Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL category, Page 250
Day before full intrasquad scrimmage, Penguins practice features rare 5-on-5 simulated game
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...
Penguins’ Sam Lafferty has proven he belongs in NHL, but will he be in playoff lineup?Video
Sam Lafferty spent much of his first 24 years of life wanting to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins and hoping he one day would be good enough to do so. After only 50 games with the Penguins, Lafferty is convinced he belongs. “I think I have shown I can definitely...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Jake Guentzel isn’t the only NHL player returning from injury, you know
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...
U mad, bro?: The media is too mean to Matt Murray, Matt Feiler and Mayor Peduto
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...
Patrick Marleau’s tireless pursuit of the Stanley Cup brought him to the Penguins
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...
Double Team: Greg Millen brought stability in net to the Penguins and Blues
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...
Stars defenseman Stephen Johns of Wampum named finalist for Masterton Trophy
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...
Is Matt Murray struggling in net during Penguins training camp?
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...
Kris Letang: A new NHL-NHLPA CBA is ‘what’s the best for the game’
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...
Penguins’ power play remains a focus in run-up to NHL postseason tournament
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...
Double Team: Bob Errey helped turn around the Penguins and Sharks
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: NHL’s return plan has sound foundation, but things will still get weird
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...
A look at how Toronto ‘hockey bubble’ will be set up for Penguins
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 get reintroduced to contact in preparation for upcoming tournament
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...
Penguins hope they have their third line finally figured out
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...
NHL sets times for Penguins’ qualifying round games, exhibition vs. Flyers
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...
Double Team: Rick Tocchet was a keystone for the Penguins and Flyers
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...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 48: Tyler Kennedy was key to Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup
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...
Penguins’ Kris Letang on why he decided to play, David Morehouse on NHL schedule for 2020-21
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...
Penguins resume practicing … with a new normal
None of this is normal. Just look at the calendar. It’s July. The Penguins should not be practicing. They should be doing single-leg box hops in a home gym during the morning then catching rainbow trout off a pontoon boat in an Ontario lake with a five-syllable name by the...
Jake Guentzel returns to Sidney Crosby’s line on 1st day of Penguins camp
One of the few questions of intrigue regarding the Penguins’ lineup entering training camp involved the left wing spots on the top two lines. Where would a recuperating Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker be lined up? It took all of five minutes to find out. During the early stages of...
Double Team: Shawn McEachern found success with the Penguins and Senators
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: If Penguins get to Toronto healthy — a big if — they’re legit Cup contenders
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...
Penguins sideline 9 players due to potential secondary exposure to coronavirus
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,...
5 things to track during a Penguins training camp unlike any other
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...
