Penguins' Sprong out 7-8 months after shoulder surgery

Daniel Sprong's 2016-17 season will be an abbreviated one.

The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect will miss seven-to-eight months after having surgery on his right shoulder, the club announced Friday.

Sprong suffered the injury while serving as one of the Penguins' reserves - or 'Black Aces' - during the run to their fourth Stanley Cup championship.

The 19-year-old played 18 games for the NHL club earlier this season before being sent to the QMJHL's Charlottetown Islanders.

He racked up 46 points in 33 junior games before joining the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and scoring five goals in 10 playoff contests.

Sprong was Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2015.