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Minor league report: Nailers shut out Fuel, take 3-1 series leadVideo
Goaltender Jaxon Castor made 21 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 shutout of the Indy Fuel in Game 4 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-1. Forward Jordan Martel scored two goals for Wheeling...
Reilly Smith takes ownership of disappointing debut campaign with Penguins
Acquiring winger Reilly Smith just before last year’s NHL Draft represented the first major offseason move Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas made after being hired to lead the club’s front office. Bringing in Smith from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in...
Penguins have options with their bottom-6 forwards
During the 2023 offseason, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas stressed improvement to the team’s group of bottom-six forwards. His most prominent free agent signings toward that pursuit were forwards Noel Acciari, Lars Eller and Matt Nieto. Also included in the mix were reserves such as Vinnie Hinostroza,...
Penguins A to Z: A strong 2nd half to his 2nd season lifted Corey AndonovskiVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Offseason dates of note for the Penguins
Over the next five months, the Penguins will have several key dates of note for this upcoming offseason. TBD – The NHL draft lottery Having missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Penguins are in the NHL’s draft lottery to determine the order of the first 16 selections....
Minor league report: Nailers beat Fuel in overtime to take Game 3Video
A goal by former Robert Morris forward Justin Addamo 30 seconds into overtime gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 3 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Monday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. Addamo...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson to join Sweden for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson will join Sweden for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship tournament. The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announced Karlsson’s addition to the roster, along with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and forward Victor Olofsson, via a release Monday. Slated for next month, the IIHF...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton adds 4 Penguins prospects for playoff roster
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have added four Pittsburgh Penguins prospects to their roster for the upcoming Calder Cup playoffs. Defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after completing his season at the junior level with the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Swift Current Broncos. Meanwhile, forwards Cooper Foster and Ville Koivunen as...
Penguins have decisions to make on 20 pending free agents
The Pittsburgh Penguins have 20 players who are scheduled to become free agents this upcoming offseason. Here is a look at every player listed in alphabetical order and distinguished between unrestricted and restricted status. (Note: All contact information is via Cap Friendly.) Unrestricted free agents Jeff Carter, center Salary cap...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson eager to return to playoffs
Eight months into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Erik Karlsson is still fuzzy on a few details of his surroundings. Like his teammates’ first names. But he has the nicknames down. “You’re talking about ‘Tanger?’” Karlsson said when asked about fellow defenseman Kris Letang. “We never call him Kris.”...
Penguins A to Z: Offense, health were the only things missing for Noel AcciariVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 50 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Madden Monday: ‘Unprofessional, inexcusable’ moments that wrecked the Penguins’ season
When the Pittsburgh Penguins cleaned out their lockers Thursday after another failed attempt to make the NHL playoffs, forward Lars Eller was asked where this season went wrong. “I think we had some times during the season where we just got too low — emotionally and quality of play,” Eller...
Despite disappointing finish, Tristan Jarry enters offseason as Penguins’ No. 1 option in net
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry received votes of confidence from coach Mike Sullivan and president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas during the club’s recent end-of-year sit downs with local media. However, Jarry’s deployment — benching, to be more accurate — over the final few weeks of the season might...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Phantoms; Nailers rout Fuel in Game 2Video
In their regular season finale, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins got 21 saves from goaltender Ludovic Waeber and shut out the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 2-0, at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. In his second shutout of the season, Waeber improved his record to 9-7-0. Forward Valtteri Puustinen recorded two...
Penguins reassign defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead of AHL playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea, placed on waivers Thursday by the club and cleared Friday, was formally re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Shea arrives with one game left in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s regular season, an away contest Saturday evening at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Unlike their NHL...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi to compete for Finland in Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has joined Finland’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puljujarvi’s addition via a release on Saturday. This tournament between Czechia, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland serves as something of a...
Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen is eager for a return performance
In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale, a 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, on Wednesday, rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen scored his fifth goal of the season. Twice. At first, Puustinen got behind former Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and snapped a wrister by the blocker of goaltender Ilya Sorokin...
Penguins prospect Tristan Broz inks 3-year entry-level contractVideo
Tristan Broz, a promising prospect of the Pittsburgh Penguins, turned pro Saturday, inking a three-year entry-level contract with the club. Broz, 21, will join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the remainder of their season on an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton plays one more regular-season game before the Calder Cup playoffs...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf Pack, Nailers drop Game 1
Defenseman Jack Rathbone had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (38-24-8-1) while goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 32 saves on...
Goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist among players Kyle Dubas expects to push for NHL next season
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas has made no secret of his belief that the organization needs to get younger fast. In a perfect world, the Penguins will develop and acquire youthful talent that will crack the NHL, learn from the club’s current core of Sidney Crosby,...
Mark Madden: Penguins no longer an elite team, have to realize nothing is guaranteed
The Pittsburgh Penguins need to understand what they are. They are underdogs. They have been for quite some time. Yes, you can be an underdog with Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The evidence is plentiful, not least finishing 10th in a terrible conference with 38 wins and 44...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas disappointed, but optimistic after 1st season
On the first day of June, Kyle Dubas was introduced to the world — or at least Uptown — as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new president of hockey operations during an elaborate and lavish news conference in the opulent Lexus Club of PPG Paints Arena. He professed optimism that the Penguins...
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas named associate GM of Team Canada for ’24 World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas has been added to the front office staff of Team Canada ahead of the 2024 IIHF World Championship held in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, from May 10-26. Dubas is set to serve as an associate general manager for the Canadian men’s...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang considering surgery for undisclosed ailments
During his season-ending news conference with media Friday in Cranberry, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered updates on several players who finished the 2023-24 campaign with various injuries. Most notably, defenseman Kris Letang might require surgery to correct an assortment of various unspecified injuries. “Kris was going...
Tim Benz: Penguins brass whistling a familiar tune when it comes to Tristan Jarry
Here’s a quick synopsis of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltending situation. Stop me if this sounds vaguely familiar to any other recent sports storyline in Pittsburgh. The Penguins invested a lot of faith in Tristan Jarry and positioned him as their goaltender of the future and the present. As the season...
