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Penguins forward prospect Cooper Foster’s long journey continuesVideo
The Sault Ste. Marie Airport is a modest facility residing on a chunk of Ontario that juts out into the eastern end of Lake Superior, right where the St. Mary’s River begins. Three carriers operate out of the strip: Air Canada Express, Porter and the vividly dubbed Bearskin Airlines. None...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign former Sabres prospect Mats LindgrenVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed defenseman Mats Lindgren to a one-year American Hockey League contract on Friday. A left-handed shot, the 19-year-old Lindgren (6-foot, 182 pounds) was a fourth-round draft pick (No. 106 overall) in 2022 by the Buffalo Sabres but never signed with that team and became an unrestricted free...
Following solid USHL debut, Penguins prospect Joona Vaisanen looks to develop further in college
Geographically and topographically (not to mention culturally), one would be hard-pressed to think of a more stark contrast between Finland and Iowa. Yet, that’s exactly the seismic shift in surroundings that Pittsburgh Penguins 2024 draft pick Joona Vaisanen underwent. The 19-year-old defenseman, chosen in the sixth round (No. 175 overall),...
Penguins change beverage provider at PPG Paints Arena
The Pittsburgh Penguins have changed the beverage provider at PPG Paints Arena to Coca-Cola products beginning with the 2024-25 season. ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, which serves most of Pennsylvania as well as portions of Ohio and West Virginia, will provide the beverages. A “multi-year partnership” was announced by the team via...
Longtime Penguins athletic trainer Chris Stewart steps away
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins head athletic trainer Chris Stewart has resigned from his position after 18 seasons with the team. Per a team spokesperson, Stewart is stepping away from the job to get away from the grind the position presents. A native of Johnstown, Stewart joined the Penguins in 2006 and...
Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe offers a blend of offense, agitationVideo
Tanner Howe has a pretty obvious idol for anyone who has grown up in Canada over the past 18 years. “Sidney Crosby,” said Howe, a native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. “Just growing up, watching and seeing what he’s done. It’s crazy. To be drafted to the same team is pretty...
Former Penguins forward Radim Zohorna signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna signed a one-year contract with HC Lugano of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction via a release Thursday. Zohorna, 28, just completed a one-year, two-way contract with the Penguins that carried a salary cap hit of $775,000. He became an unrestricted free...
Penguins sign forward prospect Tanner HoweVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed a member of their 2024 draft class Wednesday, agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract with forward Tanner Howe. A second-round pick (No. 46 overall) in last month’s NHL Draft, Howe served as captain of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League last season. In 68...
Goaltender Sergei Murashov impresses in Penguins prospect tournament
The Pittsburgh Penguins concluded their prospect development camp Wednesday in Cranberry with a four-on-four tournament of three different squads. The unimaginatively monikered Team 1 claimed glory with a 2-1 win against hated Team 3 to secure the Michel Briere Cup, which profoundly remembers a promising Penguins rookie forward who died...
Penguins prospect Brayden Yager getting closer to NHL arrival
Chosen 14th in the 2023 NHL Draft and with a junior hockey championship to his credit, Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Brayden Yager is ready to take his game to the next level. Last season in the Western Hockey League was a successful one for Yager, who helped lead the Moose Jaw...
Having already made history, ‘the hard work starts now’ for Penguins prospect Harrison Brunicke
Without even taking a step onto the ice as a full-time NHLer, Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Harrison Brunicke already has made history. Selected in the second round of the NHL Draft (No. 44 overall) last month, Brunicke became the first South African-born skater to hear his name be called at...
New coach Kirk MacDonald has big plans for Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
It is important to win games at the AHL level, but it also is crucial to develop young players so they can make an impact in the NHL. With many players on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ roster growing older and nearing retirement, the impetus is on Kirk MacDonald to shepherd the...
Promising Penguins goalie prospect Sergei Murashov adapting well to new North American surroundingsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie prospect Sergei Murashov has been in the United States for all of a few days after being added near the 11th hour as an attendee of the club’s annual development camp. But the 20-year-old native of Yaroslavl, Russia, has adjusted to new surroundings halfway across the world...
