Imama appeared in 16 games with the Penguins in 2024-25, picking up one goal, 30 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus and earned himself a one-year, $775,000 contract extension on Friday. The 28-year-old bruiser has appeared in 31 career NHL games with three separate organizations (ARI, OTT, PIT) but has never averaged more than 7:29 TOI in any of his four seasons.
Imama was a late scratch on Thursday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Imama has one goal and zero assists in 16 games this season.
Imama had been on the IR since February 7th due to an upper-body injury but is healthy and has been activated on Thursday ahead of Pittsburgh's game vs. Philadelphia. The 28-year-old left-winger had failed to pick up a point in any of his six appearances so far this season and will likely return to his bottom-six role as a depth forward for the Penguins upon his return.
Imama has not played since suffering the injury on February 7th. The 28-year-old forward has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, but has played six games with Pittsburgh, recording zero points while averaging 5:28 time-on-ice.
Imama suffered the injury in the first period of Friday's game and was unable to return. We should receive an update on his status of ahead of Pittsburgh's game in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Pittsburgh added some grit on Monday by signing 27-year-old Bokondji Imama to a one-year, two-way contract. The 27-year-old appeared in six games with Ottawa in 2023-24, but failed to pick up a point while adding seven PIMs and averaging 5:25 TOI/GP.
With Ottawa's season wrapped up, Imama has been reassigned to the AHL. Imama played six games with Ottawa this season but spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the Belleville Senators (AHL), scoring 10 points (3G / 7A) in 53 games.
Imama will be the odd-man out on Tuesday when the Senators travel to Boston for their regular season finale. Zack Ostapchuk will draw into the lineup in his place.
Imama had five goals, 10 assists, 109 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus with the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Ottawa. The 26-year-old left-winger also appeared in five games for Arizona last season but failed to pick up a point to go along with his five PIMs and -2 plus/minus. He brings a goal, 10 PIMs and nine games of NHL experience to the Senators.
Imama has five goals, nine assists, 101 PIMs, and a +7 plus/minus through 45 games with Tucson (AHL) and has been recalled to Arizona Monday. The 26-year-old returns to Arizona, where he failed to pick up a point across five games played with five PIMS and a -2 plus/minus.
Imama failed to pick up a point through five games with the Coyotes but had five PIMs and a -2 plus/minus but has been re-assigned to Tucson (AHL) Friday. He heads back to the Roadrunners, where he has five goals, eight assists, 96 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 43 games played this season.
