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Penguins roster hopeful Tristan Broz has goals in mind (like preventing them)Video
On the surface, there was nothing surprising about Tristan Broz scoring the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lone regulation goal in a 2-1 road loss to the Montreal Canadiens to open the preseason Monday. The visitors deployed a very limited lineup full of prospects as well as minor leaguers, and Broz was one...
Penguins fall to Blue Jackets in second preseason contest
Forward Zach Gallant scored the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 preseason loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. The score was Gallant’s first of the preseason and came at 9 minutes, 45 seconds of the first period off an assist from...
Penguins to start goaltender Arturs Silovs in preseason game against Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Wednesday’s road preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Columbus, Ohio. He is scheduled to split the contest with Filip Larsson. Coach Dan Muse announced those plans following a morning skate in Cranberry. Silovs was acquired in...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany: ‘I know I belong in the NHL’
Jack St. Ivany’s offseason routine isn’t all that different from most NHLers. “Went into the summer with a game plan, knowing things I liked to work on,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said. “In particular, leg strength. Had a couple of injuries that I needed to get under control.” There was...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason game against Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the lineup they are scheduled to deploy for a preseason road contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Forwards - Justin Brazeau, Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Connor Dewar, Zach Gallant, Filip Hallander, Aaron Huglen, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, Aidan McDonough, Nolan Renwick, Philip...
Making the Penguins’ roster will be hard, but not complicated for forward Robby Fabbri
Robby Fabbri signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sept. 17, a day before the team opened training camp. But the deal wasn’t exactly an 11th-hour entente. The Penguins and Fabbri made something of a gentleman’s agreement on a PTO that allowed Fabbri to pursue a...
Penguins announce 4 franchise icons in Class of 2025 for relaunched team hall of fame
By any measure, the 1983-84 season was the worst in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it was no accident. The roster was constructed with the intent of being awful. And then it was progressively whittled down to something even worse. As terrible as those seven months were that...
Penguins open preseason with shootout loss to Canadiens
In their opening game of the preseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a 2-1 shootout road loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Shootout goals by forwards Sean Farrell and Oliver Kapanen secured victory. Goaltender Sergei Murashov recorded the loss. In 34 minutes, 55 seconds of ice time, he...
Penguins to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in preseason opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in their opening game of the preseason, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. He is expected to split the contest with prospect Sergei Murashov. Coach Dan Muse announced his team’s plans in net following a morning skate...
Can Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering finally become a full-time NHLer?
A few minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the first round (No. 21 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, Owen Pickering wasn’t meek in outlining his ambitions. “My mentality was as soon as I was drafted to a team before this was to try to make that team...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for their opening game of the preseason, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Forwards — Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Robby Fabbri, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Danton Heinen, Boko Imama, Ben Kindel, Joona Koppanen, Anthony Mantha, Tommy Novak, Sam Poulin, Valtteri...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust doesn’t want to go anywhere
Everyone with the Pittsburgh Penguins is going through a bit of an acclimation process with new coach Dan Muse in the early days of training camp. Perhaps no one more so than forward Bryan Rust, who played for previous coach Mike Sullivan dating to their days with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander is back and still wants to take a spot
Filip Hallander’s pursuit is still the same. But his perspective has changed with the benefit of experience. In September of 2021, Hallander, then a 21-year-old forward prospect, boldly proclaimed his intentions leading into training camp with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I’m here to take a spot,” the left-handed winger said. “Just...
Penguins forward Kevin Hayes sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes will be sidelined due to an undisclosed injury to begin the regular season. Coach Dan Muse announced Hayes’ status on Friday indicating he will be reevaluated in approximately one month. The Penguins are scheduled to open the regular season with a road contest against the...
Former Penguins general manager Ray Shero posthumously receives Lester Patrick Trophy
Former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero was posthumously named the recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy for this year. The award recognizes “outstanding service to hockey in the United States.” The announcement of Shero’s selection was made by the United States Hockey Hall of Fame on on Friday. Shero...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin: ‘I hope that I stay here’
Some things have waned a bit for Evgeni Malkin at 39. His bullish method of skating into the offensive zone has lost a little horsepower. And that blistering one-timer from the right circle doesn’t quite break the sound barrier like it used to. But his wit is as sharp as...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas: ‘This team is on the right path’
There are always expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the 2025-26 season is no exception. The expectations, at least externally, are clear: Few anticipate the Penguins being a contender, at least in the sense of potentially lifting a trophy at the end of the season. But being a competitor? That...
Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Rutger McGroarty enter training camp with injuries
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari and Rutger McGroarty are among five players who are sidelined due to injuries as the team opens training camp. President of hockey operations Kyle Dubas provided an update on the quintet in Cranberry on Thursday. Acciari, 33, is dealing with a core muscle injury. “He...
Penguins announce training camp roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025 training camp roster looks a bit like what they hit the ice with in 2010. Marc-Andre Fleury and (a) Brent Johnson are included along with mainstays such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. But Fleury is largely participating in this camp as a retirement...
Penguins video coach Madison Nikkel named to United States Olympic staff
Pittsburgh Penguins video coach Madison Nikkel was named to the same role for the United States men’s Olympic team in February. USA Hockey announced its full coaching and support staff via a release on Wednesday. Nikkel has been a member of the Penguins organizations since 2016 when he started as...
Tristan Jarry still sits atop Penguins’ depth chart in goal
A position-by-position look at the Pittsburgh Penguins as they approach training camp. Today, the goaltenders. It wouldn’t be a stretch of reality if Tristan Jarry improves considerably in the upcoming season. After all, it’s hard to do worse than some of the lowest points of his clunker of a 2024-25...
Blackhawks sign ex-Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to tryout
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk has signed a professional tryout (PTO) with the Chicago Blackhawks. That team announced its training camp roster on Tuesday with Grzelcyk’s name included. Canadian broadcaster Sportsnet reported Grzelcyk agreed to a PTO. Players on PTOs can sign a regular contract provided they convince team...
What will the Penguins do with so many right-handed defensemen?
A position-by-position look at the Pittsburgh Penguins as they approach training camp. Today, the right-side defensemen. There’s an adage that a hockey team can never have too many right-handed defensemen. The Penguins might be testing the limits of that convention. As they enter the 2025-26 season, they appear to have...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby: ‘This is where I want to be. I love it here’
Jim Wiltman has had season tickets with the Pittsburgh Penguins for roughly four decades. “It’s easy to support through ups and downs,” said the Sewickley native. “I’ve had six season tickets for a long time. Continue to have them. “Enjoy every moment of it.” He had quite a moment Monday...
Will Parker Wotherspoon stabilize the left side of the Penguins’ defense?
A position-by-position look at the Pittsburgh Penguins as they approach training camp. Today, the left-side defensemen. In his season-ending remarks in April, Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was blunt in assessing the left side of his team’s blue line. “The left side of our defense, it’s been a...
