Penguins Sign Staal

(AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed center Jordan Staal to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Staal, 18, recorded 28 goals, 40 assists and 69 penalty minutes in 68 games with Peterborough (OHL) during the 2005-06 season.

Staal appeared in six pre-season games with the Penguins, recording one assist and six penalty minutes.

The 6-foot-4 and 215-pound native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, was the second overall selection in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft