Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 36
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing streakVideo
Forward Avery Hayes and Sam Poulin as well as defenseman Filip Kral each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Snapping a three-game losing streak (0-1-1-1), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (27-12-5-1) also got...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bears in Filip Larsson’s returnVideo
Appearing in his first game since Jan. 15, goaltender Filip Larsson made 29 saves on 33 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Sidelined for 10 games due to an undisclosed injury, Larsson saw...
Penguins prospect Cruz Lucius rebounds from injury in his first season with Arizona StateVideo
The goal didn’t mean a lot within the context of the game. Arizona State was up by three scores already and was only trying to keep the puck out of the defensive zone. But it meant quite a bit to the person who scored it. It was the first goal...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in shootoutVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 25 saves on 27 shots in regulation for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 shootout loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. In the shootout, Blomqvist stopped two of three shots as his record slipped to 6-5-3. Forwards...
Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk regains his confidence, sets career high in pointsVideo
The numbers certainly satisfy Matt Grzelcyk. Establishing a career high in points with roughly two months remaining in the season is certainly something to be mollified by. But Grzelcyk finds more accomplishment in a more profound pursuit. His confidence is back. When the defenseman signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins in...
Minor league report: Penguins beaten by BearsVideo
Forward Emil Bemstrom had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. Defenseman Mac Hollowell had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-12-4-0) while defenseman Owen Pickering contributed two assists. Goaltender...
QMJHL names rookie of the year award after Sidney CrosbyVideo
The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) has named its rookie of the year trophy after Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby. That league announced the naming on Tuesday. Previously, the award did not have a formal name. Crosby won the award during the 2003-04 season while skating with Rimouski Oceanic....
Former Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi joins AHL’s Charlotte Checkers
Former Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). That team announced the signing Monday evening. The Penguins waived Puljujarvi on Saturday for the purposes of a mutual contract termination. In 26 games with the Penguins this...
Penguins claim defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers from the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday. In 23 games this season, Kolyachonok has scored five points (two goals, three assists) while averaging 12 minutes, 20 seconds of ice time. A left-handed shot, Kolyachonok has opened 11 games this season on...
Penguins’ forward Boko Imama: ‘Just being true to myself got me here’Video
The Nashville Predators wanted to start heavy. The Pittsburgh Penguins responded in kind. Before a 3-0 win by the Penguins on Feb. 1 at PPG Paints Arena, the Predators — by rule — provided their starting lineup first, and it included Michael McCarron, a 6-foot-6, 232-pound forward who largely plays...
Penguins recall goaltender Tristan Jarry, assign trio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Following a 3-2 road loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Emil Bemstrom and Vasily Ponomarev as well as goaltender Joel Blomqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In a corresponding transaction, the team recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. These transactions come as...
Minor league report: Overtime goal by Owen Pickering gives Penguins comeback winVideo
A goal by defenseman Owen Pickering at 4:36 of overtime gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-11-4-0) came back from a 3-1 deficit in the first period and extended a winning streak to three games. Penguins...
Patchwork Penguins limp into 2-week break with loss to Flyers
With a lineup that was more congruent with the gravity of a preseason contest, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, on Saturday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Already absent the skills of superstar centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins entered Saturday’s entanglement minus top-line...
Penguins recall Vasily Ponomarev, place Bryan Rust on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Vasily Ponomarev from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, forward Bryan Rust has been placed on injured reserve. The nature of Rust’s ailment is not publicly known. Ponomarev, a rookie, appeared in three NHL contests this season, all in...
Penguins place forward Jesse Puljujarvi on unconditional waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ experiment with Jesse Puljujarvi is coming to a conclusion. On Saturday, the team placed the right-handed forward on unconditional waivers for the purposes of mutally terminating his contract. Should Puljujarvi go unclaimed by the NHL’s other 31 teams by 2 p.m. Sunday, he will become an unrestricted...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry shut out IslandersVideo
Goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins shut out the Bridgeport Islanders, 3-0, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. It was Jarry’s first shutout of the season at either the NHL or American Hockey League levels and boosted his AHL record to 6-3-0. Forward Boris...
Sidney Crosby-less Penguins come together to earn road victory against Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t necessarily deviating from how they go about their business sans the services of superstar center Sidney Crosby. But in their first regular-season game without Crosby since April 2022, they strayed from the usual level of success they have enjoyed most of the season. That’s to say...
With Sidney Crosby’s status uncertain, the Penguins consider their options at center
For a few minutes, at least, fears were allayed. Sidney Crosby, who means as much to a professional sports franchise as any athlete on this planet, stepped onto the ice as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice session in Cranberry was about to open Thursday, and all seemed right with the world....
Kevin Acklin to step away as Penguins president
Kevin Acklin will be stepping away as president of business operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Via a text message with TribLive, Acklin indicated he would remain with the team through the end of the ongoing season. A native of South Oakland, Acklin initially joined the team in 2018 as chief...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby being evaluated for injuryVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an undisclosed injury, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Crosby did not participate in practice Wednesday in Cranberry. Sullivan announced Crosby’s status after the session. The precise nature of the injury was not specified, but Sullivan labeled it as “upper body.” Crosby...
Penguins offer sturdy effort but lose to Devils in shootout
On the surface, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena was an unappetizing result in a season that has largely been malnourished. But it offered a pretty reliable recipe for how this flawed team needs to operate for the remainder of the...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust remains a reliable 20-goal scorerVideo
It doesn’t have a name. But Rickard Rakell can identify it when it’s about to happen. “When he has the separation and gets the cross-over starting and moves the puck to his forehand, you know it’s coming,” the Pittsburgh Penguins winger said. “It’s his signature move, and he’s really good...
Report: Penguins forward Rickard Rakell to be added to Sweden’s roster in 4 Nations tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell is expected to be named as a replacement to Sweden’s roster in the NHL’s upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. His anticipated addition to that roster was reported by Swedish outlet Aftonbladet on Monday. Rakell will replace Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson who is currently...
Minor league report: Nailers sunk by WalleyeVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 25 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-3 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-6-0. Forward James Hardie had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (28-12-2-0)....
Minor league report: Penguins, Jonathan Gruden beat CheckersVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Jonathan Gruden led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. Forwards Corey Andonovski and Vasily Ponomarev each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-11-4-0) while goaltender Sergei Murashov made 29 saves on 31...
