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Penguins prospect Tanner Howe named to Canada’s IIHF World Junior Championship roster
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe was selected for Canada’s roster in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament. Hockey Canada announced its roster Friday. Howe, 18, was selected by the Penguins in the second round (No. 46 overall) during the NHL Draft in June. He...
Former Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz retiresVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz announced his retirement on Friday. His most recent team, HC Lugano in Switzerland’s National League, issued a statement on Schultz’s behalf. Translated from Italian: “Mine is a strictly personal choice. I discussed it with my family and I made the decision to end my...
Penguins erupt for 9 goals in road victory over Montreal Canadiens
As a team with many limitations, the Pittsburgh Penguins need to get offense from just about every component of the roster. On Thursday, seemingly every molecule of their lineup contributed offense as the Penguins erupted offensively, bombarding the Montreal Canadiens, 9-2, at the Bell Centre in Montreal. It was the...
Minor league report: Boris Katchouk ties goal record as Penguins beat CheckersVideo
Four goals by forward Boris Katchouk led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-4 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Katchouk tied Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s single-game record for goals. His predecessors: • Erik Christensen — Oct. 5, 2005 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 8, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1) • J.F....
Could forward prospect Filip Hallander re-join Penguins?
On Wednesday, Swedish outlet Expressen reported Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander is expected to sign a new contract with the team after this season. Currently a member of Timra IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), Hallander — as well as his agent, Patrik Aronsson — declined comment to...
Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche bury Sidney Crosby, Penguins
Sidney Crosby doesn’t have many choices for offseason training partners who operate at a demanding NHL-caliber level in his hometown — home village, really — of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. But the Pittsburgh Penguins captain does have a pretty good option. Perhaps the best one. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon,...
Avalanche defenseman John Ludvig remains grateful to PenguinsVideo
The first time he played in an NHL game, John Ludvig was a big hit. Too literally. Making his NHL debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins last season, Ludvig, a left-handed defenseman, stepped up in the neutral zone and blasted Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa with a debilitating check on Oct....
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves works his way back into the lineup
Anytime the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche cross paths, as will be the case Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, it is appointment viewing on the eastern edge of North America. Forwards Sidney Crosby of the Penguins and Nathan MacKinnon of the Avalanche are proud sons of Cole Harbour, a small...
Minor league report: Penguins blanked, Nailers’ winning streak reaches 11Video
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 26 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 loss to the Providence Bruins at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. The result dropped Larsson’s record to 2-3-1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (12-6-1) was shut out for the second time this season. Highlights:...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Wolf Pack; Nailers’ winning streak hits 10Video
A hat trick and an assist by forward Vasily Ponomarev led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-2 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen had two goals and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (12-5-1-0) while defenseman Filip Kral contributed three...
Penguins bounce back to blow past Maple Leafs
Mike Sullivan was not happy with his team on Friday. So, on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach made several changes to his lineup. Defenseman Ryan Graves and forward Jesse Puljujarvi, each healthy scratches going back to November, were on the ice while defenseman Ryan Shea (healthy) and forward Philip Tomasino...
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino will miss Saturday’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed Tomasino’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff and labeled him as “day to day.” Tomasino did not record a shift...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak reaches 9Video
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 31 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers who extended a winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 win against the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Murashov’s record improved to 8-2-0 while forward Jordan Martel paced the offense for...
Penguins’ season-best winning streak halted with loss to Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins look much better in early December than they did when the 2024-25 campaign began in early October. But they wound up with a result on Friday that was similar to what they opened the season with. A loss to the New York Rangers. At New York’s Madison...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson headlines Sweden’s roster for 4 Nations Face-OffVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins found out how many of their players would be selected for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament a while ago. That’s because no one else from their roster was chosen beyond the preliminary selections that were announced in June. Six players from each squad — Canada, Finland, Sweden...
Blake Lizotte generates energy (and offense) as Penguins’ 3rd-line center
Blake Lizotte knew there was a chance he would not be able to line up at his listed position — center — when the season started. A move to the wing seemed like a probability. That’s because the Pittsburgh Penguins had a surplus of veterans in the middle. And sure...
Minor league report: Penguins blown out by BearsVideo
Forward Boris Katchouk scored the lone goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-1 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist’s record dropped to 2-2-0 after he made 20 saves on 26 shots as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-5-1-0) had a three-game winning...
Former Penguins forwards Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen inducted into United States Hockey Hall of Fame
It was an era rife with power forwards. And he might have been the power forward. Even if his prime was fleeting, Kevin Stevens was, quite possibly, the prototype for what most define as a power forward in hockey. At 6-foot-3 and 231 pounds, Stevens was a giant of a...
Penguins extend winning streak to 4 by beating Panthers in overtimeVideo
There hasn’t been a surplus of reasons to cheer for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. But a four-game winning streak can certainly provide some level of optimism. Especially when that fourth victory comes against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Such was the case Tuesday as the Penguins beat the Florida...
Left-handed Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea gets it right
Skating on the right side isn’t new for left-handed Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea. He has done it sporadically at the collegiate and American Hockey League levels. And Shea even dabbled there in his first NHL campaign with the Penguins last season. But doing it as much as he has...
Penguins assign defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. In a corresponding transaction, forward Cody Glass was activated from injured reserve. He has been sidelined for the past 11 games because of a concussion. The right-handed St. Ivany has appeared in...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to face Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Tuesday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In eight games this season, Jarry has a 3-3-1 record, a 3.88 goals against average and an...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell ‘definitely playing with more purpose’Video
Last year, Rickard Rakell offered a simple but profound tenet on those in his vocation. “I mean, I’m a hockey player,” Rakell said Oct. 27, 2023. “I love to score goals.” That affection went unfulfilled for much of the 2023-24 season as the Pittsburgh Penguins forward struggled before and after...
New Penguins forward Philip Tomasino isn’t hesitant to shootVideo
Barely a week into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Philip Tomasino already has made history. By getting game-winning goals in a 2-1 road victory against the Boston Bruins on Friday and a 6-2 triumph at home against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, he became the second player in...
Level Green native selected for USA Hockey’s preliminary roster for World Juniors
San Jose Sharks forward prospect Brandon Svoboda, a native of Level Green, was selected for the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary roster in advance of the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship tournament which begins later this month. USA Hockey announced that roster via a release Monday. A...
