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Ex-Penguins forward Frederick Gaudreau signs with WildVideo
One of the Penguins’ more surprising players in 2020-21 has joined the Minnesota Wild. Forward Frederick Gaudreau, who broke through as a steady presence in the Penguins’ lineup after opening the 2020-21 season on the fringes, signed a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.2 million. The deal...
Penguins re-sign forward Dominik SimonVideo
The Penguins are set to bring back one of the franchise’s most debated players in recent memory. Marc-Andre Fleury? No. Dominik Simon. They have agreed to re-sign the 26-year-old forward to a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000 at the NHL level. After the Penguins allowed Simon to walk...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Cody Ceci signs with OilersVideo
The Penguins have lost one of their steadiest defenders through free agency. Defenseman Cody Ceci, who reinvigorated his career last season, has signed a four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers that carries a salary cap hit of $3.25 million. A free agent signing in October of 2020, Ceci appeared in...
Penguins re-sign forward Evan Rodrigues
The Penguins have agreed to re-sign arguably their most versatile player. Forward Evan Rodrigues has agreed to a one-year deal worth $1 million. Capable of playing all three forward positions, Rodrigues did just that throughout the 2020-21 season as the Penguins dealt with injuries and other absences to their forward...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan named United States Olympic coach
Mike Sullivan ran into some familiar names Monday. To be clear, they’re familiar to anyone who has cared about hockey in the United States over the past 40-plus years. Or, at the least, has watched the movie “Miracle.” “At Boston University, we had an alumni hockey golf tournament,” the Penguins...
Mark Madden: If the Penguins can still get Marc-Andre Fleury, they should
In Pittsburgh, discussing Marc-Andre Fleury will never go away. Not ‘til Fleury comes back to the Penguins, and probably not even then. The Penguins found themselves dragged back into the Fleury vortex Tuesday by an occurrence that had nothing to do with them. Vegas unexpectedly traded Fleury to Chicago for...
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....
