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Penguins A to Z: Lars Eller did his jobVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from fourth-line...
Penguins A to Z: Michael Bunting provides what has been neededVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins forwards Jesse Puljujjarvi, Valtteri Puustinen named to Finland’s roster for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Valtteri Puustinen were named to Finland’s roster for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced the roster via a release on Sunday. Both players competed for Finland in the Euro Hockey Tour tournament in Czechia this...
Minor league report: Nailers sunk by Walleye in Game 2
Defenseman Justin Lee scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers who were beaten by the Toledo Walleye, 5-3, in Game 3 of the Central Division final series at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Saturday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. Forward Matthew Querica recorded two assists for...
Minor league report: Nailers drop Game 1 to Walleye in overtime
Goaltender Jaxon Castor made 33 saves on 35 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 1 of a Central Division final series at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Forward Jordan Martel scored the only goal for Wheeling. Former Nailers forward...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting named to Canada’s roster for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting was selected to Canada’s roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. Hockey Canada announced its roster via a release Friday. A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Bunting joined the Penguins late in the 2023-24 season as the primary return in a...
Penguins fire associate coach Todd Reirden
Marcus Pettersson hijacked the conversation. Not in a malicious or vindictive way. But out of a sense of appreciation. In mid-April, late in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prematurely ended season, a reporter pointed out to the defenseman that he was enjoying the best season of his seven-year career in part because...
Penguins A to Z: Sidney Crosby doesn’t need to prove a thing. But he probably still wants toVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins A to Z: Jeff Carter finishes his storyVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins dismiss multiple business staffers
The Pittsburgh Penguins dismissed multiple front office staffers on the business side of operations Wednesday. The precise number of cuts is not publicly known. Penguins president of business operations Kevin Acklin issued a statement regarding the dismissals: “This season, we have taken time to evaluate our business operations and concluded...
Penguins A to Z: Maxim Cajkovic’s future will likely unfold elsewhereVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins A to Z: After NCAA title, Tristan Broz takes his 1st steps as a professionalVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Former Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist signs with Ilves in Finland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist has signed a two-year contract with Ilves of Finland’s Liiga, the top-tier league in that country. The transaction was announced via a release by that team Tuesday. The contract allows the 26-year-old to opt out of the second year to play abroad. A second-round...
Penguins sign goaltender Filip Larsson to 2-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Filip Larsson to a two-year, two-way contract that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Larsson, 25, spent the 2023-24 season with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), that country’s top league. Appearing in 28 SHL games, Larsson had a...
Penguins sign forward Sam Poulin to 2-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed rookie forward Sam Poulin to a two-year, two-way contract extension that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Poulin, 23, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this upcoming offseason. He is in the final year of a three-year entry-level contract that...
Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen added to Finland’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen has been added to Finland’s A national team roster as an injury replacement for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puustinen’s inclusion via a release on Monday. He replaces forward Lauri Pajuniemi who...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna joins Czechia’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna has joined Czechia’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in that country in May. The Czech Ice Hockey Association announced the addition of Zohorna and several other players with NHL contracts via a release on Monday. This tournament between...
Penguins A to Z: There isn’t a wrong choice with Joel BlomqvistVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coaches J.D. Forrest, Kevin Porter not retained
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest and assistant coach Kevin Porter will not be retained after the Pittsburgh Penguins declined to renew their contracts. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced those transactions with regard to their American Hockey League affiliate. “These decisions come after taking the season to fully evaluate...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson seeks another step forward
For a player who is mostly soft-spoken and pensive, the choices for a signature quote or soundbite from Marcus Pettersson are limited. But there is one inference that might always follow him no matter what he accomplishes in whatever time he has left as an NHL defenseman. After the Pittsburgh...
Minor league report: Nailers top Fuel, advance to Central Division final
Forwards Justin Addamo and Matt Koopman each scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers, who closed out a Central Division semifinal series with a 4-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 5 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday. The Nailers won the best-of-seven series,...
Minor league report: Penguins’ season ends with overtime loss in Game 2Video
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ season came to an end after a 5-4 overtime road loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Game 2 of a first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. A goal by forward Jacob Gaucher at 2:11 of overtime secured victory for the Phantoms...
Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes named to United States’ staff for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes has been named to the United States’ staff in an identical capacity for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. Hockey USA announced Hennes’ appointment via a release on Friday. Hennes, 44, has been with the Penguins since 2018. Initially hired...
Penguins A to Z: A change of scenery offered little benefit to Emil BemstromVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust enjoys career year, laments long offseason to comeVideo
In a way, it was a fitting — if frustrating — end to Bryan Rust’s 2023-24. During the second period of a season-ending 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins all-everything right winger was checked into the visiting bench, and one of the doors popped open,...
