Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 119
Penguins have little to say about proposed sale
Things were status quo for the Penguins on Wednesday. At least on the ice. They engaged in a brisk-but-efficient practice at their facility in Cranberry. Their sputtering power play was a focus. And they even managed to work in the occasional shootout attempt to break up the monotony. It was...
Crosby gets on score sheet, but Penguins lose to Sabres
Sidney Crosby was happy Tuesday morning. And it was simply because he was able to be around his teammates for a morning skate. He had been denied what is seemingly a mundane facet of life as a professional hockey player for the better part of two weeks after he tested...
Penguins on verge of sale to Fenway Sports Group; Mario Lemieux would stay on as minority owner
Fenway Sports Group LLC, which owns the iconic Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, is in advanced negotiations to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sources familiar with the Penguins and Fenway Sports Group confirmed the nature of the negotiations, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday afternoon....
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Sabres
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to start Tuesday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 5-3-3 record, a 2.57 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. During Sunday’s 6-1 road loss to the Washington Capitals, Jarry allowed...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese still seeking 1st goal this season
For Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese, his 2021-22 season started just like the 2020-21 season started. That is to say he was not in the lineup for the opening of either campaign because of medical woes. Last season, Aston-Reese did not get into the lineup until his team’s 12th game...
Returns of Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, Mike Sullivan can’t help Pens in loss to Capitals
Like most people with a rooting interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan was not entirely pleased with the squad’s play of late. After all, the Penguins had lost six of their previous eight games before Sunday. The team’s coach viewed the previous five of those contests as a spectator...
Minor league report: Defenseman Josh Maniscalco leads Nailers to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by defenseman Josh Maniscalco gave the Wheeling Nailers a 5-4 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Sunday. The undrafted Maniscalco, in his second-year of an entry-level contract with the Penguins, scored his first two goals of the season while...
Penguins activate Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, others from covid-19 protocol
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby as well as defensemen Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel were all removed from the NHL’s list for covid-19 protocol Sunday afternoon. All four players and head coach Mike Sullivan will be available for Sunday’s road game against the Washington Capitals. Sullivan was also just...
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues fined for trippingVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues was fined $2,500 by the NHL for a dangerous trip against Ottawa Senators forward Zach Sanford during the Senators’ 6-3 home win on Saturday. At 6 minutes, 13 seconds of the third period, Rodrigues used his stick to push into the left leg of Sanford,...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CheckersVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 27 saves on 30 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out at home by the Charlotte Checkers, 4-0, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It was the second time this season that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-6-0-1) has been shut out this season. Highlights:...
Coach Mike Sullivan expected to return to Penguins’ bench Sunday
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is expected to return to his team’s bench for Sunday’s road game against the Washington Capitals. Sullivan has been in isolation since the team announced he tested positive for covid-19 on Nov. 4. Assistant coach Todd Reirden, who has been filling in for Sullivan during...
Minor league report: Goaltender Filip Lindberg injured as Penguins winVideo
Goals by defenseman Chris Bigras and forward Valtteri Puustinen gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 home win against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg started the game for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-0-1) and made 27 saves on 28 shots but left after the second...
Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola, goaltender Louis Domingue
Juuso Riikola’s return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton did not last that long. Barely even one day, in fact. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they recalled the reserve defensemen less than 24 hours after he was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate. Riikola’s recall is on an emergency basis. Such a...
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist welcomed back to PittsburghVideo
Patric Hornqvist was back in a familiar spot Thursday. Near the crease of one of the net in PPG Paints Arena. Thursday’s contest between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins was the first in Pittsburgh since Hornqvist was traded to the Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and forward...
Jubilant Tristan Jarry leads Penguins to shootout victory against Panthers
Tristan Jarry isn’t the most loquacious member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He’s fairly stoic and usually just gets directly to the point when queried on any matter. But the Penguins’ starting goaltender doesn’t dodge responsibility. After his squalid performance during the 2021 playoffs, he pledged, “I will be better next...
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist welcomed back to Pittsburgh
Patric Hornqvist was back in a familiar spot Thursday. Near the crease of one of the net in PPG Paints Arena. Thursday’s contest between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins was the first in Pittsburgh since Hornqvist was traded south to the Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel activated from covid-19 list
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel returned to the lineup Thursday after being activated from the NHL’s list for covid-19 protocol Thursday. To make room for them, defensemen Taylor Fedun and Juuso Riikola were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team initially announced Pettersson...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Panthers
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start his fifth consecutive game on Thursday against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. This season, Jarry has played in nine games and has a 4-2-3 record along with a 2.28 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. Jarry’s career numbers...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores lone goal for Penguins in loss to AmericansVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 5-1 home loss to the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 27 saves on 32 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-5-0-1) which has lost four consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry seeks improvement in shootoutsVideo
On the surface, Tristan Jarry’s base numbers are pretty good. Through nine games this season, the Penguins’ starting goaltender’s goals-against average of 2.28 and .926 save percentage are very sturdy. If nothing else, each figure represents an improvement over the 2.75 goals-against average and .909 save percentage he compiled during...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel labeled as ‘game-time’ decisions for Thursday
Marcus Pettersson was limited in what he could do physically during his recently completed 10-day isolation after testing positive for covid-19. A highly intensive workout suitable for a professional athlete was out of the question. Even relatively light activities were a bit of a challenge. But he did find something...
Penguins start slow in Chicago, lose in shootout
Jeff Carter really liked how his team played in the final 20 minutes of regulation on Tuesday. Especially since the veteran Penguins forward scored his team’s only two goals during that stretch. But the first 40 minutes? Ick. The last five minutes weren’t terribly great either. The result of such...
Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola trying to maximize a rare opportunityVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center wasn’t all that significant in the grand scheme of things for the Penguins and reserve defenseman Juuso Riikola. It was Game 11 of 82 for the Penguins. And for Riikola, it merely was his fourth game of the season....
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel clear covid-19 protocol
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel have resumed skating after being in isolation for covid-19. Assistant coach Todd Reirden announced their statuses to media in Chicago on Tuesday. “Chad and Marcus both went through their final stages of their protocol (Tuesday) morning which included the cardiac screening,” Reirden said....
Penguins reach settlement with former minor league coach, wife over sexual assault allegations
The Pittsburgh Penguins reached a settlement with a former minor league assistant coach and his wife over an alleged sexual assault said to have occurred in November 2018. On Tuesday, the franchise and lawyers representing Erin and Jarrod Skalde issued statements indicating a settlement was reached involving two separate lawsuits....
