Carter Sanderson talked to a Pittsburgh Penguins scout in March. Then, he didn't hear anything for two months. "About a month ago, I got another call," the UND forward commit said. "It kept going on.

Last offseason, he signed a one-year, prove-it deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins and made the most of that opportunity.

A trade deadline acquisition in March, the versatile 28-year-old showed an ability to play up and down the lineup.