Penguins/NHL category, Page 226

The Penguins don’t have many problems. But as they open training camp with the Stanley Cup playoffs to (we hope) begin Aug. 1, the main hitch is: Teams won’t quarantine during camp. The Penguins need to be healthy before arriving at the Toronto bubble. Issues will be more difficult to...

The Penguins will sideline nine unidentified players from their training camp roster because of exposure to an individual who had contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was announced minutes before their first practice of training camp in Cranberry on Monday. According to a statement,...

When the Penguins convene for training camp Monday in Cranberry, things will look different from when they opened their previous camp in September. After all, Alex Galchenyuk won’t be skating on Evgeni Malkin’s line. That’s to say, this training camp won’t be trying to tinker with potential line combinations or...

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 Penguins formally announced their roster for their upcoming training camp in advance of the NHL’s postseason tournament scheduled to begin August. In total, 34 players are scheduled to participate: Forwards — Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin,...

Penguins reserve defenseman Zach Trotman is not expected to participate in the NHL’s postseason tournament later this summer according to general manager Jim Rutherford. Specifics were not provided. The Penguins are scheduled to open training camp in Cranberry then join the other 11 Eastern Conference teams that qualified for the...

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...

Hockey is back. After months of discussions and planning, the NHL and the NHLPA have formally agreed to resume play this summer. And Penguins fans finally have a date to circle on their calendars: Aug 1, which is when the team’s best-of-five qualifying round series against the Montreal Canadiens is...

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...

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...

As Penguins fans ready themselves for the playoffs in the coronavirus era, the presumptive hub cities for the NHL’s return to play are Edmonton and Toronto. Part of the reason Edmonton was chosen is because Canada has contained its covid-19 outbreak much better than America. And Las Vegas — the...

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...

We’ve been waiting for months to see what life within the NHL bubble is going to be like. Now we are getting an idea. The National Hockey League has released its return-to-play protocol for Phase 3 and Phase 4. That’s training camp and the ensuing restart of the season on...

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...

In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Carey Price is back at practice with the Montreal Canadiens in advance of their series against the Penguins. The Pirates have a plan for their crowded middle infield. And Terry Francona is speaking out about the Cleveland Indians nickname. Bonjour! Carey Price joined the Montreal Canadiens...

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. 55: Larry Murphy Paul Coffey was the Penguins’ best defenseman of all time until Kris Letang surpassed him by most measures. And Randy Carlyle...

The NHL and NHLPA announced a tentative agreement on how to resume playing this season as well as a four-year extension to the current collective bargaining agreement. The NHL’s board of governors and the NHLPA’s membership must formally approve of these measures. The plans for resumption of play are split...

The NHL is in position to resume playing in less than a month — with 24 teams in action, all in Canada — and could be on the verge of enjoying labor peace through 2026. The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association on Monday announced a tentative deal...

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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forwards Zach Nastasiuk and Nick Schilkey to one-year American Hockey League contracts. A second-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 2013, Nastasiuk, 25, appeared in 53 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage last season and recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists). Schilkey,...

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...

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...

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 quest to win a Stanley Cup is usually an eight-month grind. To claim hockey’s most prized possession, players must show up at training camp in September, persevere through an 82-game regular season and survive four rounds of playoffs into the middle of June. The unusual circumstances surrounding the currently...