Penguins/NHL category, Page 225

The Penguins wore jerseys. Actual jerseys. No, not practice jerseys with a corporate sponsor’s chintzy logo on the right shoulder. Their real jerseys and uniforms. And there were referees. Granted, they were assistant coaches Mark Recchi and Ty Hennes donning the Zebra stripes, but officials were on the ice. Oh,...

While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby left during the second period of a scrimmage at the team’s facility in Cranberry on Saturday for undisclosed reasons. Citing NHL protocol, which does not permit teams to offer information on players’ health during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Sullivan declined comment. Linemate Conor Sheary, apparently...

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 44: Brooks Orpik When Brooks Orpik was called up to the NHL for the first time in 2002, the Penguins weren’t far removed from...

While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...

Sidney Crosby went to the center-ice dot. Jared McCann, too. A third party dropped the puck. And off they went. There was no clock, the scoreboard was turned off, it lasted no more than a total of 15 minutes and line changes were relegated to a special whistle blown to...

Covid-19 and that flood in Edmonton permitting, the NHL playoffs are two weeks away. But the puck drops for refreshing hockey notes right here, right now! • Penguins fans crow about Jake Guentzel returning from injury because of the pause, but the Penguins aren’t alone in benefiting. Columbus got back...

Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans feel the need to defend a player that was never even insulted. Some Penguins fans are ticked about the media trying to quell a goalie controversy that the same fans are claiming they didn’t want to see in the first place. And the mayor of Pittsburgh...

Games define Patrick Marleau’s marvelous NHL existence. Specifically, he’s played a lot of them through various contexts. He’s fifth in NHL history with 1,723 career regular-season games, barely half a season behind the all-time leader, Gordie Howe at 1,767. And with an active run of 854 straight regular-season games, he...

While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...

Dallas Stars defenseman Stephen Johns, a native of Wampum, has been named as a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The award recognizes the player who best “exemplifies the qualities of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” Johns returned to action this season...

Our TribLIVE colleague Mark Madden had an interesting Penguins nugget about the goaltenders on his radio show on 105.9 The X Wednesday. Madden said that he has been getting Twitter direct messages and reports from some colleagues in the media who have been attending Penguins “Phase 3” training camp practices...

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has seen things get ugly between the NHL and NHLPA. He was among a group of Penguins players who worked out at the team’s former practice rink in Canonsburg for the better part of four months during fall 2012 while lawyers bickered over escrow and the...

Theory has it in the summer of 1606, William Shakespeare — the playwright, not the former Steelers draft pick — penned one of the most important pieces of literature in history, the tragedy “King Lear,” while in quarantine because of the bubonic plague. Suffice it to say, he maximized his...

While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...

When the NHL resumes, it’s going to be weird. Can’t help but be. As Kris Letang mentioned on my radio program, it’s the first time he has spent the summer in Pittsburgh. It’s the first time the Stanley Cup playoffs will start Aug. 1. When players are unavailable, they will...

As the Penguins get ready for existence inside the Toronto hockey hub, we tracked down a guy who could paint a picture for us of what the surroundings will be like for the team. Mike Zeisberger joins us for Wednesday’s podcast. He’s based out of Toronto and writes for NHL.com....

The Penguins have been avoiding contact. It’s not because they’re averse to a confrontation with longtime nemesis Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals or mixing it up with New York Islanders checking machine Cal Clutterbuck. It’s more literal than that. They’ve been social distancing, like many, for the past four...

Throughout the regular season, the Penguins’ third line was work in progress. Mostly because of injuries, the third line rarely was composed of the same trio of players for more than a handful of games at a time. And with Nick Bjugstad sidelined after back surgery this spring, they must...

The NHL released times for the qualifying round of its postseason tournament slated to start in August. The Penguins will face the Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-five qualifying round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Their schedule of games: Aug. 1 - Canadiens at Penguins, 8 p.m. Aug. 3 - Canadiens...

While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 48: Tyler Kennedy Hockey has jersey numbers that can be iconic. The single digits tend to be identified with some of the game’s...

On Monday, the Penguins opened training camp to prepare for 2020’s rebooted “NHL in a bubble” format. The quest for the Stanley Cup officially resumed in Cranberry at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. But first there is the quest to escape practices without the whole team contracting coronavirus. Easier said...