The Pittsburgh Penguins have confirmed the departure of forward Jansen Harkins, who has signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. The deal is worth an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000 in 2024-25 and $800,000 in 2025-26.
Harkins, claimed off waivers, spent the 2023-24 season with the Penguins and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. During his time with Pittsburgh, Harkins appeared in 45 games and tallied four assists. In the AHL, he notched five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 14 games.
The 27-year-old underwent hand surgery in March following an injury sustained in a fight with then-Washington Capitals forward Beck Malenstyn.
Before joining the Penguins, Harkins spent six seasons with the Winnipeg Jets organization. Selected 47th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft by Winnipeg, Harkins made his NHL debut in the 2019-20 season. Over parts of six seasons with the Penguins and Jets, he has accumulated 13 goals and 31 points in 199 games. Harkins has also appeared in four Stanley Cup Playoff games, scoring one goal.
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Harkins’ journey to the NHL included time in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Prince George Cougars, where he established himself as a solid junior player. His best offensive season came in 2015, with 20 goals and 59 assists for 79 points in 70 games, earning him a spot in the CHL Top Prospects Game. Over his WHL career, the Cleveland, Ohio native amassed 75 goals and 167 assists for 242 points in 275 games.
On a personal note, Jansen Harkins is the son of former Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers forward Todd Harkins, who scored three goals and six points in 48 NHL games in the early 1990s.
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