Former Notre Dame center and Washington Capitals draft pick Thomas DiPauli will sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, per Craig Morgan of Today’s Slapshot:

Hearing Notre Dame F Thomas DiPauli (Caps' 2012 draft pick) will sign with the Penguins. — Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) August 18, 2016

DiPauli was drafted in the fourth round (100th pick overall) by the Capitals back in 2012. He then played four seasons at Notre Dame and, after racking up a career-high 14 goals along with 18 assists as a senior, was named as an honorable mention to the Hockey East All-Star team.

The 5-foot-11, 197-pound 22-year-old became a free agent when he didn’t sign a contract with Washington before Monday’s deadline.

DiPauli was invited to the Capitals’ development camp this summer, but he elected not to attend.

“They’ve been very upfront in how they feel about Thomas and where he might fit in, and it’s good,” DiPauli’s agent Peter Fish told the Washington Post. “But Washington — unfortunately, in this case — they’re a very strong team and a very deep team. That’s not to say it wouldn’t be a great fit. We don’t know what free agency is going to bring. We don’t know what teams might be interested. It could be not as good as an opportunity Washington has, but we just have to kind of let it play out at this point.”

Ultimately, DiPauli opted to sign with the defending Stanley Cup-champion Penguins. Before inking a deal with Pittsburgh, DiPauli had received interest from at least half a dozen teams.

During his four-year career with the Fighting Irish, DiPauli, an Illinois native, recorded 30 goals and 78 points in 145 games. DiPauli may not carry the potential of Jimmy Vesey, but he is still regarded as a nice future piece.