Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 46
Penguins A to Z: Isaac Belliveau enjoyed elevated playing time in WheelingVideo
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...
Minor league report: Ville Koivunen scores in debut as Penguins drop Game 1Video
Forward Ville Koivunen scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 2-1 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Game 1 of a first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Acquired via a trade on March 7 that sent All-Star forward Jake Guentzel to the...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson joins Sweden for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has been added to Sweden’s roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament in May. The addition of Pettersson and Seattle Kraken forward Andre Burakovsky was announced via a release by the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation on Tuesday. The IIHF World...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell aims to ‘come back a lot better next year’Video
Late in training camp in the first week of October, Rickard Rakell looked across the dressing room of the Pittsburgh Penguins facility in Cranberry and saw defenseman Erik Karlsson. It had been almost two months since Karlsson had joined the Penguins via a blockbuster trade, so his presence wasn’t anything...
Penguins A to Z: Defense remains Raivis Ansons’ route to the NHLVideo
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...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out Fuel, take 3-1 series leadVideo
Goaltender Jaxon Castor made 21 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 shutout of the Indy Fuel in Game 4 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-1. Forward Jordan Martel scored two goals for Wheeling...
Penguins have options with their bottom-6 forwards
During the 2023 offseason, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas stressed improvement to the team’s group of bottom-six forwards. His most prominent free agent signings toward that pursuit were forwards Noel Acciari, Lars Eller and Matt Nieto. Also included in the mix were reserves such as Vinnie Hinostroza,...
Penguins A to Z: A strong 2nd half to his 2nd season lifted Corey AndonovskiVideo
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...
Offseason dates of note for the Penguins
Over the next five months, the Penguins will have several key dates of note for this upcoming offseason. TBD – The NHL draft lottery Having missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Penguins are in the NHL’s draft lottery to determine the order of the first 16 selections....
Minor league report: Nailers beat Fuel in overtime to take Game 3Video
A goal by former Robert Morris forward Justin Addamo 30 seconds into overtime gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 3 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Monday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. Addamo...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson to join Sweden for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson will join Sweden for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament. The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announced Karlsson’s addition to the roster, along with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and forward Victor Olofsson, via a release Monday. Slated for next month, the IIHF...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton adds 4 Penguins prospects for playoff roster
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have added four Pittsburgh Penguins prospects to their roster for the upcoming Calder Cup playoffs. Defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after completing his season at the junior level with the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Swift Current Broncos. Meanwhile, forwards Cooper Foster and Ville Koivunen as...
Penguins have decisions to make on 20 pending free agents
The Pittsburgh Penguins have 20 players who are scheduled to become free agents this upcoming offseason. Here is a look at every player listed in alphabetical order and distinguished between unrestricted and restricted status. (Note: All contact information is via Cap Friendly.) Unrestricted free agents Jeff Carter, center Salary cap...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson eager to return to playoffs
Eight months into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Erik Karlsson is still fuzzy on a few details of his surroundings. Like his teammates’ first names. But he has the nicknames down. “You’re talking about ‘Tanger?’” Karlsson said when asked about fellow defenseman Kris Letang. “We never call him Kris.”...
Penguins A to Z: Offense, health were the only things missing for Noel AcciariVideo
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 50 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Phantoms; Nailers rout Fuel in Game 2Video
In their regular season finale, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins got 21 saves from goaltender Ludovic Waeber and shut out the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 2-0, at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. In his second shutout of the season, Waeber improved his record to 9-7-0. Forward Valtteri Puustinen recorded two...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi to compete for Finland in Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has joined Finland’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puljujarvi’s addition via a release on Saturday. This tournament between Czechia, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland serves as something of a...
Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen is eager for a return performance
In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale, a 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, on Wednesday, rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen scored his fifth goal of the season. Twice. At first, Puustinen got behind former Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and snapped a wrister by the blocker of goaltender Ilya Sorokin...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf Pack, Nailers drop Game 1
Defenseman Jack Rathbone had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (38-24-8-1) while goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 32 saves on...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas disappointed, but optimistic after 1st season
On the first day of June, Kyle Dubas was introduced to the world — or at least Uptown — as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new president of hockey operations during an elaborate and lavish news conference in the opulent Lexus Club of PPG Paints Arena. He professed optimism that the Penguins...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang considering surgery for undisclosed ailments
During his season-ending news conference with media Friday in Cranberry, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered updates on several players who finished the 2023-24 campaign with various injuries. Most notably, defenseman Kris Letang might require surgery to correct an assortment of various unspecified injuries. “Kris was going...
What’s next for the Penguins after missing the playoffs again?
ELMONT, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season came to an end Wednesday with a 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. For the better part of three weeks, they flirted with the postseason, staging an 8-2-3 charge to complete the campaign and falling a few points...
Penguins’ Jeff Carter hangs up skates after 19-year NHL careerVideo
ELMONT, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale — a 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena — did not mean anything as it pertained to the playoff picture. After all, the Penguins were formally eliminated from postseason contention Tuesday. But Wednesday’s game still commanded significant gravity...
Disappointing Penguins season comes to fitting end with loss at playoff-bound Islanders
ELMONT, N.Y. - There isn’t a one-size-fits-all reason for why the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season ended without a playoff berth. They lost way too much for a lot of reasons. That trend continued on through to the literal ending of the regular season as the Penguins were defeated, 5-4, by...
Penguins notes: 6 players appear in all 82 games
ELMONT, N.Y. — Six members of the Pittsburgh Penguins finished the season with perfect attendance. Forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Lars Eller as well as defensemen Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang and Marcus Pettersson appeared in all 82 games, the final of which was Wednesday’s game against the New York...
