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Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Trottier and former NHL defenseman Matt Bartkowski have been hired as analysts for SportsNet Pittsburgh. The network announced their appointments via a release Thursday. Trottier is one of the most prolific players in NHL history. An enshrinee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Trottier is...

Simon Edvinsson scored the winning goal with less than seven minutes left in the third period Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their penultimate preseason game 2-1 to the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. About 30 seconds prior, the Penguins were on their fifth power-play opportunity of the...

Valtteri Puustinen has a hiccup-quick one-timer. And one-liners. During an interview after a morning skate Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena, a Pittsburgh reporter complimented the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect, a native of Finland, on his improved command of English. It was relayed to Puustinen that his English was much better...

Even if it was hard to hear, it wasn’t hard to understand. When Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna scored a goal in his first career NHL game, a 4-0 home victory against the Buffalo Sabres on March 25, 2021, his verbiage in explaining the moment was limited. Not just because...

Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 11 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who opened their preseason with a 4-0 shutout of the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown Tuesday. Forwards Matt Filipe and Lukas Svejkovsky each collected a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forwards Justin Addamo...

The Penguins recalled defenseman Xavier Ouellet from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Monday afternoon. Ouellet, 30, is entering the second year of a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $762,500. In one game this preseason, Ouellet has no points and one shot. Last season, injuries limited...

Jansen Harkins is new to the Pittsburgh Penguins. So new, in fact, that there wasn’t even a nameplate above his locker stall in the team’s dressing room after practice Tuesday in Cranberry. But a mere 22 hours into his existence with the team, he was effusive to simply be a...

If Jake Guentzel is still dealing with any lingering effects from his injured right ankle, they aren’t obvious. At least through the limited scope of drills during a practice session at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ facility in Cranberry on Tuesday. As defenseman Ryan Shea skated into the offensive zone on a...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Avery Hayes and Rem Pitlick and defenseman Ty Smith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Tuesday. Hayes, 20, is entering the first year of a two-year AHL contract. In two games this preseason, the right-hander has no points and two shots. Pitlick, 26,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play failed to score on six opportunities Monday as they were shut out by the Ottawa Senators, 3-0, in a preseason contest at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Tristan Jarry made 21 saves on 23 shots in the defeat. Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo recorded the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed forward Jansen Harkins off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Harkins (6-foot-2, 197 pounds) is entering the final year of a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $850,000, according to Cap Friendly. A left-handed shot who primarily plays on the left wing,...

They look like something a special teams linebacker or a blocking tight end would wear. Not an NHL player. They’re called “training camp numbers.” Essentially, players with relatively little service time or slim hopes of making the NHL roster usually are issued a number that looks kind of clunky. And...

It’s unlikely that NHL players, especially ones on the move to new teams, keep traditional resumes on hand. For interested team officials and coaches, there are far more practical means to learn about a player. So when the Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Ryan Graves to a six-year deal in July,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday hired former Senators general manager Trent Mann as a player development and scouting adviser. Mann, 50, had previously been a member of the Senators front office since 2011, primarily in an amateur scouting capacity. Initially hired as an amateur scout, was promoted to director of...

During the early days of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ongoing training camp, captain Sidney Crosby had to swear allegiance. Not to any kind of authority or despot. But to a golden idol. Two in fact. Bryan Rust and Vinnie Hinostroza. Both are alumni of Notre Dame, famous for the golden helmets...

Ty Smith will remain with the Penguins. On Friday, the left-handed defenseman cleared waivers along with forwards Jonathan Gruden and Rem Pitlick, as well as defensemen Taylor Fedun and Xavier Ouellet. All five were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The entire rigamarole of Smith going on...

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 10, NHL’s opening night. Rookie mega-phenom Connor Bedard vs. Sidney Crosby, the face of the league for almost two decades. It’s a game primed for monster hype, as much as could be mustered without somebody dating Taylor Swift. It’s nationally televised...

Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves on 27 shots and directed the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 preseason victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Rickard Rakell finished off a pass from Sidney Crosby in the second period, and Drew O’Connor added a pair of goals...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned nine players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Thursday. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist was the most notable name among that nonet. One of the organization’s top prospects, the Finnish-born Blomqvist is entering his first full season in North America. A second-round pick (No. 52 overall)...

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed five players on waivers Thursday, the most notable being defenseman Ty Smith. It was always a possibility the Penguins could waive Smith before the start of the regular season in order to potentially assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. But doing it barely...

Reilly Smith isn’t quite sure when forechecking became one of his calling cards. But he has an idea as to why it did. “I guess I just played with a lot of lazy linemates,” the new Pittsburgh Penguins left winger deadpanned. Having skated alongside the likes of talented top-six centers...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Brayden Yager, their first-round selection (No. 14 overall) in this year’s draft, to his junior team, the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In two games this preseason, Yager had no points and two shots and was 11 for 27 on faceoffs...