Blueger recalled by Pittsburgh

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Former Mavericks player Teddy Blueger was called up to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

The third-year pro, who played at Minnesota State from 2012 to 2016, hopes that he'll get his first big-league shot this time after getting called up last season, only to be sent down without ever getting in a game. If he gets in a game he will be the 13th former MSU player to skate in the NHL and the fifth this season (David Backes, Tyler Pitlick, Casey Nelson, Daniel Brickley*).

Blueger is leading his AHL team in scoring and has eight points over a five-game point streak that he's on. Click the link above to read more.

Also, here's a good story from earlier this month on what his teammates have to say about him.

* Brickley played four games with LA and is back in the AHL.