Owen Pickering named AHL All-Star for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering will represent the club and Atlantic Division at the 2025 American Hockey League (AHL) All-Star Classic, it was announced Saturday evening.
The All-Star Classic is set for Sunday and Monday.
Pickering, 21, was named as a replacement for Michael Callahan of the Providence Bruins, who is unable to participate.
Pack your bags, Pick—you’re going to Palm Springs! ????☀️
Owen Pickering has been added to the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino https://t.co/1glOrdnzRQ pic.twitter.com/nPYpaPBaSE
— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) February 2, 2025
He joins winger Emil Bemstrom, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s leading scorer with 19 goals and 22 assists, as the club’s All-Star representatives.
This season, Pickering has appeared in 16 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring one goal with a plus-9 rating.
Pickering, the Penguins’ first-round (No. 22 overall) draft pick in 2022, made his NHL debut Nov. 16 and was a regular presence in the club’s lineup from November to late January, when he was reassigned to the AHL.
In total, Pickering skated in 25 NHL games, scoring a goal with two assists in 14 minutes, 49 seconds of nightly ice time, before being sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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