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Penguins re-sign restricted free agent forward Radim ZohornaVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Radim Zohorna to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $750,000, the league minimum. Per a release from the team, the contract is a two-way deal for the 2021-22 season and one-way for the 2022-23 campaign. As a rookie in...
Penguins forward Brock McGinn is ready for tough expectations
Toughness can be defined a lot of ways in hockey. A generation or two ago, it could have been tabulated by penalty minutes or fighting majors. Today, the sport has a far less pugilistic bent. But being tough is still an attribute that is as vital to the sport as...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese elects for salary arbitration
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese, a restricted free agent, elected for for salary arbitration. The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced Aston-Reese was one of 17 players to do so Sunday. Aston-Reese, 26, recently completed a two-year contract that carried a salary cap hit of $1 million. Last season, Aston-Reese...
Ex-Penguins forward prospect Sam Miletic signs with HurricanesVideo
Former Penguins forward Sam Miletic has joined the Carolina Hurricanes, signing a one-year, two-way contract for a league-minimum $750,000 at the NHL level. Miletic, 24, was a member of the Penguins organization for the past four seasons but never played for the NHL club. An All-Star at the American Hockey...
Penguins sign former Ducks forward Danton HeinenVideo
The Penguins added another bottom-six forward to their mix on Thursday, signing former Anaheim Ducks forward Danton Heinen to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Heinen, 26, appeared in 43 games for the Ducks last season and scored 14 points (seven goals, seven assists). A left-handed shot, Heinen averaged 14...
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman joins Wild
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman has joined the Minnesota Wild, signing a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Czuczman, 30, had been a member of the Penguins for the past four seasons. During the 2020-21 campaign, he played his first NHL games in approximately seven years. In two NHL...
Penguins sign ex-Coyotes forward Michael ChaputVideo
The Penguins boosted their depths in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday by signing journeyman forward Michael Chaput to a one-year two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Chaput, 29, spent parts of the past three seasons as a member of the Arizona Coyotes. Last season, Chaput appeared in 13 NHL games and did...
Penguins sign journeyman defenseman Taylor Fedun
The Penguins have signed journeyman defenseman Taylor Fedun to a one-year, two-way contract worth the league minimum of $750,000. Fedun, 33, spent most of the 2020-21 season on the Dallas’ Stars’ taxi squad and did not play in any NHL games. He was limited to two American Hockey League (AHL)...
Penguins stand pat in goal with Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith
In the aftermath of his team’s wretched six-game loss to the New York Islanders during the first round of the playoffs in May — a ruinous result that starting goaltender Tristan Jarry was largely responsible for — Penguins general manager Ron Hextall was resolute in stating his faith with what...
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to entry-level contract
The Penguins have signed goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to a two-year entry-level contract. Financial terms were not revealed. Lindberg, 22, was one of the top goaltenders at the collegiate level last season, leading Massachusetts to the NCAA championship. In 15 games, Lindberg had a 10-1-4 record, a 1.24 goals against...
Ex-Penguins goaltender Maxime Lagace joins LightningVideo
The Penguins have made at least one change to their goaltending ranks. Reserve goaltender Maxim Lagace has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed. Lagace, 28, joined the Penguins as a free agent signing in...
Penguins sign ex-Hurricanes forward Brock McGinnVideo
The Penguins appear to have found a replacement for forward Brandon Tanev. They have agreed to sign former Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn to a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $2.75 million. McGinn, 27, appeared in 37 games last season and scored 13 points (eight goals, five...
Ex-Penguins forward Frederick Gaudreau signs with WildVideo
One of the Penguins’ more surprising players in 2020-21 has joined the Minnesota Wild. Forward Frederick Gaudreau, who broke through as a steady presence in the Penguins’ lineup after opening the 2020-21 season on the fringes, signed a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.2 million. The deal...
Penguins re-sign forward Dominik SimonVideo
The Penguins are set to bring back one of the franchise’s most debated players in recent memory. Marc-Andre Fleury? No. Dominik Simon. They have agreed to re-sign the 26-year-old forward to a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000 at the NHL level. After the Penguins allowed Simon to walk...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Cody Ceci signs with OilersVideo
The Penguins have lost one of their steadiest defenders through free agency. Defenseman Cody Ceci, who reinvigorated his career last season, has signed a four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers that carries a salary cap hit of $3.25 million. A free agent signing in October of 2020, Ceci appeared in...
Penguins re-sign forward Evan Rodrigues
The Penguins have agreed to re-sign arguably their most versatile player. Forward Evan Rodrigues has agreed to a one-year deal worth $1 million. Capable of playing all three forward positions, Rodrigues did just that throughout the 2020-21 season as the Penguins dealt with injuries and other absences to their forward...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan named United States Olympic coach
Mike Sullivan ran into some familiar names Monday. To be clear, they’re familiar to anyone who has cared about hockey in the United States over the past 40-plus years. Or, at the least, has watched the movie “Miracle.” “At Boston University, we had an alumni hockey golf tournament,” the Penguins...
What are Penguins’ options in free agency with limited salary cap space?
There are two things Penguins general manager Ron Hextall is limited with as the NHL’s free-agent signing period opens Wednesday. Insight and salary cap space. As the former is concerned, Hextall has represented a stark contrast from his predecessor, Jim Rutherford. If the Penguins needed a left winger or a...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan to be named United States Olympic coach
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is expected to be named head coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic team for the 2022 Games in Beijing. The NHL has yet to formally agree to participate in the Olympics, which are scheduled for February. A native of Marshfield, Mass., Sullivan has served...
Penguins extend qualifying offers to forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Radim Zohorna
The Penguins extended qualifying offers to pending restricted free agent forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Radim Zohorna. Aston-Reese, 26, appeared in 45 games last season and had 15 points (nine goals, six assists). His previous contract was a two-year deal with a salary cap hit of $1 million. The 25-year-old Zohorna...
Penguins A to Z (and back to H): Filip Hallander’s return boosts the prospect pool
With the Penguins in the midst of their offseason, the Tribune-Review is looking at all 48 players currently under NHL contracts to the organization in alphabetical order, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to top-six winger Jason Zucker. Filip Hallander Position: Center Shoots: Left Age: 21 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 190 pounds...
Penguins draft ‘bandwagon’ fan Tristan Broz in 2nd round
Like a lot of kids who grew up in Minnesota, Tristan Broz gravitated to hockey. After all, it’s the self-proclaimed “state of hockey.” But he didn’t root for the local NHL club. “The Wild was always kind of a little bit of a boring team to watch, played a boring...
Penguins select forward Kirill Tankov with final pick in draft
With their final pick in the draft, the Penguins selected forward Kirill Tankov in the seventh round (No. 218 overall). A native of Yurga, Russia, Tankov spent last season in the Molodyozhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL), that country’s top junior league. Appearing in 60 games, Tankov had 44 points (19 goals,...
Penguins draft defenseman Daniel Laatsch in 7th round
With their second of three picks in the seventh round of the NHL draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Daniel Laatsch No. 215 overall. A left-handed shot, the 19-year-old Laatsch appeared in 51 games last season for the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and scored...
Penguins draft defenseman Ryan McCleary in 7th round
With the first of three seventh-round selections they are scheduled to have in the NHL Draft, the Penguins selected defenseman Ryan McCleary 194th overall. A native of Swift Current, Sask., McCleary spent most of last season with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League playing for former Penguins coach...
