Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 9

Sidney Crosby’s 20th campaign in the NHL ended just like his first. And the previous two. Out of the playoffs. And while the Penguins were eliminated from contention for this upcoming postseason well before their regular season finale on Thursday — a 5-2 win against the rival Washington Capitals at...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Thursday morning in advance of their regular season finale, a home contest against the Washington Capitals. No announcement has been made by the team but the transaction was reflected on the NHL’s media website as...

Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start his team’s regular season finale, a home contest against the rival Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status during an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In 37 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 13-15-5 record,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ final practice of 2024-25 looked a lot like the previous sessions they have orchestrated for seven months dating to training camp. It was detailed in its planning and furious in its execution. During a five-on-five drill Wednesday in Cranberry, a line centered by rookie Vasily Ponomarev prematurely...

Filip Kral has a history with Ville Koivunen. And it isn’t necessarily rooted in a good place. Or however one might label the place below Koivunen’s belt. “We played against each other in the playoffs in the Liiga (Finland’s top league),” Kral said. “I slashed him between the legs. He...

Forward Kevin Hayes was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The NHL announced nominees for all 32 teams on Tuesday. Named after Hockey Hall of Famer Frank “King” Clancy, the award recognizes “the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino was back in the lineup for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins after missing three prior games due to a concussion. There were two reasons why he dressed for his team’s penultimate game of the season. First and foremost, his health allowed him to...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Filip Tomasino has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan declared Tomasino’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. A concussion has sidelined Tomasino for the previous three games. In 59 games...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In 14 NHL games this season, Bemstrom has recorded one assist while averaging 8:20 of ice time per contest. An All-Star selection at the AHL level this season, Bemstrom has appeared in 45...

Toward the end of its life, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ previous arena suffered from a poverty of luxuries. Like reliable plumbing and a roof that kept the rain out. But it was home. That was in part because of Ray Shero trying to spruce up the aging facility upon taking over...

Erik Karlsson has been on some bad teams before. And he has a pretty good idea of what it looks like when a squalid squad ceases to compete. He has seen no such evidence of that with his current employer, the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they play their final games of...

This weekend is the most important part of the calendar for NCAA men’s hockey. On Thursday, Western Michigan and Boston University defeated Denver and Penn State, respectively, in the Frozen Four semifinal round of the NCAA tournament, setting up Saturday’s championship game. And on Friday, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award,...

Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was named general manager for Hockey Canada’s entry in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. His appointment was announced Thursday. A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dubas has previously worked for Hockey Canada in international tournaments. Earlier...

Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak and Matt Nieto will miss the final three games of the regular season due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their statuses following a practice session in Cranberry on Thursday. Sullivan noted there is hope McGroarty, a rookie,...

The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is often misconstrued as a “comeback award.” And sure enough, the three Pittsburgh Penguins players who have won it came back from some manner of personal hardship. Lowell MacDonald (1973) overcame severe knee injuries, whereas Mario Lemieux (1993) rebounded from Hodgkin’s disease, a form of...

There is nothing for the Pittsburgh Penguins to gain with what remains of the 2024-25 campaign, at least not from the perspective of contention for the upcoming postseason that they were mathematically eliminated from Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the members of this flawed roster have any intention of simply...