Canucks acquire Penguins' Derrick Pouliot for prospect, 4th-round pick

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenseman Derrick Pouliot from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for prospect Andrey Pedan and a 2018 fourth-round draft pick, the team announced Tuesday.

Pouliot, 23, was the eighth overall pick in the 2012 draft, but has spent the majority of his pro career in the AHL. In 67 games with the Penguins, he's registered two goals and 12 assists.

Pedan, meanwhile, was a third-round pick of the Islanders in 2011. The 6-foot-5 blue-liner has only appeared in 13 NHL games, failing to record a point.

The pick the Penguins acquired replaces the fourth-rounder they dealt to Tampa Bay at last season's deadline for Mark Streit.