Justin Guerriero stories, Page 41
Mike Sullivan encouraged by nature of Penguins’ Valtteri Puustinen’s goal vs. RangersVideo
For the majority of Valtteri Puustinen’s time with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, there’s been one overarching storyline. Puustinen’s potential has impressed coach Mike Sullivan and his staff, but ultimately, sustained offensive contributions have not been forthcoming for the 24-year-old rookie Finn. Entering Saturday afternoon’s game against the New York...
Jack St. Ivany ‘ecstatic’ for 1st NHL call-up, offers Penguins righty option on blue line
A shortage of right-handed defensemen, specifically on the third pair, has been an issue of late for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Veteran Chad Ruhwedel filled those shoes this season and for several years prior, but his recent departure via trade to the New York Rangers created a void that coach Mike...
New women’s hockey league excited to show off product in Pittsburgh during successful 1st season
Nearly five years ago, hundreds of the top professional women’s hockey players in North America came together and bet on themselves. The wager they made — sitting out and not playing for a year — was bold. But the decision, announced in early May of 2019, was one many players...
Penguins recall defenseman Jack St. Ivany from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled 24-year-old defenseman Jack St. Ivany from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Friday morning ahead of the club’s practice in Cranberry. St. Ivany, a fourth-round (No. 112) pick by the Flyers, who then featured Ron Hextall as general manager, in 2018, joins the Penguins for the first...
P.O Joseph, John Ludvig find rhythm as Penguins continue tinkering on blue lineVideo
Several parallels are visible when comparing the seasons of Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph and John Ludvig. Joseph, 24, and Ludvig, 23, have landed on injured reserve this year and navigated stretches of being out of the lineup as healthy scratches. While Joseph, in his fourth NHL campaign, has an...
Penguins’ Erik Karlsson faces both former teams in back-to-back games
An interesting quirk in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ schedule has offered defenseman Erik Karlsson a walk down memory lane. The Penguins played a road game at Ottawa on Tuesday night, falling in overtime, and Thursday night, they welcome the San Jose Sharks to PPG Paints Arena. For Karlsson, that means he’s...
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 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...
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 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...
Reports: Penguins’ Jake Guentzel close to being dealt to Carolina
As the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals closed in on puck drop Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, significant traction was reported regarding a trade of injured winger Jake Guentzel. Several NHL insiders said Guentzel, 29, was close to being dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes. Neither club has confirmed the trade....
Uptick in power-play productivity a welcomed change of pace for PenguinsVideo
Aside from isolated spurts of a few games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play largely has been moribund this season. The Penguins’ 15.4% conversion rate on the man-advantage ranks 28th in the NHL, but lately, things have been looking up. Over their last nine games, the Penguins have gone 8 for...
Pitt players recognize stakes of remaining games, eschew talk of NCAA Tournament
Sustained success has eluded Pitt men’s basketball in the post-Jamie Dixon era. Dixon’s teams were criticized for their inability to make deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, but most Panthers fans no doubt would be thrilled to see the program return to annually being in the March Madness conversation. Jeff...
For Robert Morris, Horizon League tournament is last chance to end disappointing season on positive note
Just over a year ago, Robert Morris hosted a Horizon League tournament game at UPMC Events Center in Moon for the first time since making the jump from the Northeast Conference ahead of the 2020-21 season. The Colonials put together a four-game winning streak toward the end of the regular...
Sizable gap between analytics, results continues to confound Penguins
A lie detector test would be in order for anyone claiming to have predicted that at this increasingly late juncture of the season, an inability to score enough goals would be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Achilles’ heel. From afar, as the Penguins got underway in October, inconsistent goaltending, struggles on the...
Penguins place Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall then return Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, several hours ahead of their 10 p.m. puck drop in Seattle vs. the Kraken. In a related transaction, fellow forward Jonathan Gruden was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Shortly before the start of Thursday’s game...
Robert Morris falls to Northern Kentucky in final home game
As the regular season comes to a close, Robert Morris’ position within the 11-member Horizon League is solidified heading into the upcoming conference tournament. The Colonials (10-20, 6-13) will be the league’s No. 9 seed when the tournament begins March 5. Given that circumstance, not much was on the table...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust out week-to-week with upper-body injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins, still feeling the sting of losing top winger Jake Guentzel to injury, received more bad news Tuesday afternoon as coach Mike Sullivan informed reporters in Vancouver that forward Bryan Rust is out week-to-week with an unspecified upper-body injury. Guentzel, currently on long-term injured reserve, is unable to...
Following trade, Emil Bemstrom takes stock of new surroundings with PenguinsVideo
Most fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins are on edge waiting to see if president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas will deal injured winger Jake Guentzel before the March 8 trade deadline. So when the Penguins took to social media platform X on Thursday evening to announce a trade — as...
Penguins reassign goalie Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Moments before their game at PPG Paints Arena vs. the Montreal Canadiens got underway Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a roster move, reassigning netminder Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League. Hellberg, 32, was called up to Pittsburgh on Feb. 19 under emergency conditions, when either Tristan Jarry...
Penguins acquire forward Emil Bemstrom in trade with ColumbusVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas orchestrated a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period of his club’s game vs. Montreal on Thursday night, acquiring 24-year-old forward Emil Bemstrom in exchange for forward Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026. Bemstrom, 24,...
Penguins forward Colin White claimed off waivers by Montreal
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Colin White won’t have to go very far to find his new team, the Montreal Canadiens. A few hours in advance of Thursday’s 7 p.m. puck drop at PPG Paints Arena between the Penguins and Canadiens, Montreal claimed White off waivers. White, 27, was placed on...
Penguins’ Valtteri Puustinen strives for more regular offensive contributionsVideo
If one thing has eluded Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen during his pair of stints at the NHL level this season, it’s been a consistent knack for scoring. To be sure, Puustinen is far from alone among the Penguins’ corps of bottom-six forwards in failing to contribute goals and...
Penguins’ Noel Acciari nearing return after recovering from concussionVideo
When injured players are able to suit up and get back to practicing with teammates minus any restrictions, it’s usually a pretty good sign that they’re trending in the right direction with regards to recovering from whatever sidelined them. That’s the spot Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari appears to be...
