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‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 35: Tom Barrasso was Penguins’ 1st franchise goaltender
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. 35: Tom Barrasso There’s a number of reasons why the Penguins didn’t win the Stanley Cup for their first 23 years of existence. Going...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Sidney Crosby health, Penguins playoff hopes, moreVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for another edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to preview the NHL playoffs and more. Now that Major League Baseball has started without fans in the seats, Benz and Madden discuss how hockey will look without fans in the arena. Madden think baseball...
Mark Madden on Sidney Crosby’s status: ‘Since they won’t tell us, I assume there is potential worry’
As the Penguins head to the Toronto hub for the NHL playoffs, two major questions hang over the franchise. How healthy, really, is Sidney Crosby? And who will be the starting goaltender? Well, who will be the starting goaltender by the end of the postseason, at least? Mark Madden and...
Penguins are prepared for bad ice in Toronto
Hockey players and coaches are rarely hesitant to say if the ice they’re playing on is crisp or sloppy. At the same time, they’re usually quick to follow any negative feedback on the subject with the standard qualifier of, “Both teams play on it.” But what about when a dozen...
Penguins’ postseason roster announced
The Penguins’ postseason roster has been announced. It includes 31 players: Forwards (17): Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin, Patrick Marleau, Jared McCann, Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary, Brandon Tanev, Phil Varone, Jason Zucker Defensemen (10): Kevin...
Ex-Penguins forward Eddie Shack dies at 83Video
Eddie Shack, one of the most colorful characters in NHL history who spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins in the early 1970s, died following a bout with cancer. He was 83. His death was announced by the Toronto Maple Leafs. A native of Sudbury, Ontario, Shack had a...
‘Things are moving in the right direction’ for Sidney Crosby, Penguins
The Penguins concluded their training camp in Cranberry on Saturday with a scrimmage. It was by far the most combative and intense of the four scrimmages they staged during their preparation for the NHL’s postseason tournament in August. There was nearly a fight between forwards Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby misses final scrimmage, hopes to practice Monday
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is not participating in his team’s final scrimmage of its training camp in Cranberry on Saturday. He did skate with a coach and goaltender Casey DeSmith on an auxiliary rink at the team’s facility, however. Crosby abruptly left a scrimmage July 18 for undisclosed reasons...
Watch: Penguins hold last scrimmage before NHL’s return to playVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins last intrasqaud scrimmage is being played today. Team Black and Team Gold will square off before the Penguins travels to Toronto for the NHL’s return to play. Watch the scrimmage below. The lineups for Team Black and Team Gold were released by the Penguins prior to the...
Jared McCann is ready to meet the hefty demands of being the Penguins’ No. 3 centerVideo
It doesn’t carry the same hallowed reverence as … let’s say … being an Art Ross Trophy winner for the Pittsburgh Penguins or a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens. But there certainly is a legacy affixed to the role. For the past decade-plus, there have been few positions in hockey...
‘Everybody cheers’ as Sidney Crosby returns to Penguins practice
The digital clock affixed to the wall had just hit 11:00 a.m. A whistle was blown, and Penguins players gathered around the boards near the “visitors” bench on their main rink at their Cranberry facility Friday morning. Coach Mike Sullivan began scribbling schematics with a felt marker on a dry...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby resumes practicing
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby resumed practicing with teammates Friday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex facility in Cranberry. Sidelined since abruptly leaving a scrimmage for undisclosed reasons Saturday, Crosby is centering the team’s top line during drills Friday. Citing the NHL’s new rules on withholding medical information during the coronavirus...
Sidney Crosby misses Penguins’ scrimmage Thursday
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby did not participate in Thursday’s intrasquad scrimmage in Cranberry because of undisclosed reasons. Crosby has not participated in any scrimmages or practices since abruptly leaving Saturday’s scrimmage. He has been skating prior to practices, however. Citing the NHL’s new rules on withholding a players’ medical...
Penguins prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph eager to gain experience as a reserveVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph might be faced with a unique scenario during the NHL’s upcoming tournament. Assuming he’s selected for the Penguins’ traveling party that will trek to Toronto for the qualifying round and potentially beyond, he could be secluded in the same quarantined zone with his brother,...
Casey DeSmith is ready to join the Penguins, even in a reserve roleVideo
Casey DeSmith still is trying to figure out what he’ll be taking with him as he joins the Pittsburgh Penguins in Toronto for the NHL’s postseason tournament. Practicing in Cranberry for the past week-plus during the team’s training camp, the reserve goaltender has a few basics in mind but doesn’t...
AT&T SportsNet to carry 3 Penguins’ qualifying round games
AT&T SportsNet is scheduled to potentially carry three of the Penguins’ five possible qualifying round games against the Montreal Canadiens next month. NBC is scheduled to carry Games 1 and 5 while AT&T will get the middle three games. The best-of-five series will be held in Toronto: Aug. 1 -...
Biggest issues as Pittsburgh sports return: How far will Penguins go in revamped playoffs?
The Penguins are taking part in the rebooted NHL playoff format. And it’s not with the goal of soaking in Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition and the scenery of Edmonton. No. The goal is to win a sixth Stanley Cup. The Penguins have a good chance of doing so in 2020...
U mad, bro? Readers rant about Antonio Brown, Penguins goalies, banned Blue Jays, Steelers O-line
“Return to play” must be a real emotional lightning bolt. Because we’ve got people fired up about all three of Pittsburgh’s pro sports teams. Readers are ready to pounce on Antonio Brown’s “retirement,” the state stopping the Toronto Blue Jays from playing at PNC Park, Matt Murray’s glove hand, and...
Penguins practice has ‘different feel’ as Patric Hornqvist rejoins teammatesVideo
Most of the Pittsburgh Penguins have been skating and working out on the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for more than six weeks now. That the facility was closed to the public was not the only reason their practice sessions had been more quiet than usual. That changed Wednesday,...
Penguins’ Thursday scrimmage designed as full dress rehearsal for gameday
In regards to the structure of the day’s schedule, everything about Thursday is being designed to mimic a normal game day for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team’s latest intrasquad scrimmage has a 7 p.m. faceoff similar to the regular season in a regular season. Nine days later, the Penguins begin...
Penguins will bring 4 goalies with them to Toronto for playoffs
Many are debating which goalie should start for the Pittsburgh Penguins when the NHL’s postseason begins next week. But another consequential competition is at the bottom of the depth chart. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday that the team will bring four goalies with it when it travels to Toronto...
Double Team: A cult hero with the Penguins, Johan Hedberg was reliable with the Thrashers
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...
Mark Madden: Despite what some experts say, Montreal’s Carey Price is not NHL’s best goaltenderVideo
Many feel the Montreal Canadiens’ best hope to make a series out of the preliminary-round best-of-five against the Pittsburgh Penguins is goaltender Carey Price. Price was NHL MVP in 2015, also winning the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie. He has won three international gold medals for Canada. But...
Sidney Crosby skates before Penguins practice; Patric Hornqvist takes part in team session
Sidney Crosby was back on the ice Wednesday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, skating on his own prior to the team’s practice session. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain did not take part in the practice. Crosby had not been seen during any media availability period since he left the...
Double Team: Sergei Gonchar was reliable on the Capitals’ and Penguins’ blue lines
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...
