{
  "id": 307789,
  "title": "Pittsburgh Penguins sign 23-year-old forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-23-year-old-forward-ville-koivunen-to-an",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T12:42:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-23-old-124210120.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pittsburgh Penguins have made a substantial long-term commitment to their future by signing 23-year-old forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year deal worth $4 million per season. Koivunen, a restricted free agent, joins a franchise navigating the twilight of the careers of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. The Finnish native, acquired in a March 2024 trade with Carolina for Jake Guentzel, contributed 2 goals and 5 assists in 39 games for Pittsburgh during the 2025-26 season. His performance in the playoffs with Wilkes-Barre, where he scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists in 9 games, helped the club reach the conference finals, underscoring his importance to the team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}