school for the last three years. He was Pittsburgh’s third pick that year following the selections of Derrick Pouliot and Olli Maatta in the first round. Please login to leave a reply. The Pittsburgh Penguins and pittsburghpenguins.com are trademarks of Lemieux Group, LP. “When you watch a guy with his work ethic, determination and ability to trust the process of going through the proper steps to get to the NHL, you have a … This offseason, Teddy Blueger's name keeps coming up as the perfect role model for younger players coming into the league. Teddy Blueger. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Then obviously the more and more you win them, the more confident you get and the more you get into a rhythm, and the easier it gets.

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