Penguins/NHL category, Page 139
Who’s coming to the Penguins’ rookie camp?Video
Ever since he was hired in February of 2021, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall has had a stated goal of replenishing the Penguins’ shallow pool of prospects. It might be a bit too early to be doing cannonballs into that pool. After all, it’s only about ankle-deep. But it’s starting...
Former Penguins forwards Carter Rowney, Adam Johnson sign in Germany
Former Penguins forwards Carter Rowney and Adam Johnson have each signed with teams in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The 33-year-old Rowney joined Lowen Frankfurt after spending the 2021-22 campaign as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. In 26 games last season, Rowney scored six points (four goals, two...
Former Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues signs with AvalancheVideo
Former Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues, one of the more versatile players in the NHL, has joined the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. On Monday, the Avalanche announced Rodrigues, 29, joined that club, signing a one-year contract. According to Cap Friendly, the deal is worth $2 million. Capable of playing...
Former Penguins forward Dominik Simon returns to CzechiaVideo
Former Penguins forward Dominik Simon has signed a two-year contract with HC Sparta Praha in his native Czechia. The signing was announced by the team on Saturday with a release as well as a video presentation. According to the team’s release, Simon indicated the Penguins offered him an opportunity to...
Former Penguins defenseman Nathan Beaulieu joins Ducks on tryout
With NHL training camps approaching, former Penguins defenseman Nathan Beaulieu has joined the Anaheim Ducks on a professional tryout contract (PTO). Cap Friendly, a website that tracks any and all contractual information throughout the NHL, reported the transaction. Beaulieu joined the Penguins via a trade with the Winnipeg Jets on...
Franco Harris’ Steelers No. 32 joins roster of Pittsburgh pro team retired numbers
No. 32 became No. 14 when it comes to retired numbers by Pittsburgh’s pro sports franchises. The announcement Tuesday that No. 32 will – officially – never be worn again by any Pittsburgh Steelers player made for an aggregate 14 uniform numbers retired by the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Four-time...
Penguins to have 15 games on national television in 2022-23
The Penguins will appear on national television 15 times during the 2022-23 season. On Wednesday, the NHL announced its national television schedule in the United States with ABC, TNT and ESPN. Most notably, the Winter Classic, which pits the Penguins against the Boston Bruins at Boston’s Fenway Park on Jan....
Penguins invite 57 players to training camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the roster for their upcoming training camp, which will begin Sept. 22 at the team’s facility in Cranberry. In total, 30 forwards, 21 defensemen and six goaltenders are scheduled to attend. Forwards — Corey Andonovski, Raivis Ansons, Josh Archibald, Teddy Blueger, Drake Caggiula, Jeff Carter, Sidney...
Another U.S.-Canada final set for women’s ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark — Canada and the United States set up another showdown in the final of the women’s ice hockey world championship after blowout wins in Saturday’s semifinals. Canada routed Switzerland 8-1 after the Americans beat the Czech Republic 10-1. Since the inaugural women’s worlds in 1990, Canada and the...
Penguins commit to coach Mike Sullivan with 3-year contract extension
It was the middle of July, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were staging their prospect camp for players in the embryonic stages of their professional existences. As usual, the organization’s minor-league coaches and development staffers were tasked with running the drills and the individual instruction. Mike Sullivan was present, but was...
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger involved in summer league’s first-ever on-ice fight
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger just made a little history. He is currently participating in Da Beauty League. It’s a summer league that features many NHL and top-notch college and amateur players. Founded in 2015, it is believed that the league has never featured a fight. Until Monday. And Blueger...
Penguins, assistant coach Mike Vellucci agree to 2-year extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed assistant coach Mike Vellucci to a two-year contract extension on Monday. Vellucci, 56, has spent the past two seasons on Mike Sullivan’s staff, overseeing forwards and the penalty killing unit. Last season, the Penguins’ penalty kill finished third in the NHL with an 84.4% success rate,...
