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First Call: Steelers-Browns record TV ratings, Aaron Donald news, gamblers buying Penguins chances
The Steelers-Browns wild-card game set some record TV ratings. Penn Hills product Aaron Donald is trying to be ready for Sunday’s playoff game in Green Bay despite a painful injury. Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford is giving a hard sell on an offseason acquisition. And the gambling community is starting...
‘Vertical farm’ in Braddock to serve as Penguins’ official greens partner
The Pittsburgh Penguins are partnering with a local farm that will provide greens for the team during the upcoming season. Fifth Season, a “vertical farm” based in Braddock, will serve as the official greens provider for the Penguins during the 2020-21 season. Team chef Geoff Straub will use Fifth Season’s...
Penguins A to Z: Things got ugly for Zach Trotman last seasonVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Zach Trotman Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Penguins A to Z: Brandon Tanev continues to provide a (turbo) chargeVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Brandon Tanev Position: Left winger...
Motivation remains clear for Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin said something Tuesday that few, if any, members of the Penguins ever have uttered. “I’m excited to be, tomorrow, in Philly.” Why would the veteran forward be so eager to trek to Philadelphia, where the citizens have done nothing but hurl the most repulsive and vile verbal barbs...
Penguins are eager for 2-game ‘series’ this season
The Penguins will be in a familiar place when they play the first game of their 54th season Wednesday. Philadelphia. The Wells Fargo Center has been the theater for some of the NHL’s most ferocious and fervid battles between the Penguins and their most enduring rival, the Flyers. From the...
Penguins to feature sponsorship partner UPMC on practice helmets
Last week, the Penguins announced PPG’s logo would be displayed on players’ helmets for all regular-season and playoff games. On Tuesday, the organization said sponsorship partner UPMC will have its logo on the Penguins’ helmets for practices this season at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex this season. “Our partnership with UPMC,...
Tim Benz: If Steelers championship window has closed, is Penguins’ still open?
It’s time for the annual passing of the Pittsburgh sports torch from the Steelers to the Penguins. From football to hockey. From winter to … well … more winter. Pittsburgh sports fans segue out of the denouement at Heinz Field to the rising action at PPG Paints Arena. From old...
First Call: Chase Claypool jabs Browns after Steelers’ loss, Sidney Crosby talks long range future
There’s more inopportune trash talk from a Steelers player about the Cleveland Browns. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is thinking long-term about his future. A few former Steelers may be in the mix for the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job. And former Penn State coach Bill O’Brien is getting a new...
Steelers loss to Browns: Worst postseason start in Pittsburgh sports history? Yes. But it has company.
In my 20 years of covering Pittsburgh sports and 46 years of following them as a fan, I’ve never seen a Pittsburgh team get off to a worse start in a postseason game than the Steelers did in the postseason loss to the Browns Sunday night. They got down 28-0...
Penguins A to Z: Even if he was a throw-in, Colton Sceviour can be usefulVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Colton Sceviour Position: Center Shoots:...
Mark Jankowski embraces expectations of being Penguins’ No. 3 centerVideo
The third-line center role in Pittsburgh is a unique assignment in the NHL considering the luminaries who usually occupy the pivots on the first and second lines. That was made clear to Mark Jankowski when he signed with the Penguins on Oct. 9. Management doesn’t expect him to be Jordan...
Penguins finalize season-opening roster, taxi squad
The Penguins finalized their season-opening 23-man roster as well as their taxi squad Monday. The roster includes 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Forwards — Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Mark Jankowski, Kasperi Kapanen, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin, Jared McCann, Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust, Colton Sceviour, Brandon Tanev...
Penguins A to Z: Always selfless, Bryan Rust has become invaluableVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Bryan Rust Position: Right winger...
Ex-Penguins forward Kevin Porter hired as assistant coach with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
A member of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ two most recent Stanley Cup championship teams is back with the organization. Former forward Kevin Porter had been hired as an assistant coach with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). He joins head coach J.D. Forrest on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s bench for the upcoming season....
Mark Madden: Capitals, Bruins, Flyers could all win division but have flaws, just like Penguins
Covid forced the NHL into restructuring its divisions. Popular opinion holds that the realignment was not kind to the Pittsburgh Penguins. I’m not sure that’s true. Washington has the NHL’s oldest roster. It lost starting goalie Braden Holtby, and Holtby’s replacement, Henrik Lundqvist, won’t play because of heart problems. Top-four...
Penguins fans won’t be able to attend January games at PPG Paints Arena
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday they will not be able to have fans at the four scheduled home games at PPG Paints Arena in January. Protocols put in place by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as well as local officials, limit gatherings to 500 people at indoor arenas. Penguins and arena...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Chase Yoder scores first career NCAA goalsVideo
While the NHL and most leagues in North America have been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, several leagues in Europe and a handful in North America have already opened play for the 2020-21 season. Twenty of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers have played this season, primarily in...
As usual, Bryan Rust ready for new role with Penguins
As malleable as anyone who has ever dressed for the Penguins, Bryan Rust is dealing with a somewhat new experience during training camp. He knows his role to open the season. After a breakout 2019-20 campaign when he led the team with a career-best 27 goals in 55 games, he...
Penguins proceed with scrimmage while dealing with coronavirus concerns
The Penguins scrimmaged at PPG Paints Arena as planned Sunday evening, a day after they canceled practice due to coronavirus-related concerns. Saturday’s practice was abruptly canceled in the morning “out of an abundance of caution due to potential exposure of covid-19,” according to a statement from the team. “The decision...
Minor league report: Nailers drop second straight to Stingrays
The Wheeling Nailers lost their second road game in as many nights to the South Carolina Stingrays, falling 6-3 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C., on Saturday. Goaltender Shane Starrett made 25 saves on 30 shots for Wheeling (2-5-3) while forwards Matt Alfaro, Cody Sylvester and Patrick...
Goaltender Casey DeSmith grateful to be back with Penguins
In a strictly pecuniary sense, last season was outstanding for Casey DeSmith. He made a seven-figure salary for the first time in his life, having signed a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.25 million in January of 2019. At the same time, for all the blessings that...
Penguins A to Z: Chad Ruhwedel is the perfect No. 7 defensemanVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Chad Ruhwedel Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Penguins A to Z: Evan Rodrigues finds a fitVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Evan Rodrigues Position: Center Shoots:...
Penguins cancel Saturday’s practice due to potential coronavirus exposureVideo
The Penguins canceled their practice and scrimmage at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday out of coronavirus-related concerns. In a statement, the team indicated “the decision was made out of an abundance of caution due to potential exposure of covid-19.” Saturday night, the team said it would announce an update as...
