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U mad, bro?: Steelers fans react to Mike Tomlin’s Super Bowl XLV comments; Penguins fans refocus on offseason
Many of our readers did NOT like my column regarding what Mike Tomlin said about the Super Bowl XLV loss to the Green Bay Packers. Others are still upset about Chase Claypool’s recent comments. Some folks are fretting about the Penguins offseason. And then there’s at least one of you...
3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics
Hours before Canada beat the United States to win women’s hockey gold at the Beijing Olympics in February, International Ice Hockey Federation officials lamented having only two medal events on sports’ biggest stage. The IIHF and IOC have discussed adding to that, and a new 3-on-3 league that debuted earlier...
Penguins pick at No. 21 in 1st round as NHL finalizes selection order for entry draft
On Wednesday, the NHL announced the order of selection for all 225 picks in next week’s entry-level draft. Currently, the Penguins’ picks are slated to be: Round 1 - No. 21 overall Round 4 - No. 118 overall Round 5 - No. 150 overall Round 6 - No. 182 overall...
Vincent Trocheck, J.T. Miller, Logan Cooley skating in ‘The G.O.A.T League’ in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh hockey fans who want to see J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck skating in their hometown are getting their wish. Just not in Penguins uniforms. At least not yet anyway. The two Western Pa. bred NHL stars are part of the G.O.A.T. League. It takes place Wednesday nights during the...
Penguins A to Z: Defenseman Mike Matheson took a step forwardVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Penguins to hold prospect development camp July 10-14
The Penguins announced they will hold their prospect development camp from July 10-14 in Cranberry. This marks the first time the team has held such a camp in July since 2019. The 2020 camp was not staged because of the pandemic, and the 2021 camp was delayed until early September....
Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist signs in FinlandVideo
Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist signed with Karpat of Finland’s Liiga. The transaction was announced by Karpat via release on Tuesday. As far as his NHL status is concerned, Bjorkqvist is scheduled to become a restricted free agent July 13 and the Penguins could extend a qualifying offer simply to...
Penguins A to Z: Being adequate isn’t enough for John MarinoVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell favored in boxing match vs. fellow NFL star; ESPN’s ‘surprise offseason standout’ for Steelers
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an off-the-radar offseason star for the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have odds on the Le’Veon Bell-Adrian Peterson boxing match. A Penguins assistant loses out on a head coaching gig. And we tell you about a mammoth gambling payout thanks to the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup....
Tim Benz: Watching the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup celebration gives Penguins fans a lot to consider
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby got so much love during the Colorado Avalanche’s championship celebration, I thought he was going to come on the ice and skate a lap with the Stanley Cup. First, Avs star (and fellow Nova Scotian) Nathan MacKinnon told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan that he felt destined...
Former Penguins forward Eric Tangradi takes over as Shady Side Academy’s coach
The Stanley Cup has been in Eric Tangradi’s house. That he rented. To Nick Bonino. Long before he became Eric Tangradi, realtor, he was Eric Tangradi, landlord. And for two consecutive years (2016 and ’17), the domicile that Tangradi rented to Bonino hosted the Stanley Cup. When Bonino and the...
Penguins A to Z: Is it now or never for Josh Maniscalco?Video
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Madden Monday: Kris Letang and Ron Hextall are ‘further apart on money’ than we’ve been told
During this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLIVE provided a less-than-optimistic update for those that want to see free-agent defenseman Kris Letang stay in a Pittsburgh Penguins uniform. “Letang and (general manager Ron) Hextall are further apart on money than what I had originally...
Penguins A to Z: What does Evgeni Malkin have left?Video
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: If the Penguins let Kris Letang go, expect playoff streak to end
Colorado’s Cale Makar won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman. If the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup, Makar is the favorite to get the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He is Colorado’s top scorer with 29 points in 19 postseason games. Makar is the total package. His...
Penguins A to Z: Filip Lindberg needs to rebound from a lost seasonVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Penguins name Tom Kostopoulos as director of player development
With another executive heading west to join the Vancouver Canucks, the Penguins didn’t look far to find a replacement. On Friday, the Penguins announced Tom Kostopoulos was appointed as director of player development. He replaces Scott Young who was named as the Canucks’ director of player personnel, also on Friday....
Penguins A to Z: It won’t be easy to replace Kris LetangVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman signs in Finland
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman has signed with Ilves of Finland’s top-tier league, the Liiga. His signing was announced via a release by the team on Thursday. A native of London, Ont., the 31-year-old Czuczman spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins and was primarily assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, their...
Penguins A to Z: Nathan Legare went through growing painsVideo
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season -...
Mark Madden: Debut of 3ICE hockey a raging success, should spark changes to NHL overtime
I sat at a long table in a gastropub called Bailiwick at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas this past Saturday. Joining me: Guy Carbonneau, John LeClair, Joe Mullen, Larry Murphy, Craig Patrick, Bryan Trottier. Five Hockey Hall-of-Famers. Twenty Stanley Cup rings between everybody. For me, that made the debut...
Penguins A to Z: Cam Lee took a step back in 2021-22Video
With the Penguins’ 2021-22 season coming to a quick ending in the first round of the playoffs, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 54 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until the 2022-23 season —...
First Call: Mike Tomlin nixes idea of Antonio Brown reunion with Steelers; return of Marc-Andre Fleury ‘possible’
Wednesday’s “First Call” has contract updates on a few big-name Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Tomlin shoots down talk of Antonio Brown returning to the Steelers. The youth surge continues with the Pirates. And are Steelers fans really going to allow themselves to believe that Rob Gronkowski is retiring? Plenty of Pens...
Where Tristan Jarry sits amid a swirling Penguins offseason
The biggest question surrounding Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry has now become: When is he going to be allowed to answer the biggest question? Yeah. One of those quizzes, inside an enigma, wrapped in a riddle type of things. I mean, he’s twice proven that he’s an above-average regular-season goaltender,...
Ex-Penguins coach Dan Bylsma hired to lead Kraken’s AHL affiliate
Former Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has been hired as the first coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, an American Hockey League (AHL) expansion franchise that will serve as the primary affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken. The Firebirds are based in Palm Desert, Calif. Bylsma was hired by the...
