Penguins/NHL category, Page 2
Minor league report: Penguins lose in shootout, Nailers win in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 31 saves on 33 shots in regulation and overtime then allowed one goal on two attempts in a shootout for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 loss to the Utica Comets at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-2-1. Forwards...
Penguins shut out again as losing streak reaches 8
Stuart Skinner isn’t here to save the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. They just need their new goaltender to make some saves. And winning some games would be nice, too. Of course, seeing some of his teammates score goals would aid the Penguins’ cause as well. On Saturday, the Penguins were defeated...
Prospective Penguins owner David Hoffmann’s portfolio includes array of businesses, winning hockey team
The Hoffmann Family of Companies has a vivid portfolio of brands from A to Z, quite literally. From Admiral Signs — which manufactures signs of all types for everything ranging from churches to restaurants — to Ziglin Signs — another entity in the same exact field — the Hoffmann group,...
Minor league report: Joona Koppanen leads Penguins past CometsVideo
Forward Joona Koppanen had two goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 win against the Utica Comets at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. on Friday. Defenseman Matt Dumba and forward Atley Calvert both recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-7-1-0) while forwards Tristan Broz and Boko...
Hoffmann group agrees to buy Penguins from Fenway Sports Group
The long-speculated sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins has been formally agreed to. On Friday, incumbent owner Fenway Sports Group and prospective owner Hoffmann Family of Companies announced they had “entered into a definitive agreement for the Hoffmanns to acquire a controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins.” Any deal would require...
Former Penguins goaltender Dustin Tokarski signs in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Dustin Tokarski has signed with Löwen Frankfurt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top league in Germany. The contract is for the remainder of the season. That team announced the transaction via a release on Friday. A native of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Tokarski was a member...
Analysis: Goaltending, special teams woes at heart of Penguins losing streak
When December dawned, the Pittsburgh Penguins were one of the NHL’s surprise teams, off to a 14-7-5 start, flirting with the top of the Eastern Conference standings, defying the preseason predictions that pegged them as also-rans at best. Less than three weeks later, the Penguins are trapped in an 0-3-4...
Mark Madden: Mario Lemieux doesn’t need to save the Penguins again
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ ownership transition from Fenway Sports Group to the Chicago-based Hoffmann Family of Companies could be tricky. (Like any transfer of a business worth over a billion dollars.) But one thing is certain: Mario Lemieux will not ride in on a white horse to save the Penguins. Hasn’t he...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany is back but knows nothing is guaranteed
Just as the offseason began in April, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas labeled the left side of the blue line as “a problem.” And when the current season opened, a problem existed on the right side as well. There were too many right-handed defensemen. All-Stars Erik Karlsson...
First Call: T.J. Watt spotted at Steelers facility; Tristan Jarry already injured for Oilers
In Friday’s “First Call,” we have a T.J. Watt sighting at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ headquarters. A former Steeler went down with an injury on “Thursday Night Football.” Tristan Jarry is already hurt in Edmonton. And we look at the Penguins’ latest attempt to snap their now seven-game losing streak on...
Penguins shut out by Senators as losing streak reaches 7
Including Thursday, Evgeni Malkin has been sidelined for seven consecutive games by an undisclosed injury. And during that stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been perfect in one sense. That is to say they haven’t won a single game without the dazzling superstar inhabiting his typical station as center of the...
U mad, bro?: Penguins fans fuming, Steelers fans still have complaints despite recent wins
Much like Christmas shopping, Pittsburgh sports fans got the big stuff out of the way early when it came to panic about their local clubs. Look at the reaction after the loss by the Steelers to the Buffalo Bills coming off Thanksgiving. But there are still stocking-stuffer moments to gripe...
Penguins notebook: Forward Tommy Novak practices on 2nd line
In the midst of a scoring surge, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tommy Novak appears to have earned a promotion. During a practice Wednesday in Cranberry, Novak took over as the second-line center with Anthony Mantha on his left wing and Justin Brazeau at right wing. For most of this season, Novak...
New Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner enjoys ‘being comfortable being uncomfortable’
To paraphrase the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, goaltender Stuart Skinner has seen that fish before. In this case, the fish in question was a future Hall of Famer, Connor McDavid. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-4 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, McDavid, one of the...
Reports: Fenway Sports Group reaches agreement to sell Penguins
An agreement has been reached for Fenway Sports Group to sell the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Hoffmann Family of Companies, an investment group based in Chicago, according to multiple reports Wednesday. A spokesperson with Fenway said she was aware of the reports but stated, “there is no formal agreement in...
On a ‘strange’ night at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins saw history — but not the kind they wanted
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was quick to acknowledge the gravity of the evening. “The storylines were endless for the media and the fans. Whatever you guys wanted to write about, you could write about,” McDavid said. The three-time MVP was right. Heading to his team’s game Tuesday night against...
Minor league report: Matt Dumba debuts for Penguins in lossVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Arena on Tuesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-2-0. Forward Philip Tomasino scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-7-1-0). Defenseman Matt Dumba made his debut for...
Oilers, Tristan Jarry send Penguins to 6th straight loss; Sidney Crosby moves 1 point from record
On one end of the ice of PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday stood new Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner in his old Edmonton Oilers mask. At the other end stood new Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry in his old Pittsburgh Penguins mask. In the great expanse between them was Sidney...
Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner get fresh starts with Penguins after trade from Oilers
Before he fully joined the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brett Kulak had to be granted permission by a pretty highfalutin authority. No, not United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Though the native of Stony Plain, Alberta, did have to get his immigration status squared away after the Penguins traded for him Friday.)...
Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner scheduled to make Penguins debuts
Defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart Skinner are scheduled to make their debuts with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena against their former team, the Edmonton Oilers. Coach Dan Muse announced their statuses following a morning skate in Cranberry. The Penguins acquired Kulak and Skinner, as well...
Tim Benz: Quick return to Pittsburgh keeps ’emotions’ at the surface for Tristan Jarry
When goaltender Tristan Jarry spoke with reporters in front of an Edmonton Oilers backdrop Monday, the point was driven home. He’s here in Pittsburgh, but not as a Penguin. Already. Less than a week after being traded away from the Penguins. Now he is expected to start against his longtime...
Former Penguins forward Derick Brassard signs in SwitzerlandVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard has come out of retirement and signed with Genève-Servette of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction Tuesday. Brassard, 38, had retired in June of 2024 after missing the entire 2023-24 season due to an ankle injury. He last played during the 2022-23...
Tristan Jarry grateful for his time, good and bad, with PenguinsVideo
Tristan Jarry is very familiar with navigating the labyrinth of corridors and concourses of PPG Paints Arena. On countless occasions, the goaltender has parked in the adjacent garage, snaked his way around the acute angle near a bank of elevators past massive portraits of greats like Mario Lemieux and Ron...
Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner join Penguins’ active roster after resolving immigration statuses
Defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart Skinner formally joined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ active roster on Monday after resolving their immigration status over the weekend. Both players and a second-round draft pick in 2029 were acquired in a trade Friday that sent goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to the...
Defending leads has become daunting for the PenguinsVideo
With the benefit of 17 years in the NHL, Erik Karlsson has seen more bad stretches over his career than Reed Richards. So the wily defenseman understands the value of levity in trying times such as the Pittsburgh Penguins are enduring at the moment via a five-game losing streak (0-1-4)....
