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Port Elgin native Kevin Czuczman called up to the NHL

A Port Elgin native just might see some NHL action.

Kevin Czuczman has been called up by the Pittsburgh Penguins following another slew of injuries to the Penguins forward core. Czuczman has played 13 career NHL games, all with the New York Islanders back in 2013-14.

In 357 AHL games, Czuczman has 118 points, and this year serving as an alternate captain for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, Czuczman has 8 points and is plus-6 through 21 games.

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