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Photos: Sidney Crosby teaches ‘Little Penguins’ to play hockeyVideo
Youngsters took to the ice with Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby as he helped instruct them Wednesday during the “Little Penguins Learn to Play Hockey” program at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. The program, in its 12th season, provides an introduction to hockey for 1,500 kids age 4-9 every year....
Mark Madden: Trade for Jason Zucker proves Penguins again doing their best to win now
Jason Zucker seems a good fit for the Penguins, and for Sidney Crosby’s line. His speed and skill generate odd-man breaks. He’s adept at attacking off the rush. Zucker isn’t having a banner season (14 goals in 46 games) but he has topped 20 goals four times since 2014-15, peaking...
Mike Eruzione on how legend of 1980 Olympic team continues to thrive
I’ve gotta be on the cusp. Don’t I? Completely on the outer edge of the age range. I mean, if you are even a few months younger than me you probably don’t remember. Right? At 45 years old, my earliest sports memories were largely constructed in those few months between...
Tim Benz: Sorting through Jason Zucker trade and his Penguins debut
For almost two days now, I’ve been trying to find my bottom-line stance on the Penguins’ decision to acquire Minnesota Wild winger Jason Zucker. And after seeing him in black and gold for about 62 minutes Tuesday night in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, I’m still...
Empty Thoughts: Lightning 2, Penguins 1 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Lightning. It’s one thing when Jim Rutherford tells you the trade he just made was a good one or when Mike Sullivan tells you how much a new player will help. It’s another when the incumbent players act excited about a...
Jason Zucker has quiet debut in Penguins’ OT loss to LightningVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins offered a lot of descriptions of their new forward Jason Zucker after acquiring him in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Monday. “Fast” was the most common one. “Honest” could be another. After making his debut with the team in a 2-1 overtime loss to the...
Mike Eruzione has kept the U.S. hockey team’s miracle alive for 40 yearsVideo
Mike Eruzione hasn’t seen either of the movies about the “Miracle On Ice” in 10 years. “I know the story,” he said, smiling. Only three times in 40 years has he allowed himself to watch the replay of the U.S. ice hockey team’s upset of the Soviets in Lake Placid...
Mike Eruzione’s grandson gets lesson on Mario Lemieux, hockey history
Through their love of hockey and golf, Mike Eruzione has become close friends with Mario Lemieux over the years. One night not long ago, Eruzione, his wife, Donna, and their 6-year-old grandson, Michael, attended a Boston University game with Lemieux, his wife, Nathalie, and their daughters. Lemieux’s son, Austin, was...
Penguins line Jason Zucker up with Sidney Crosby
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t waste time giving their newest player a chance to prove his value. Forward Jason Zucker, acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Monday, made his Penguins debut Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena against the Tampa Bay Lightning on the left wing of center Sidney...
First Call: When the Browns called on Bill Cowher; saying no to Bud Dupree; praising Jason Zucker
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Bill Cowher’s dance with the Cleveland Browns, panning Bud Dupree, Jason Zucker’s impressive past, and the mean streets of the XFL. Bill almost a Brown? There was always some belief that the Cleveland Browns went after former Steelers coach Bill Cowher to coach their football team...
Jason Zucker is coming to Pittsburgh. Was he worth the price? How will he fit?
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford got his man. The second time. Rutherford wanted to get Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker as part of the return for Phil Kessel last summer. But Kessel rejected that deal. No such problems this time. The left winger comes to Pittsburgh in exchange for a...
Penguins acquire forward Jason Zucker from Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has liked Jason Zucker for a while. Well before his team shortened its bench to three lines over the past week. And well before Jake Guentzel suffered a severe shoulder injury a day before New Year’s Eve. Even well before Rutherford reportedly tried to...
Penguins’ Jared McCann gets rare opportunity with Malkin, Rust
Late in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 road win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday, the Penguins switched their top two lines. Patric Hornqvist moved to the right wing of Sidney Crosby’s line, and Jared McCann slotted down to the left wing of Evgeni Malkin’s line. That...
Penguins will feel John Marino’s absence in many areasVideo
There is a convention in sports that you can’t lose your job to injury. But you can definitely lose your defensive partner because of it. That has happened to Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson this season. Twice. When Justin Schultz missed 16 games in December and January, Pettersson adapted to...
Mark Madden: NHL players need to wear full face shields
Penguins defenseman John Marino wore a full face shield to play hockey for his three seasons at Harvard. This season, he turned pro and immediately went to the NHL, hockey’s most dangerous level. Marino took the full face shield off, replacing it with a visor. That brings us to the...
Penguins defenseman John Marino to undergo surgery
Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino will undergo surgery for a facial injury Monday afternoon according to coach Mike Sullivan. Sullivan declined to identify the specific nature of the injury or the time frame for recovery. A source with firsthand knowledge of Marino’s status indicated he suffered broken bones. Following the...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ weekend, Minkah Fitzpatrick comments, MLB newsVideo
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap a bunch of news from the weekend. The Penguins lost one game and won another in Florida, but another injury is going to hurt the team. Minkah Fitzpatrick made some interesting comments about how he thinks he should be used in the...
First Call: Antonio Brown dissed in boxing challenge; potential Penguins trade target scores; Larry Fitzgerald winsVideo
In Monday’s “First Call,” Antonio Brown’s potential boxing opponent throws an internet haymaker. The XFL’s ratings are off to a good start. A crazy mascot dunk. Larry Fitzgerald wins a title. And watching a potential Penguins trade prospect. A.B. KO’d in video Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is passing...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins injuries, Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick quotes, MLB news
We are all over the map when it comes to our “Madden Monday” podcast this week. Mark Madden and I touch on the Penguins, Steelers, Pitt football and two major baseball issues. We start with the Penguins splitting two games in Florida and how they will deal with their latest...
Penguins have developed into mostly 3-line teamVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — In theory, it has the makings of an intriguing and, potentially, potent fourth line. There’s the skilled former first-round pick trying to resurrect his career as a 30-goal scorer on the left wing. Then at center, a hiccup-quick homegrown prospect who showed he belongs in the NHL...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Panthers 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Panthers. SUNRISE, Fla. — Mike Sullivan can be blunt, terse and curt to speak with. At the same time, he will do just about anything to stop short of criticizing a player individually. Even with players he clearly did not care for...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms, 5-3
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 27 save for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss at home to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jan Drozg, Myles Powell and Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (24-18-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins fend off late rush to beat Panthers, 3-2Video
SUNRISE, Fla. — After six days of gallivanting across sunny Florida, the Pittsburgh Penguins spent enough time on beaches to come away with thoroughly increased levels of melanin and vitamin D. They even managed to collect two points Saturday thanks to a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at BB&T...
Penguins defenseman John Marino to miss game against PanthersVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — Penguins defenseman John Marino will miss Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers due to a facial injury according to coach Mike Sullivan. “John will not play tonight,” Sullivan said. “He’s being held out for precautionary reasons. He’ll be evaluated on Monday when we get back to Pittsburgh...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Bears, 3-0
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 28 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 loss at home to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The Penguins (24-17-3-5) were shut out for the fourth time this season. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is at home against...
