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Penguins president Kyle Dubas no stranger to dealing at NHL Draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Dubas doesn’t have some sort of master plan as he approaches his first draft as president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nor does the task require some artful or shrewd maneuvering. With one of the least-impressive collections of NHL-caliber prospects in the league, the...
Penguins A to Z: Colin Swoyer’s future will likely unfold elsewhereVideo
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Penguins defenseman Kris Letang wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Above all else, it was a family night for Kris Letang and company. He walked the red carpet outside of Bridgestone Arena before the NHL’s awards ceremony looking dapper as always, dressed in a tuxedo that presumably had at least one comma on the price tag when...
Penguins A to Z: Lukas Svejkovsky can claim a more prominent role in 2023-24Video
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Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has worthy case for Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
It was kind of a ho-hum game by the lofty standards he had established a long time ago. On 25 shifts, he clocked an ordinary 22 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time. Nice, but nothing special. No goals, no assists and not even a stinking shot. Seven hits, that’s not...
Cold drafts over the years have hurt Penguins
During the celebration of his team’s Stanley Cup title on the ice of SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on June 12, 2016, then-Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford made a point to give credit to two people. Craig Patrick and Ray Shero, his immediate predecessors. Each had some role in...
The hard work begins for Kyle Dubas to craft the Penguins
Kyle Dubas has been on the job as the Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations for approximately three weeks. He’s still getting familiar with his new surroundings, but he likes what he has seen so far. Pittsburgh reminds Dubas — previously the general manager of the Maple Leafs in hockey-mad...
Penguins’ preseason schedule includes game in Nova Scotia
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2023 preseason schedule Friday. Included in the slate is a neutral-site game Oct. 2 against the Ottawa Senators in forward Sidney Crosby’s home province of Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The Penguins previously played the Senators in a preseason contest in Halifax...
Penguins A to Z: Jack St. Ivany remains a long-term projectVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Ty Smith’s NHL credentials are without questionVideo
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Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach Clark Donatelli acquitted of sexual assault
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach Clark Donatelli was acquitted Wednesday by the Rhode Island Superior Court of an alleged sexual assault four and a half years ago in Providence, R.I. He was cleared in what the Providence Journal termed a “sharply worded bench ruling.” Donatelli was a member of the Pittsburgh...
Former Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso selected to Hockey Hall of Fame
Tom Barrasso was a star well before he arrived in Pittsburgh. A phenom who was drafted out of high school and joined the Buffalo Sabres as an 18-year-old in 1983, he became one of only three players in NHL history to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie and...
Penguins A to Z: What is Jan Rutta’s place moving forward?Video
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Penguins re-sign forward Valtteri Puustinen to 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Valtteri Puustinen to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. Puustinen, 24, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent July 1. A seventh-round pick (No. 203 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, Puustinen is about to complete the final year of a two-year entry-level...
Penguins to hold development camp July 1-3
The Pittsburgh Penguins will hold their development camp for prospects July 1-3 at the team’s facility in Cranberry. A total of 23 players are scheduled to attend. Players the team selects in next week’s draft are expected to be invited as well. Currently, the roster includes: Forwards (12): Raivis Ansons,...
Penguins A to Z: Streakiness impeded Bryan RustVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Chad Ruhwedel will be ready for any roleVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Rickard Rakell has met expectationsVideo
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NHL announces draft order, Penguins currently have 6 picks
The NHL announced the order for the league’s upcoming entry draft on June 28-29. Out of the 224 picks over seven rounds, the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently scheduled to have six selections. Their selections listed by round and overall number: First round – No. 14 Third round – No. 90...
Penguins A to Z: Valtteri Puustinen remains an intriguing enigmaVideo
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Blues hire Cranberry native Mike Weber as assistant coach
The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Weber, a native of Cranberry, as an assistant coach. His appointment was announced by the team on Wednesday. A product of the former Pittsburgh Junior Penguins program, Weber, 35, spent parts of eight seasons in the NHL as a physical left-handed defenseman with...
Former Penguins goaltender Max Lagace signs in Sweden
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Max Lagace has signed with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League. That team announced the transaction via release Wednesday. A native of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Lagace has spent his entire professional career in North America up until this point. His time with the Penguins was brief....
Penguins hire Jason Spezza as assistant general manager
Nearly two weeks after taking over as president of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas added an All-Star to the organization. On Wednesday, the team hired former NHL forward Jason Spezza as assistant general manager. Spezza’s duties with the Penguins were not specified. Per a release from the team, Spezza will “report...
Penguins A to Z: Sam Poulin remains a part of the futureVideo
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Stan Savran’s connection to the Penguins was one of mutual respect
Stan Savran was an experienced interviewer. He had talked to the titans of sport ranging from Muhammad Ali to Arnold Palmer. So talking to Mario Lemieux was nothing out of the ordinary for Savran. But the circumstances were simply spectacular. In the late fall and early winter of 2000, Lemieux,...
