(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of the Associated Press: Caption for Photo: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ilya Solovyov skates against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. The Avalanche won 4-1.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced yesterday that the Penguins have acquired defenseman Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 seventh-round draft pick. The twenty-five-year-old Solovyov has split the season between the Avalanche and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Solovyov has one goal, two assists and three points in sixteen games with the Avalanche and he is now signed through the 2025-26 season. This carries an average annual value of $775,000 and he has played in three games with the Eagles this season. Solovyov was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft at 205th overall by the Calgary Flames.