McGroarty set a goal to stick with the Penguins throughout the season to avoid stints in the AHL. The 20-year-old right winger made the opening night roster following a trade from the Winnipeg Jets, who drafted McGroarty 14th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. The move closed the beginning chapter of his career, per NHL.com’s Wes Crosby.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have assigned forward Rutger McGroarty to their AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. McGroarty is pointless in three games with Pittsburgh this season,

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned promising forward Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. McGroarty partook in the club’s morning skate but did not factor into any line rushes,

Pittsburgh Penguins' top prospect Rutger McGroarty was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the team announced Wednesday. The forward made the team out of training camp and appeared in the first three games of the season before being a healthy scratch on Monday in Montreal in favor of Jesse Puljujarvi.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have assigned prospect Rutger McGroarty to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. McGroarty, selected 14th overall in the 2022 Draft by the Winnipeg Jets but traded to the Penguins this past offseason,

When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Rutger McGroarty after the trade by the Jets earlier this offseason, they knew what had happened in Winnipeg. The rookie forward did ask out of Winnipeg with pundits and media members reporting that he had a bad attitude.