Penguins/NHL category, Page 185
Tim Benz: A return of Marc-Andre Fleury to Penguins makes sense beyond sentiment
The Vegas Golden Knights’ trade of former Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was a stunner to many in hockey circles on Tuesday. Not so much in the sense that Vegas shipped away the NHL’s reigning Vezina Trophy winner. After all, they had a Goalie-1 and Goalie-1A situation with Fleury and Robin...
What are Penguins’ options in free agency with limited salary cap space?
There are two things Penguins general manager Ron Hextall is limited with as the NHL’s free-agent signing period opens Wednesday. Insight and salary cap space. As the former is concerned, Hextall has represented a stark contrast from his predecessor, Jim Rutherford. If the Penguins needed a left winger or a...
Marc-Andre Fleury discusses future, has advice for current Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry
If anyone knows what it is like to take the heat from Pittsburgh Penguins fans after disappointing playoff results in goal, it’s Marc-Andre Fleury. With five trips to the Stanley Cup Final under his belt and three Stanley Cup rings on his fingers, Fleury has known lots of postseason success....
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan to be named United States Olympic coach
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is expected to be named head coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic team for the 2022 Games in Beijing. The NHL has yet to formally agree to participate in the Olympics, which are scheduled for February. A native of Marshfield, Mass., Sullivan has served...
Penguins extend qualifying offers to forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Radim Zohorna
The Penguins extended qualifying offers to pending restricted free agent forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Radim Zohorna. Aston-Reese, 26, appeared in 45 games last season and had 15 points (nine goals, six assists). His previous contract was a two-year deal with a salary cap hit of $1 million. The 25-year-old Zohorna...
Penguins A to Z (and back to H): Filip Hallander’s return boosts the prospect pool
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Filip Hallander Position: Center Shoots: Left Age: 21 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 190 pounds...
Penguins draft ‘bandwagon’ fan Tristan Broz in 2nd round
Like a lot of kids who grew up in Minnesota, Tristan Broz gravitated to hockey. After all, it’s the self-proclaimed “state of hockey.” But he didn’t root for the local NHL club. “The Wild was always kind of a little bit of a boring team to watch, played a boring...
Penguins select forward Kirill Tankov with final pick in draft
With their final pick in the draft, the Penguins selected forward Kirill Tankov in the seventh round (No. 218 overall). A native of Yurga, Russia, Tankov spent last season in the Molodyozhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL), that country’s top junior league. Appearing in 60 games, Tankov had 44 points (19 goals,...
Penguins draft defenseman Daniel Laatsch in 7th round
With their second of three picks in the seventh round of the NHL draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Daniel Laatsch No. 215 overall. A left-handed shot, the 19-year-old Laatsch appeared in 51 games last season for the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and scored...
Penguins draft defenseman Ryan McCleary in 7th round
With the first of three seventh-round selections they are scheduled to have in the NHL Draft, the Penguins selected defenseman Ryan McCleary 194th overall. A native of Swift Current, Sask., McCleary spent most of last season with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League playing for former Penguins coach...
Penguins select defenseman Isaac Belliveau in 5th round of entry draftVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have selected defenseman Isaac Belliveau in the fifth round (No. 154 overall) of the NHL’s entry draft. The left-handed Belliveau (6-foot-2, 184 pounds) had 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 37 regular season Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) games last season split between the Rimouski...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins’ schedule stinks
I hate the Penguins’ schedule. But I’m still going to go. I get in free. The Penguins open with two road games, then have an eight-game homestand. Too much, too soon. October isn’t quite hockey season in Pittsburgh. We’ll be watching the Pirates in the playoffs. The Penguins play just...
Penguins draft forward Tristan Broz in 2nd roundVideo
With their first selection in the 2021 draft, the Penguins selected forward Tristan Broz in the second round (No. 58 overall). Last season, Broz, 18, played for the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL). In 54 games, Broz (6-foot, 179 pounds) led the Force with 51 points...
Penguins re-sign forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist
The Penguins have re-signed pending restricted free agent forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 at the NHL level. He is scheduled to be a restricted free agent upon completion of the contract. A second-round pick (No. 61 overall) in 2016, Bjorkqvist, 24, is one of...
Who can fill in the Penguins’ bottom-6 forwards?
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall was not ambiguous about why he jettisoned Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev over the past handful of days. He wanted salary cap space. But he also acknowledged their departures — coupled with second-line center Evgeni Malkin being sidelined as he recovers from a right knee...
Penguins A to Z: Jason Zucker struggles to find a fitVideo
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 47 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Jason Zucker Position: Left winger Shoots: Left Age: 29 Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 192...
Penguins have five picks in entry draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have a selection in the first round of the NHL’s entry draft Friday. That pick (No. 26 overall) was sent to the Minnesota Wild in February 2020 as part of the trade that brought forward Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh. They are scheduled to have five...
Penguins to open 2021-22 season against Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the 2021-22 season in banner fashion. Literally. They will travel to the Gulf Coast of Florida and face the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 12 at Amalie Arena as the hosts raise their most recent championship banner. This contest will be...
Salary cap concerns led to changes for Penguins, GM Ron Hextall says
Ron Hextall didn’t necessarily have a strong desire to part ways with forwards Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev. At the same time, he had to ensure his team was compliant with the NHL’s salary cap of $81.5 million. That’s why McCann and Tanev now are members of the Seattle Kraken....
Penguins A to Z: Can Radim Zohorna fill a big void on the bottom 2 lines?Video
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 47 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Radim Zohorna Position: Left winger Shoots: Left Age: 25 Height: 6-foot-6 Weight: 220...
First Call: Ex-Penguin Jared McCann becomes a Twitter trend after expansion selection; high praise for Minkah Fitzpatrick
Thursday’s “First Call” has some lofty compliments for Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. The internet is in love with Jared McCann’s Pittsburgh-to-Toronto-to-Seattle travels. Also, we look at other interesting picks by the Kraken and the latest trials of the woebegone Pittsburgh Pirates. High praise Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made a recent...
U mad, bro?: Penguins fans fret about expansion strategy; Pirates fans still prickly about draft; Steelers’ forgotten past
This week’s “U mad, bro?” is all over the map. Penguins hockey. College hockey. Baseball drafts. Steelers from the 1930s. And English lessons. This is what they call the “dog days” of summer. I don’t have a dog right now. But based on the emails I received this week, if...
Penguins lose forward Brandon Tanev to Kraken in expansion draft
Brandon Tanev made history with the Pittsburgh Penguins the moment he signed with them in the summer of 2019. His six-year contract was the longest deal the franchise had inked with an unrestricted free agent. But they never really intended on him completing the full term of the deal while...
Penguins A to Z: Colton Sceviour can offer more than he showed in 2020-21Video
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Colton Sceviour Position: Right winger Shoots: Right Age: 32 Height: 6-foot Weight: 190...
Mark Madden: Forget the deck chairs. Goaltending is what could sink Penguins
The Penguins faithful and the attendant media have spent most of their time recently sweating what player the Penguins could lose to Seattle in the NHL’s expansion draft and any ancillary moves the team might make. What everybody should be concerned about is the Penguins’ goaltending. NHL free agency starts...
