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Ex-Penguins forward Drake Caggiula signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drake Caggiula has signed a one-year contract for the 2025-26 season with Lausanne Hockey Club of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction in a release on Monday. A native of Pickering, Ont., the 30-year-old Caggiula is still officially under contract for the remainder of...
Former Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci joins Blackhawks
Former Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci has joined the Chicago Blackhawks in an identical capacity. The Blackhawks announced Vellucci’s hiring Monday. Vellucci had been a member of the Penguins organization since he took over as general manager and head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2019. After a single...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hire ex-NHL forward Brad Malone as assistant coach
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hired former NHL forward Brad Malone as an assistant coach. His appointment was announced Monday. Malone, 36, retired as an active player following the 2023-24 season and jumped into the coaching ranks in 2024-25 with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Initially hired as...
Penguins A to Z: What can Evgeni Malkin still offer?Video
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 57 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins relinquish rights to forward prospect Cooper Foster
The Pittsburgh Penguins have relinquished the rights to forward prospect Cooper Foster. A deadline to extend a qualifying offer to several prospects around the NHL to maintain rights expired at 5 p.m. on Sunday. A team spokesperson confirmed Foster did not receive an offer. Foster, 19, was a sixth-round draft...
Penguins sign forward prospect Mikhail IlyinVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin to a three-year entry-level contract on Saturday. This contract begins with the 2025-26 season. According to Puckpedia, the contract carries a salary cap hit of $851,667. A native of Cherepovets, Russia, the 20-year-old Ilyin was a fifth-round draft pick (No. 142) of...
Penguins A to Z: Blake Lizotte was as advertisedVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins A to Z: Less might be more for Kris LetangVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Filip Larsson gives management something to think aboutVideo
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Penguins A to Z: A change of scenery offered little to Mathias LaferriereVideo
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Penguins A to Z: It won’t be a reach to see Daniel Laatsch get to the NHLVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Ex-Penguins forward Adam Payerl signs with Germany’s Krefeld Pinguine
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Payerl has signed with the Krefeld Pinguine in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2), the second-tier professional league in that country. That team announced the transaction with a release Monday. A native of Kitchener, Ontario, the 34-year-old Payerl has spent the past seven seasons in...
Penguins A to Z: Filip Kral took his shot at the NHLVideo
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West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley helps United States win gold at IIHF World ChampionshipVideo
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, recorded the primary assist on the only goal of the United States’ 1-0 overtime win against Switzerland in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Sunday. Buffalo...
West Miffin’s Logan Cooley helps United States reach IIHF finalVideo
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, recorded the primary assist on the game-winning goal for the United States in a 6-2 victory agianst Sweden in a semifinal round game of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. With...
Penguins A to Z: Joona Koppanen served his purposeVideo
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign forward Brayden EdwardsVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed forward Brayden Edwards to a two-year American Hockey League contract beginning with the 2025-26 season. That transaction was announced on Friday. Edwards, 20, just completed his junior career with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes. As an “overager” during the 2024-25 season, the right-handed Edwards led...
Penguins A to Z: Vladislav Kolyachonok’s potential will give him a chanceVideo
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Canada, Sidney Crosby stunned by Denmark in quarterfinals of world championshipsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby recorded an assist for Canada, which was upset by Denmark, 2-1, in the quarterfinal round of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament at the Jyske Bank Boxen arena in Herning, Denmark. Forward Nick Olesen scored the winning goal with 49 seconds remaining in...
Penguins A to Z: Ville Koivunen has already provided hopeVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Erik Karlsson has fallen well short of being what he needs to beVideo
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Sidney Crosby records a pair of assists as Canada beats SwedenVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby recorded two assists as Canada beat Sweden, 5-3, on the final day of preliminary round play during the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Tuesday. Opening the contest as Canada’s second-line center, Crosby was 2 for 8 (25.0%)...
Penguins A to Z: P.O Joseph’s return did not go as hopedVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Former Penguins forward Zach Boychuk signs in Slovenia
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Boychuk has signed with HK Olimpija Ljubljana, a team in Slovenia that competes in the International Central European Hockey League. That team announced the transaction via social media Monday. Boychuk, 35, spent the past five seasons with Eisbären Berlin in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga, winning...
Sidney Crosby, Canada fall to Finland in IIHF championshipsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was held without a point while skating for Canada in a 2-1 shootout loss to Finland in a preliminary-round game during the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Monday. Opening the contest as Canada’s second-line center, Crosby...
