Penguins sign college free agent Drew O'Connor

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed college free agent Drew O'Connor to a two-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday.

O'Connor, who has played the last two seasons at Dartmouth College, was named the NCAA Ivy-League Player of the Year this campaign. He recorded a team-leading 21 goals and 33 points in 31 games this season.

"Drew is a powerful skater with good hands, which helped him have a very good year at Dartmouth," Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said. "We are very happy Drew has joined the Penguins as we feel he can help our NHL club sooner rather than later."

The 21-year-old will report to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the season.