Kahun, 23, is coming off a successful rookie campaign in which he recorded 37 points (13G-24A) in 82 games for the Blackhawks, while averaging 14:09 minutes per game. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound forward finished the year plus-10, which was best among all Chicago forwards and third overall on the team.
Kahun, who will be entering the final year of his entry-level contract, is signed through the end of the 2019-20 season, and he carries an average annual value of $925,000. He will be a restricted free agent at the end of next season.
"Dominik had a great rookie season with the Blackhawks," said general manager Jim Rutherford. "He is a speedy, versatile player capable of playing all three forward positions. He also saw time on Chicago's power-play and penalty killing units. We are very excited for him to join our team."
Kahun ended the 2018-19 campaign ranked in the top-10 in goals (t-8th), assists (t-4th), points (t-7th), and plus/minus (8th) among NHL rookies. He also joined fellow Penguin, Marcus Pettersson, as one of just six rookies to appear in 82 or more games this season.
The native of Plana, Czech Republic originally signed with the Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent on May 21, 2018. Prior to that, Kahun spent four seasons with EHC München of Germany's top professional league, the DEL where he recorded 111 points (39G-72A) over 157 regular season games. EHC München won the DEL championship in each of Kahun's final three seasons with the team.
Although born in the Czech Republic, Kauhn has represented Germany multiple times at the international level, including winning a silver medal at the 2018 Olympics where he tallied five points (2G-3A) in seven games. He has also played for Germany in the World Championship (2016, '17, '18, '19), World Junior Championship ('13, '14, '15), and World Under-18 Championship ('12, '13).
Also coming Pittsburgh's way is a 2019 fifth-round draft pick. The pick gives the Penguins six selections in the 2019 NHL Draft. The breakdown by round is below:
