Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Philip Samuelsson has signed a one-year contract with the HC Bolzano Foxes, a team based in Italy that competes in the International Central European Hockey League (ICEHL).
That team announced the transaction on Tuesday.
Samuelsson, 33, spent the past two seasons with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. Last season, the left-hander appeared in 46 games and scored 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists).
A native of Sweden, Samuelsson was a second-round pick (No. 61 overall) of the Penguins in the 2009 NHL Draft and appeared in five NHL games (with no points) for the franchise, all during the 2013-14 season.
The son of Ulf Samuelsson, a popular defenseman who helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992, Philip Samuelsson has also spent time with the Arizona Coyotes.
The ICEHL has teams in Austria, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia.
