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Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen, forcing Penguins to change giveaway plansVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins planned to hand out thousands of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads to fans at Thursday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena. But those plans were altered suddenly when the Penguins were informed the shipment carrying the bobbleheads was stolen when it arrived in California....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Phantoms in Vasily Ponomarev’s debutVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 23 saves to record his first career shutout in the American Hockey League as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeated the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 3-0, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result improved Blomqvist’s record to 18-9-5. Forward Jagger Joshua scored two goals for...
New Penguins lean on center Lars Eller for veteran wisdom
A few days after he signed his new contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in early February, forward Jesse Puljujarvi sat on the bench and watched the team’s top power-play unit drill during a practice session at the team’s facility in Cranberry. A lot of the vocabulary and functions of the...
Michael Bunting scores 1st goal with Penguins in overtime loss to Senators
Michael Bunting doesn’t necessarily have grand aspirations on what he can bring to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He just wants to be part of the solution. “I just want to play my game and contribute where I can and wherever coach (Mike Sullivan) wants me to be,” Bunting said Friday in...
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea, assign forward Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Thursday evening and assigned rookie forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Shea returns to the NHL roster after being most recently assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Jan. 28. He has been shuffled between the NHL and AHL roster repeatedly...
Russell Wilson joins list of late-career former superstars acquired by Pittsburgh teams
Russell Wilson is one of the biggest veteran “names” ever acquired by a Pittsburgh pro sports team via free agency or trade. A Super Bowl-winning quarterback and nine-time Pro Bowl honoree, Wilson is one of the NFL’s most recognizable stars. But that Wilson is coming to the Steelers for the...
Mark Madden: Mediocre veterans, Mike Sullivan’s system among Penguins’ plethora of problems
The Penguins have just one goal in their last 190:07 of hockey. But refreshing Penguins notes score big all the time. SHOOT THE PUCK! • It’s OK to lose now. Don’t get too mad when the Penguins do. If the Penguins finish in the NHL’s bottom 10, that keeps their...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ tailspin provides familiar look at an unfamiliar time of year
Watching the Pittsburgh Penguins in March this year has been like watching the Pirates in August most years. They are bad. They are out of it. And they are playing like they know it. What’s next at PPG Paints Arena? It’s probably too dangerous to shoot off Zambelli fireworks displays...
John Ludvig brings rare dose of belligerence to Penguins lineupVideo
John Ludvig probably had no idea what coach Mike Sullivan said about him ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sunday afternoon home game vs. the Edmonton Oilers. “He’s physical, and he brings that added dimension to our blue line that we don’t have a lot of, quite frankly,” Sullivan said before...
Penguins waive forward Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Jonathan Gruden on waivers Monday afternoon. Should no other team claim Gruden by 2 p.m. Tuesday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This season, Gruden has played in a career-best 11 NHL games and scored one goal while averaging...
Penguins shut out by Oilers as slide continues
While most of the world lost an hour Sunday because of daylight savings time, the Pittsburgh Penguins just kept losing. Their latest setback was a 4-0 shutout at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers at PPG Paints Arena. While the Penguins did offer a somewhat crisper performance than some of...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust could rejoin lineup versus Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust could rejoin his team’s lineup for a home game against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Approximately two hours before the opening faceoff, coach Mike Sullivan labeled Rust as a “game-time” decision. Roughly an hour later, Rust was formally activated from injured reserve. Typically deployed on...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores on penalty shot as Penguins loseVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored on a penalty shot for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Ryan Shea also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-2o-7-1) while goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 25 saves on 29 shots in...
Penguins bullied by Bruins in Boston beatdown
In deciding to trade All-Star forward Jake Guentzel on Thursday — to say nothing of reserve defenseman Chad Ruhwedel and goaltender Magnus Hellberg on Friday — Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was blunt in assessing his team. “We need to make a lot of improvement to the...
Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday afternoon. This transaction comes one day after Gruden was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. According to Cap Friendly, this is the fifth time Gruden has been recalled to the NHL roster this season. Primarily deployed...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Phantoms, Nailers shut out
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 27 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. The result improved Blomqvist’s record to 17-8-5. Forwards Corey Andonovski, Austin Rueschhoff and Lukas Svejkovsky scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
‘Nobody’s happy about it right now’ as the Penguins move on without Jake Guentzel
Kyle Dubas justified. Evgeni Malkin apologized. Michael Bunting acclimated. And Jake Guentzel was gone. Friday was hardly an upbeat day for the Pittsburgh Penguins as the NHL’s trade deadline came and went. But it was an occasion that provided some clarity as to what direction the Penguins will take for...
Penguins swap AHL goalies with Florida, gain 7th-round pick in ’25 for Magnus Hellberg
Roughly 15 minutes before the NHL trade deadline Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins shipped goaltender Magnus Hellberg to the Florida Panthers in exchange for fellow goalie Ludovic Waeber and a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2025. Waeber, 27, made 15 appearances with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League this...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin apologizes for ugly loss to Capitals
Evgeni Malkin had a charming way of welcoming new teammate Michael Bunting to the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Talk to these guys!” Malkin bellowed, referring to reporters and playfully hoping they would quit querying him about the state of the underwhelming team. Malkin has never been overly comfortable speaking with media, either...
New Penguins forward Michael Bunting has history of producing next to elite linemates
Michael Bunting wasted zero time joining the Pittsburgh Penguins. The former Carolina Hurricanes forward, dealt to the Penguins late Thursday night in exchange for star winger Jake Guentzel, departed Raleigh early Friday morning. Upon landing in Pittsburgh, Bunting promptly made the trek out to the Penguins’ facility in Cranberry, where...
Penguins forward Jansen Harkins out long term following hand surgeryVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jansen Harkins will be sidelined on a long-term basis after undergoing surgery for a hand injury Friday morning. Per the league’s media website, Harkins is designated to injured reserve. It was not immediately clear if he is on regular or long-term injured reserve. Harkins was presumably injured...
Penguins trade defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to Rangers for 4th-round pick in 2027
Soon after the Pittsburgh Penguins took to the ice at their practice facility Friday in Cranberry, the reason for defenseman Chad Ruhwedel’s absence soon became apparent. Shortly after noon, a few hours in advance of the NHL trade deadline, the Penguins announced Ruhwedel had been traded to the New York...
Watch: Jake Guentzel produced many memorable goals during his time with the PenguinsVideo
Jake Guentzel will go down as one of the most talented players to ever put on a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater. In 503 games through close to eight full seasons with the Penguins, he scored 219 goals with 247 assists, with his 466 points ranking 11th all-time in franchise history. Late...
Tim Benz: Jake Guentzel trade, Steelers’ QB quandary shine light on difficult Pittsburgh sports reality
Jake Guentzel was traded away from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. In return, general manager Kyle Dubas got one established NHL forward in Michael Bunting. The rest of the return was three prospects (Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev and Cruz Lucius) and conditional first-round...
First Call: Details from Jake Guentzel’s trade; Mitch Trubisky discusses leaving Pittsburgh; Chuks Okorafor’s new team
In Friday’s “First Call,” we have some fallout on the Jake Guentzel trade from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes. We also have comments from Mitch Trubisky on his departure from Pittsburgh, news of Kevin Dotson’s whopper of a new contract in Los Angeles, and details of Chuks Okorafor’s...
