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Pens sign top NCAA d-man scorer Prow

2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship - West Regional

ST PAUL, MN - MARCH 30: Ethan Prow #12 of the St. Cloud State Huskies controls the puck against Travis Boyd #22 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first period of the final game in the West Regional of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship on March 30, 2014 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Pittsburgh got in on the undrafted college free agent game on Tuesday, agreeing to terms with St. Cloud State defenseman Ethan Prow, per the Post-Gazette.

It’s a two-year deal for Prow, who will immediately join Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and play on an amateur tryout contract.

Prow, 23, was the leading defenseman scorer in collegiate hockey this season, with eight goals and 38 points in 37 games. He was also a top-10 Hobey Baker finalist and, over his four years at St. Cloud, developed a reputation as a heady, puck-moving blueliner with good offensive abilities.

Prow also served as the Huskies’ captain.

Though undersized -- listed at just 5-foot-11, 185 pounds -- it’ll be interesting to see how he fits within the Pens organization. The Tribune-Review has already gone so far as to call Prow “the team’s best defensive prospect not in the NHL.”