The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have signed defenseman Nick D'Agostino to a two-year entry level contract. D'Agostino recently finished a successful four-year career with the Big Red, where he was one of the top offensive defensemen in ECAC Hockey with 25 goals and 47 assists for 72 points over 132 games.
 
D'Agostino was drafted by the Penguins in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 211th pick, then made an immediate impact upon his arrival with the Big Red. In 2010, he was named to the league's All-Rookie Team and presented the program's Greg Ratushny Award as most promising freshman. He was then the team's leading scorer among defensemen as both a sophomore and junior, earning All-Ivy League and All-ECAC Hockey Second Team honors in 2012.
 
D'Agostino is a two-time winner of the Wendell and Francelia Earle Award for his class' leading member for outstanding academic achievement. After serving as an assistant captain as a junior, he was one of the Big Red's tri-captains this season.
 
D'Agostino's contract with the Penguins begins with the 2013-14 season. He is the first member of Cornell's Class of 2013 to sign an NHL contract, and the second to sign a professional deal (forward Greg Miller signed with the American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers in April).