Bryan Rust

The Little Mermaids

POSITION:
F
BIRTHDAY:
May 11, 1992
AGE:
33
DRAFT YEAR:
Undrafted
DRAFTED OVERALL:
-
DRAFTED ROUND:
-
DRAFTED BY:
-
STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACT (EXTENSION)
LENGTH: 4 Years
SIGNING TEAM: OLY
EXPIRY STATUS: UFA
SIGNED ON: May 21, 2022
SEASON CLAUSE AGE CAP % CAP HIT MINORS
2022-23 M-NMC 30 4.1 $5,125,000 $4,000,000
2023-24 M-NMC 31 4.1 $5,125,000 $3,975,000
2024-25 M-NMC 32 3.9 $5,125,000 $3,975,000
2025-26 M-NMC 33 1.8 $2,562,500 $1,412,500
This contract was involved in a retained salary transaction starting in the 2025-26 season
TWO-WAY CONTRACT
LENGTH: 3 Years
SIGNING TEAM: NOT
EXPIRY STATUS: RFA
SIGNED ON: February 25, 2020
SEASON CLAUSE AGE CAP % CAP HIT MINORS
2019-20 - 27 2.9 $3,500,000 $0
2020-21 - 28 2.8 $3,500,000 $0
2021-22 - 29 2.8 $3,500,000 $0
TRADE HISTORY
DATE TRADE DETAILS
Sep 18, 2025
The Little Mermaids acquire:

Bryan Rust
Retention:
Bryan Rust
$2,562,500 (50%) 		Zero Pucks Given acquire:

2027 3rd Round Pick
The Little Mermaids
2026 7th Round Pick
The Little Mermaids
Dec 22, 2022
Olympiakos HC acquire:

Jeff Skinner

Retention:
Jeff Skinner
$2,700,000 (30%) 		Zero Pucks Given acquire:

Bryan Rust
2024 2nd Round Pick
Smash Bros
(#19 - Liam Greentree)
Mar 19, 2022
Olympiakos HC acquire:

Bryan Rust
Jeff Petry
2022 3rd Round Pick
Olympiakos HC
(#31 - Filip Mesar)
 The Dark Knights acquire:

Seth Jones
Alex Goligoski
2022 5th Round Pick
Olympiakos HC
(#53 - Mike Benning)
Jul 18, 2020
Notorious acquire:

Tristan Jarry
Josh Norris
2023 1st Round Pick
The Dark Knights
(#9 - Colby Barlow)
2025 2nd Round Pick
The Dark Knights
(#16 - Justin Carbonneau)
 The Dark Knights acquire:

Bryan Rust
Kevin Labanc
Michael DiPietro
2021 5th Round Pick
Saucin'
(#46 - Zach Dean)
2022 3rd Round Pick
Saucin'
(#29 - Jimmy Snuggerud)
2023 2nd Round Pick
Smash Bros
(#19 - David Reinbacher)
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CAREER STATS
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A P Pace +/- SOG S/G S% PPG PPP SHG SHP GWG TOI
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 29 11 16 27 76 -3 72 2.5 15.3 3 14 0 0 3 20:17
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 31 34 65 75 -21 191 2.7 16.2 5 18 0 0 5 19:45
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 28 28 56 74 10 196 3.2 14.3 3 9 1 1 3 19:35
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 20 26 46 47 -4 211 2.6 9.5 2 11 0 1 2 17:54
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 24 34 58 79 7 180 3.0 13.3 9 21 0 0 1 18:46
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56 22 20 42 62 9 154 2.8 14.3 6 11 0 0 6 19:43
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 55 27 29 56 83 14 151 2.7 17.9 8 17 1 2 4 19:46
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 18 17 35 40 10 141 2.0 12.8 0 0 2 4 4 15:54
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 13 25 38 45 11 123 1.8 10.6 2 4 2 3 3 16:03
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57 15 13 28 40 4 110 1.9 13.6 0 0 0 1 1 13:38
2015-16 Wilkes-Barre AHL 16 3 3 6 31 -5 40 2.5 7.5 1 0 1
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 4 7 11 22 1 68 1.7 5.9 0 1 0 0 1 12:30
2014-15 Wilkes-Barre AHL 45 13 14 27 49 6 109 2.4 11.9 3 0 3
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 1 1 2 12 -3 34 2.4 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 12:02
2013-14 Wilkes-Barre AHL 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
U. of Notre Dame H-East 40 17 16 33 68 4 2 3
2012-13 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 41 15 19 34 68 5 1 4
2011-12 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 40 5 6 11 23 0 0 1
2010-11 U. of Notre Dame CCHA 40 6 13 19 39 0 1 0
2009-10 USA WJ18-A 7 4 2 6 70
USNTDP U-18 38 16 13 29 63
USNTDP U-17 1 0 0 0
USNTDP USHL 27 10 13 23 70
2008-09 USNTDP U-17 16 3 2 5 26
USNTDP NAHL 42 6 9 15 29
2007-08 Det. Honeybaked Minor-MI 37 27 20 47 104
Det. Honeybaked MWEHL 31 17 28 45 119
2006-07 Honeybaked Bantam Major AAA T1EBHL 29 15 28 43 122 0
2005-06 Honeybaked Bantam Minor AAA T1EMBHL 28 11 19 30 88 0