Penguins/NHL category, Page 91
Minor league report: Taylor Gauthier records for AHL shutout as Penguins beat CrunchVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Improving his record to 1-0-1, Gauthier recorded his first career shutout at the American Hockey League level....
Penguins to retire former captain Jaromir Jagr’s number
When the Pittsburgh Penguins staged part of their September 1990 training camp in Vail, Colo., there were plenty of newcomers. One of them was veteran center Bryan Trottier, who, at the time, was a 34-year-old All-Star with four Stanley Cup rings and a handful of individual trophies on his resume,...
Mark Madden: Bryan Rust has earned his starring role with Penguins
It’s time for refreshing Penguins notes, with a San Jose Sharks chaser! Who’s worse, the Sharks or the 1983-84 Penguins that tanked by way of drafting Mario Lemieux? I watched the latter team extensively. I don’t want to think about it. • Just keep Bryan Rust out there in overtime....
Penguins forward Noel Acciari has a nose for defense
It didn’t take long for Noel Acciari to show what he is all about as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. To be precise, it might have been 6:16 into the season. In the team’s season opener at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10, the Chicago Blackhawks were granted a...
Tim Benz: California sweep provides some ‘whiteout’ for Penguins after slow start to season
It’s not like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ California sweep this week erased everything that went wrong for the club on their recent four-game homestand. But it’s at least a little hockey whiteout. The Pens headed west, after having dropped three of four games at home in frustrating fashion. They were losers...
Penguins beat Kings in overtime, extend winning streak to 3
When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed journeyman goaltender Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal worth $785,000 on July 2, they didn’t bring him into their nest to serve as the organization’s third goaltender because he is an ample 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. But his dimensions certainly didn’t hurt. “The question that...
For every goal the Penguins score at home, the Pittsburgh area gets a new tree
Fourth-grader K.K. Cunningham had never planted a tree before Thursday. But the 9-year-old Hazelwood boy was a natural, grabbing a shovel, pivoting and plunging it into soil outside Pittsburgh Mifflin Elementary on what was a gray November morning in the city’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. By the time K.K.’s in eighth...
Penguins recall goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With starting goaltender Tristan Jarry’s status uncertain, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday in advance of a road game against the Los Angeles Kings. He is expected to back up starter Magnus Hellberg. During a 2-0 road win against...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves utilizes a tinted visor to ‘find any competitive edge’
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves stands out for a lot of reasons. Most notably because he is 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. In the modern, compact NHL, he is a giant, especially with a franchise that has stressed smaller, quicker players over the past decade. Another defining characteristic is how he...
Penguins waive forward Andreas Johnnsson
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Andreas Johnsson on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. Should Johnsson go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Thursday, the team can formally cut ties with him. The Penguins signed Johnsson to a one-year contract worth $800,000 on July 7 with hopes he...
Mike Sullivan, players praise sparring-match style win for Penguins in Anaheim
After the Pittsburgh Penguins won a close 2-0 contest in Anaheim on Tuesday night, Ducks coach Greg Cronin made a boxing analogy. “There wasn’t a lot of rhythm to the game,” Cronin said via the Associated Press. “There weren’t a lot of scoring chances either way. It was like two...
Penguins reserve goaltender Magnus Hellberg used to being on the move
After spending half a decade playing in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, Magnus Hellberg had a base expectation when he returned to North America in 2022. Spend the entire 2022-23 campaign in the NHL. It was a pretty simple pursuit on the surface. And he definitely accomplished it. But it was...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry injured during shutout win over DucksVideo
The last time goaltender Tristan Jarry and the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Anaheim Ducks before Tuesday, Jarry didn’t mince words about the state of his play. “We need some points,” Jarry said inside the home dressing room of PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 30. “Obviously, I need to be better....
Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
HIBBING, Minn. — Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade. The 29-year-old Johnson died late last month after being cut by a blade...
Mark Madden: When Penguins go splat, core 3 will head elsewhere
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 10-2 win at San Jose on Saturday was fun but insignificant. The Sharks (0-10-1) may be historically bad. The Penguins (4-6-0, last in the Metropolitan Division) started their season rotten against perhaps the easiest part of their schedule. That victory, while needed, is like slapping a butterfly...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel took an unusual — and unexpected — path to the NHL from San Diego
If you’re surprised that Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has carved out a 12-year career in the NHL, you’re not alone. Ruhwedel is, too. From a certain perspective. To be clear, every ounce of success Ruhwedel has enjoyed — from simply appearing in 320 career regular-season games to receiving a...
Minor league report: Forward Jordan Frasca’s hat trick leads Nailers past RoyalsVideo
A hat trick and an assist by forward Jordan Frasca helped lead the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 home win against the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Dillon Hamaliuk had a goal and two assists for Wheeling (4-1-0-0) while forward Lukas Svejkovsky contributed a...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea takes nothing for granted
The novelty of being in the NHL still hasn’t worn off for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea. Considering how long it took him to get to the NHL, it likely won’t dissipate any time soon. A fourth-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks (No. 121 overall) in 2015, Shea never signed...
Penguins snap losing skid by scoring 10 on floundering Sharks
A veteran of two stints with the San Jose Sharks, Matt Nieto played plenty of games as a visitor in the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The first came in 2017 as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. And his most recent came on Saturday as a member of...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by Senators in overtimeVideo
In his season debut at the American Hockey League level, goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. A goal by Senators defenseman Jacob Larsson at 2:19 of...
Lars Eller, Drew O’Connor and Radim Zohorna have formed a strong third line for the Penguins
Drew O’Connor and Radim Zohorna did not join the Pittsburgh Penguins under the best of circumstances. You may recall there was a global pandemic a few years back that shut down almost every aspect of life. And it was in that context the Penguins, under former general manager Jim Rutherford,...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears with goal in final secondVideo
A goal by forward Marc Johnstone at 19:59 of the third period proved to be the game-winning score for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who defeated the rival Hershey Bears, 2-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Jansen Harkins and defenseman Dmitri Samorukov each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
First Call: Gary Bettman on future of fighting in NHL; San Jose welcomes Penguins after humiliating loss
With our “Airing of Grievances” and “Friday Football Footnotes,” we have the Pittsburgh Steelers pretty well covered after the Thursday night game against Tennessee. So this is an all-hockey “First Call.” We’ve got Gary Bettman’s State of the Union on fighting in the NHL. Phil Kessel wants to keep playing....
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry’s harsh self-critique appreciated by teammates
Following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ugly 4-3 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks, there was plenty of criticism levied at Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. Especially by Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. “You play the game to win,” Jarry said at PPG Paints Arena following the contest. “I don’t think I’ve been giving...
Erik Karlsson makes return to San Jose with Penguins in desperate need of a winVideo
In terms of what the San Jose Sharks accomplished over his five years with the club, 2018-19 represented the high-water mark of the Erik Karlsson era in San Jose. The Sharks that season advanced to the Western Conference finals, where they were defeated by St. Louis in six games, with...