Penguins sign college defenseman Jack St. Ivany
When the Philadelphia Flyers picked defenseman Jack St. Ivany in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL draft, one of the team’s amateur scouts gave a glowing scouting report on the California native. “His mobility is good. His first pass is good. His transition game is good. We’re excited about...
Penguins give assistant coach Todd Reirden contract extension, new job title
Todd Reirden has earned a reputation as an assistant coach who makes his team’s defensemen better. That’s a talent the Penguins are willing to pay for. The Penguins signed Reirden, 51, to a two-year contract extension and upgraded his title from assistant coach to associate coach, the team announced Thursday....
Penguins add to player development, scouting staff
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Chris Butler as a player development coach, Greg Pateryn as a professional scout and Garrett Peters as a global crossover scout, general manager Ron Hextall announced Monday. Butler, 35, spent last season as an amateur scout with the Arizona Coyotes. He will work with hockey operations...
First Call: Checking the Jose Quintana trade watch; former Pirates pitchers shine; ex-Penguin gets an honor
An ex-Pittsburgh Penguin is getting a special night. A bunch of ex-Pirates stepped up on the mound Thursday. And Jose Quintana may be an ex-Pirate soon. All of that in Friday’s “First Call.” Marleau’s moment An ex-Penguin is getting quite an honor. Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 will be retired by...
Penguins to hold rookie camp in September
The Penguins will stage a rookie camp for the organization’s prospects Sept. 15-20 at the team’s facility in Cranberry. A full roster has yet to be announced. As part of the camp, the Penguins will play one game in the Buffalo Sabres’ prospect tournament against the Boston Bruins. The game...
Penguins re-sign forward Danton Heinen for one year, $1 millionVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to keep Danton Heinen, even if they took steps that were, in theory, antithetical to him returning this offseason. Ultimately, all parties decided it was in the best interest of all involved to maintain a mostly fruitful union. On Thursday, the Penguins re-signed Heinen to a...
Tim Benz: Better? Worse? Stagnant? Where are the Penguins as they move into the slow summer lull?
As the Pittsburgh Steelers report to Saint Vincent College for training camp Tuesday, the Penguins — and other NHL teams — get to enjoy what their NFL counterparts don’t. An actual offseason. Oh, sure, players in both sports get their downtime for physical rest and recovery at various points on...
3ICE enjoys best turnout yet at PPG Paints Arena
Parker Milner has a job. As the food editor of the Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., he covers the dining scene in a tourist destination. Good work if you can get it. But his weekend gig differs from what he does on the weekdays. He’s a goaltender in 3ICE,...
Inspired by his brother, Penguins prospect Luke Devlin’s hockey journey is just beginningVideo
Things were a bit chaotic during the second day of the NHL Draft on July 8 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Rogers Communications, a giant conglomerate that handles a major portion of any and all electronic communications in Canada, had a major outage that morning. The disruption was so significant that...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Austria
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with Villacher SV, an Austrian team that plays in that country’s ICE Hockey League. A first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in 2009, Despres spent parts of four seasons at the NHL level with the Penguins. In 140 games with the Penguins, Despres scored...
Penguins re-sign forward Kasperi Kapanen, avoid arbitration
The Penguins have re-signed restricted free agent forward Kasperi Kapanen to a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $3.2 million. Reaching an agreement avoids a salary arbitration hearing that was scheduled for July 30. Kapanen, who turns 26 on Saturday, appeared in 79 games last season and...
Goaltending prospect Taylor Gauthier wants to prove the Penguins ‘made the right choice’Video
Penguins prospect Taylor Gauthier had two idols as a goaltender while growing up in Calgary. One was former Montreal Canadiens All-Star Jose Theodore. The other was Logan Thompson, currently of the Vegas Golden Knights. And the reasons he looked up to Theodore and Thompson were right. Literally. Like Gauthier, Theodore...
Penguins forward prospect Raivis Ansons offers assets that ‘are essential to winning’Video
Tom Kostopoulos knows a thing or two about grit. After all, he carved out a 20-year playing career as a hard-scrabble checking forward, including 12 seasons in the NHL. That’s a lot of forechecking, plenty of bruises from blocking pucks or absorbing hits on the boards and more than a...
