Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 39

Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic enjoyed his time as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. Especially because his best season as an NHLer came during his employment in the Piedmont. As a rookie in 2020-21, Nedeljkovic was named to the NHL’s All-Rookie team after posting a 15-5-3 record in...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Vinnie Hinostroza and defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. In 13 NHL games this season, Hinostroza has scored three points (one goal, two assists) while averaging 9:53 of ice time per contest. With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hinostroza has appeared in...

Rickard Rakell isn’t terribly interested in discussing the first two months of his season. And why would he? In his first 17 games, he had no goals. And in the next 12 games? Zero. Then again, he was injured for those dozen contests, nursing a suspected right shoulder injury. Healthy...

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play has decided a lot of games for them this season. And the bulk of those decisions have been emphatically negative. Largely sputtering with the man advantage through the first third of the season, the Penguins have directed countless man-hours among their players and staff toward...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Jonathan Gruden and Marc Johnstone to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Monday evening. In corresponding transactions, forwards Noel Acciari and Rickard Rakell were activated from regular and long-term injured reserve, respectively. Gruden has played in four NHL games this season and has no...

Pittsburgh Penguins fans got a chance to see the player who once was projected to be the franchise’s goaltender of the future for the Minnesota Wild Monday night. Filip Gustavsson. A second-round pick (No. 55 overall) in 2016, Gustavsson was viewed by management at that time as potentially being the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Ryan Shea on waivers Monday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed and clear by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Shea can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. A first-year NHLer — who does not qualify for rookie status per NHL rules based on his...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Monday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Rakell’s status following an optional morning skate. Currently designated to long-term injury due to a suspected right shoulder injury, Rakell has been...

Erik Karlsson has skated in pairings with big defensemen before. When he entered the NHL with the Ottawa Senators in 2009, he occasionally worked with the likes of Filip Kuba (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) or Andy Sutton (6-foot-6, 245 pounds). Later, he was regularly deployed on the Senators’ top pairing with...

If the Pittsburgh Penguins require any kind of major augmentations to the roster in hopes of qualifying for the playoffs, time will tell. At least that’s what president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas told reporters in Cranberry on Monday. “Time is going to tell us that and that’s how we’ll...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Vinnie Hinostorza cleared waivers Saturday and remains on the club’s NHL roster for the time being. With Hinostroza having gone unclaimed on waivers, the Penguins are free to assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). A right-handed shot, Hinostroza has been used in a...

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers Friday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed and clear by 2 p.m. Saturday, the team can assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. A right-handed shot, Hinostroza has been used in a variety of roles this season, including on both...

The Penguins worked overtime and then some Wednesday in their 4-3 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Goals by defenseman Kris Letang and forwards Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller and Jansen Harkins in a 12-round shootout provided a hard-earned victory. It was the longest shootout...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Brayden Yager has been selected for Canada’s roster in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship tournament. Hockey Canada, the governing body of the sport in that country, announced its 22-player roster Wednesday evening. Yager, 18, was the Penguins’ first-round pick (No. 14 overall)...

It was a night to celebrate hockey in Pittsburgh. West Mifflin native and Arizona Coyotes rookie forward Logan Cooley – perhaps the greatest talent this region has ever produced in the sport – played at PPG Paints Arena for the first time in his young career against the Pittsburgh Penguins....

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returned to his team’s lineup Tuesday for a home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. Activated from injured reserve earlier in the day, Joseph had missed the previous 16 games because of an undisclosed ailment. Limited to five games and an assist...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. This maneuver provides roster flexibility and allowed the team to formally activate defenseman P.O Joseph from injured reserve. The Penguins signed Samorukov to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 on...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph is expected to return to his team’s lineup for Tuesday’s home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. An undisclosed injury has sidelined him for the past 16 games at the NHL level. Joseph did play in two American Hockey League (AHL) games...

Few people in the NHL are synonymous with the influx of advanced metrics that revolutionized front offices and roster construction in the 2010s to the degree Kyle Dubas is. Regardless of the validity, Dubas is seen by many as an “analytics guy” in his current role as president of hockey...