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SportsNet Pittsburgh names 4 former players as analysts for Penguins games
SportsNet Pittsburgh, the new television network that will carry Penguins games, hired four former members of the team to be analysts for the upcoming season. Colby Armstrong, Phil Bourque, Jay Caulfield and Mike Rupp were named to various positions. Armstrong and Rupp will be in-game color and studio analysts while...
What to watch for in Penguins training camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here are some storylines to watch: Who goes where on the power play? The Penguins’ power play was middle of the road last season, finishing with a conversion rate of...
Penguins are all in on goaltender Tristan Jarry
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at goaltender: It was an offseason full of change for the Penguins, from the top on down. There’s new management in president of...
Penguins announce training camp roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the roster for their upcoming training camp. While players are to report Wednesday, the first day of on-ice activities is Thursday at the team’s facility in Cranberry. In total, 58 players are scheduled to participate: 33 forwards, 18 defensemen and seven goaltenders. Five players are listed...
There isn’t a wrong choice between Erik Karlsson or Kris Letang — just 2 right ones
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at right-side defenseman: For reasons no one seems to know, right-handed defensemen are something of a precious commodity in the NHL. So, if...
For Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ‘There’s something to prove’
Bill Radocaj has been a season ticket holder with the Penguins for a long time. Like, Rick-Kehoe-was-the-team’s-top-scorer long. Having had tickets in some capacity going back to the 1979-80 season, he has seen plenty of good and bad with this franchise dating to his days in the E balcony at...
Steve Mears, Josh Getzoff switch radio, TV roles as Penguins play-by-play broadcasters
Josh Getzoff still has the hourglass Mike Lange gifted him. When Getzoff replaced the Pittsburgh Penguins iconic play-by-play radio voice in 2021, Lange gave him an hourglass — an egg timer in all reality — that served as a reminder to read out the score and time of the game...
Ryan Graves, Marcus Pettersson lead the Penguins’ left defensemen
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp on Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming on Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the left-side defensemen: All of the attention on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ blue line is focused on the right side thanks...
The Penguins are all right with Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust on the right wing
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the right winger position: Much like the center position, the right winger roles on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top two lines are pretty...
Reilly Smith’s arrival one of many changes for the Penguins’ left wingers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp on Wednesday with the first day of on-ice activities coming on Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the left winger position. The left side of the Penguins depth chart among their forward has undergone considerable changes this...
The Penguins are deep, but old, at center
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to report to training camp Wednesday, with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday. Here is a look at their depth at the center position: Absent a few debilitating injuries, the Penguins haven’t had many questions about their top two centers for the past...
Penguins goaltending prospect Taylor Gauthier is eager for more opportunities
The drive from Pittsburgh to Wilkes-Barre is a little more than four hours, give or take a battery or two of PennDot barrels. And it’s just over an hour between Pittsburgh and Wheeling, W.Va. So, the trek from the Poconos to the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia can take upwards...
Penguins forward prospect Corey Andonovski, like pal Kenny Pickett, hopes to rebound from rough start
Corey Andonovski had a different perspective than most Pittsburgh Steelers fans after an ugly 30-7 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. First, he’s Canadian. So American football isn’t necessarily an ingrained infatuation for the Uxbridge, Ont., native. Second, and perhaps most profoundly, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect is friends...
Erik Karlsson among Penguins teammates hitting the ice at unofficial skates
New Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson was among players hitting the ice for an unofficial skate with teammates this week at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Acquired this summer in a massive trade from the San Jose Sharks, Karlsson wore his customary No. 65. New winger Reilly Smith,...
First Call: Steelers won’t love quotes from 49ers after opener; wild stats trending vs. Browns
You will not feel better about the Steelers after reading what the 49ers had to say regarding their win in Pittsburgh on Sunday. There are some statistical trends that will pull you in opposite directions about this coming Monday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. And a potential option for the...
Penguins extend tryout to former Panthers forward Colin WhiteVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed former Florida Panthers forward Colin White to a professional tryout contract (PTO). White, 26, appeared in 68 regular-season games last season with the Panthers and scored 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) while averaging 9 minutes, 38 seconds of ice time. In the playoffs, as the...
Penguins announce roster for prospect showcase
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their roster for the upcoming prospect showcase event it will participate in, Sept. 15-18 in Buffalo. In total, the Penguins will have 27 players, including forward Sam Poulin, the team’s first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft. Poulin, 22, missed a significant portion...
U mad, bro?: Revamping Penguins’ announcers; Steelers’ ‘new standard’; Pittsburgh port-a-potty fight
This time next week, “U mad, bro?” will be filled to the brim with one of two types of complaints from readers. 1. That the Steelers didn’t win. Or…. 2. That the Steelers didn’t win by enough. Either way, it’s bound to be wildly entertaining. In the meantime, for our...
Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore gets tryout with Coyotes
Former Penguins defensive prospect Peter DiLiberatore has signed a professional tryout contract with the Arizona Coyotes. Cap Friendly reported the transaction Wednesday. DiLiberatore was the final free agent who finished the 2022-23 season under an NHL contract with the Penguins to sign with another team this offseason. Acquired in a...
Penguins hire former Sharks general manager Doug Wilson
The Penguins keep adding to their front office. On Wednesday, the team hired former San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson as senior adviser of hockey operations. Per a release from the team, “Wilson will provide counsel, opinions and expertise to hockey operations leadership on all matters including personnel decisions.”...
Mark Madden: Here’s what Penguins should do with new broadcast team
As the Pittsburgh Penguins piece together their new broadcast teams, they’re likely debating whether to cling to nostalgia or move forward. A trend toward the latter has already started with the dismissal of Bob Errey from TV color commentary. For years, the Penguins’ three main analysts have been from their...
Former Penguins forward Danton Heinen gets tryout with Bruins
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Danton Heinen has signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Boston Bruins. That team announced the transaction via release on Monday. Heinen spent the past two seasons with the Penguins. Initially signed as an unrestricted free agent in the 2021 offseason, Heinen largely served as...
Steve Mears, Bob Errey will not return to Penguins broadcasts on SportsNet Pittsburgh
The new era of Pittsburgh Penguins television broadcasts that’s set to begin Oct. 2, when AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh transitions into SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP), will have reverberations felt in the broadcast booth. AT&T SportsNet play-by-play announcer Steve Mears and longtime color commentator Bob Errey will not return this season, a source...
Watch Penguins’ new video scoreboard come to life
The in-game experience at Pittsburgh Penguins games is about to get bigger. A lot bigger. The team shared on social media a progress video of an enormous new video board that will hang over the ice at PPG Paints Arena, much larger than the one fans have grown accustomed to...
Penguins announce new name for AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
When news broke this week that Penguins owner Fenway Sports Group would buy AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh from Warner Bros. Discovery, a name change seemed like a given. On Friday, the Penguins formally announced the deal and the new name of the channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh. The Penguins will remain on the...
