Penguins/NHL category, Page 58
For Penguins’ Rutger McGroarty, quest to prove he belongs is only just beginning
Cracking the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening-night roster represents a massive accomplishment for Rutger McGroarty. General manager Kyle Dubas, in trading Brayden Yager, considered the Penguins’ top prospect, for McGroarty, wagered the 20-year-old forward might be more NHL-ready and capable of helping the club now. That McGroarty, who joined the Penguins in...
Tim Benz: If Kyle Dubas keeps talking about the ‘standard’ for the Penguins, Mike Tomlin may start asking questions
During his season-opening press conference, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas spoke openly about spending much of his first 16 months on the job learning about the city of Pittsburgh and his team’s fanbase. “After being here for a year, there are people who have lived here for their whole lives....
Penguins-Red Wings game rescheduled for later start
Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena has been rescheduled for start time a little after 8 p.m. The contest originally was slated to begin shortly after 7 p.m. The NHL announced the rescheduling Tuesday. This change was prompted by Game 4...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry knows what matters
Tristan Jarry knows a little bit about what Joel Blomqvist is going through at the moment. Once upon a time, Jarry was the intriguing goaltending prospect who arrived in Pittsburgh to back up an incumbent starter who had fallen on hard times and out of favor with the locals. That...
Injured Penguins forward Bryan Rust skates in final practice before season opener
There’s no changing the fact that forward Bryan Rust and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic won’t be available to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the immediate future. But Tuesday’s practice in Cranberry, the Penguins’ final mandatory team session ahead of Wednesday’s season-opening visit from the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena, offered...
Mark Madden: Penguins might sneak into the playoffs, but don’t expect much more
The Pittsburgh Penguins will either just miss or just make the playoffs, just like the last two seasons. They will go an eighth straight year without winning a playoff series. That’s what happens when you keep bringing back basically the same team and same approach. The Penguins have slowed but...
First Call: Ex-Steeler calls out George Pickens; Davante Adams update; Sidney Crosby ‘not an option’ to leave Pittsburgh
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a stern message for George Pickens from a former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion. We also have an update on the chaos swirling around the Raiders as they prepare to host the Steelers on Sunday. Sidney Crosby discusses his long-term future in Pittsburgh. And some highlight...
Won’t change tactics? Won’t play the kids? Penguins coach Mike Sullivan pushes back at critics’ ‘narratives’
During his time as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Matheson had a way with words. Especially when it came to those who had a way with words. Like his coach at that time, Mike Sullivan. “The first thing I noticed about him is just the way he speaks,”...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas wants to ‘change the story’
Kyle Dubas knows what is said about the club he is charged with crafting and steering. After two seasons of being a spectator for the playoffs — and six springs without a postseason series victory — the external view of the Pittsburgh Penguins isn’t what it once was. And it...
SportsNet Pittsburgh unveils Penguins broadcast schedule, programming highlights
SportsNet Pittsburgh released a multitude of broadcasting and programming notes Monday ahead of the Penguins’ season-opening contest Wednesday vs. the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. That game will be broadcast nationally by TNT, but SportsNet Pittsburgh will provide one hour’s worth of pre- and postgame content. Josh Getzoff...
Penguins set opening night roster with 17 returning players
The Pittsburgh Penguins finalized their 2024-25 opening-night roster Monday, comprising 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders. Of the 22 players, 17 skated with the Penguins last year. Franchise pillars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin lead the club’s corps of forwards, joined by returning players Noel Acciari, Michael Bunting, Drew...
Penguins assign promising defenseman Harrison Brunicke back to junior club
Harrison Brunicke, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 18-year-old defenseman who turned heads throughout the preseason and made a case to crack the club’s opening day NHL roster, was reassigned to his junior team. The Penguins announced Monday that Brunicke was sent back to the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL)....
Minor league report: Penguins top Phantoms in preseason finale
Forwards Emil Bemstrom and Tristan Broz each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton which won its preseason finale by defeating the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 5-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 27 saves on 28 shots in the victory while...
Penguins place Sebastian Aho, Boko Imama on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Sebastian Aho and forward Boko Imama on waivers Sunday according to Puckpedia. Should they go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Monday, the Penguins can assign them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. The NHL’s deadline for teams to submit a season-opening roster is 5 p.m....
Penguins return many key pieces from last year’s top 10 penalty-killing unit
Success on the penalty kill was insufficient to save the Pittsburgh Penguins from themselves last year, as a host of other inconsistencies and shortcomings tanked their postseason aspirations for the second straight season. But being solid short-handed was and is far better than the inverse. Heading into the 2024-25 campaign,...
Will changes on the power play work for the Penguins?
It’s been a fairly common scene in Cranberry since 2015. A booming voice with a New England accent halting practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins and bellowing out a command. Usually, head coach Mike Sullivan of Marshfield, Mass., has been the origin of those missives. As of late, contributions have been...
Penguins lose defenseman John Ludvig to Avalanche through waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost defenseman John Ludvig to the Colorado Avalanche through waivers Saturday. Six other players — forwards Emil Bemstrom, Jonathan Gruden, Joona Koppanen and Sam Poulin as well as defensemen Nate Clurman and Filip Kral — went unclaimed and were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson expects to play in the season opener ‘with ease’
Erik Karlsson was optimistic. As he lumbered into the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room at their facility Saturday in Cranberry, he blurted out his ambitions. “I was hoping you forgot about me!” Karlsson quipped to the gaggle of reporters hoping to speak with him for the first time this training camp....
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bears
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 preseason loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday. Forwards Atley Calvert, Sam Houde and Gabe Klassen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Penguins will conclude the preseason with...
Penguins finish preseason by beating Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins won their preseason finale, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-3, at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Blue Jackets forward Mikael Pyyhtia (second goal of the preseason, 4:35 of the first period) and defenseman Cole Clayton (first goal, 5:05) opened the scoring. Penguins forward Noel Acciari responded with...
Penguins reassign Corey Andonovski, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Owen Pickering to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With the preseason winding down, NHL clubs are preparing to finalize their rosters for opening night, the Pittsburgh Penguins included. That means there’s bound to be a flurry of cuts and reassignments to minor-league affiliates leading into early next week. The Penguins were active on both those fronts Friday ahead...
Penguins place 7 on waivers, including 2019 1st-round pick Sam Poulin
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed seven players on waivers, including forward Sam Poulin, the team’s first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2019. Should those players go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Saturday, they can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In addition to Poulin, the Penguins also waived...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi rebounds with strong training campVideo
Like everyone who finished the 2023-24 season as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jesse Puljujarvi had a long summer because the team failed to qualify for the postseason. But it wasn’t as long as the previous summer for Puljujarvi. During the 2023 offseason, Puljujarvi had two achy hips and...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust ‘day to day’ with injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust remained off the ice for the third consecutive day of training camp on Friday as he recovers from an undisclosed injury. The team initially described his absences as “maintenance days” on Wednesday and Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan went further on Friday and labeled the top-line...
Young winger Sam Poulin approaches crossroads with Penguins
At this stage in his career, the word “prospect” feels somewhat ill-suited to describe Sam Poulin. The Pittsburgh Penguins winger has only appeared in six career NHL contests, and he is just 23 years old. But he has played parts of three seasons as a professional, and over that span,...