Tim Benz: Kyle Dubas gave the same speech to his young players that he did to the fans. Now Penguins must make it happen
Before last month’s NHL draft in Las Vegas, Penguins president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas made a clear statement about the direction he wants to go with the organization. “We need to make sure that we have the flexibility and the options to bring in younger, hungrier...
Penguins 1st-round pick Owen Pickering gets chance to compete at camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting their prospect development camp at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, and Owen Pickering is among the handful of first-round picks competing. It’s been two years since Pickering was drafted No. 21 overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. Pickering hopes this can be his year...
Pittsburgh-born player hopes to make NHL dreams come true at Penguins development camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of players at their development camp, which opened Saturday in Cranberry, but one player’s history with the region stood out above the rest. Matthew DiMarsico, who played for Penn State last season, grew up in Wexford. Last season for the Nittany Lions, DiMarsico had seven...
Penguins forward prospect Ville Koivunen doesn’t feel pressure (yet)
Ville Koivunen acknowledges there is pressure in being one of the prospects the Pittsburgh Penguins received in a blockbuster trade that sent popular All-Star forward Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes in March. But he doesn’t feel it. At least not right now. Especially because it’s July. “No, I don’t...
Penguins re-sign forward prospect Corey Andonovski
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward prospect Corey Andonovski to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000. Andonovski was a restricted free agent and just completed a two-year entry-level contract with a salary cap hit of $925,000. The Penguins signed the undrafted Andonovski out of Princeton in...
Former Penguins forward Adam Payerl signs in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Payerl has signed with the Ravensburg Towerstars of the Deutschen Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2), the second-tier league in that country. That team announced the transaction via a release on Friday. A native of Kitchener, Ont., the 33-year-old Payerl has spent most of the past six...
Penguins announce development camp roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins have invited 48 players to attend their prospect development camp beginning Saturday in Cranberry. A roster was announced by the team on Wednesday. It includes: Forwards — Dalton Andrew, Jack Beck, Christopher Brown, Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Charlie Cerrato, Justin Cloutier, Mathieu De St. Phalle, Luke Devlin,...
Tim Benz: Pittsburgh brings a lot of baggage to the ‘1 jersey’ conversation for Penguins core 3
When it comes to the debate over how important it is that the Penguins’ core three finish their careers in black and gold, I feel like many of us in Pittsburgh bring a lot of baggage to the conversation. Because, as we are seeing now, the desire to keep some...
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Maxim Cajkovic signs in Czechia
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Maxim Cajkovic has signed with HC Litvínov of the Extraliga ledního hokeje (ELH) in Czechia. That team announced the transaction via a release Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Cajkovic via a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 25 and he split the remainder of the...
Former Penguins broadcaster Steve Mears eager to join Blue Jackets as ‘ambassador’
Steve Mears has always gotten advice from Mike Lange. Even for something seemingly mundane in their shared vocation as hockey play-by-play broadcaster on how to identify players. “The game is so fast,” Mears said. “He would say, ‘Just take an extra second, you know, just take an extra second. Just...
Mark Madden: The Penguins need to overachieve to win, but they aren’t wired that way
The Penguins are going to slowly rebuild. Like president of hockey ops/GM Kyle Dubas said, the Penguins won’t “strip it down to the studs,” not least because that’s impossible given the number of no-movement clauses and untradable contracts Dubas must cope with. So, for the immediate future, the only hope...
U mad, bro?: Pre-Fourth fireworks on state of the Penguins, insufficient Pirates, Mike Tomlin’s recent playoff fade
Thursday is Independence Day. So I plan on celebrating my independence from work. Hence, we are posting “U mad, bro?” a day early this week. Don’t worry. I’m offering up plenty of fireworks about the Penguins’ current roster, the Pirates’ ups and downs and Mike Tomlin’s recent track record. This...
