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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...
Former Penguins winger Carl Hagelin retires because of eye injury
Carl Hagelin, a speedy winger who was one-third of the fabled HBK Line during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup runs of 2016-17, announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday due to an eye injury. Hagelin, 35, has not played since taking an errant stick to his left eye during...
Penguins sign 3 veterans, including defenseman Mark Pysyk, to tryout deals
The Pittsburgh Penguins are bringing three veteran players to training camp on professional tryout contracts, including a defenseman with a reasonable chance at competing for a top-six spot, the team announced Wednesday. The Penguins invited defensemen Mark Pysyk and Libor Hajek and forward Austin Wagner to camp. Pysyk, 31, has...
AT&T SportsNet changing ownership ‘doesn’t look great’ for Pirates
When word came out that Fenway Sports Group, ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins, purchased regional Pittsburgh sports channel AT&T SportsNet, three questions went through my mind. • What does this mean for the average Pittsburgh area sports viewer? • What does this mean for the Penguins? • What does this...
Penguins owner Fenway Sports Group to buy AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
The fate of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh appears to have been resolved: Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, will buy the cable channel from Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that’s expected to close in October, according to a report from Sports Business Journal. Terms of the deal were...
U mad, bro?: Variety of spicy hot takes from Pirates, Penguins, Steelers fans
They say variety is the spice of life. If so, then this week’s “U mad, bro?” is spicy like ghost pepper chicken wings. Bubbling Pirates fans. Defensive Steelers fans. Fed-up college sports fans. And I even found a way to make Penguins fans angry after the team got Erik Karlsson....
Erik Karlsson excited to help elevate Penguins back to Stanley Cup contentionVideo
While only a brief comment made in passing, it offered a glimpse into the mind of new Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. Karlsson, soon after arriving in Pittsburgh as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade that saw him acquired from San Jose, met with reporters Wednesday afternoon at PPG Paints...
Mark Madden: With Erik Karlsson on board, the Penguins need to dominate on the power play
Erik Karlsson will impact the Penguins in every phase of hockey — including chances allowed. Yo, Tristan Jarry … buckle up. But Karlsson will profoundly change the power play. Despite loads of talent, the Penguins’ power play has been a disorganized mess: 14th in the NHL last season with a...
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel only expected to miss a few games to start season after surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered clarity to All-Star forward Jake Guentzel’s injury situation Monday and indicated the top-line winger is not expected to miss many games as a result of his right ankle surgery. In a release issued Friday, it was stated Guentzel would be re-evaluated...
For Kyle Dubas, adding Erik Karlsson serves as ‘an affirmation’ the Penguins can still win
Kyle Dubas can finally sleep. At least a little bit more soundly. For the better part of the summer, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations has been quietly but voraciously pursuing Erik Karlsson, the dynamic whirlwind of an offensive defenseman who can tilt the ice anytime he puts a...
Madden Monday: Erik Karlsson trade shines spotlight on Penguins coach Mike Sullivan
Now that Erik Karlsson is finally a Pittsburgh Penguin, Sunday’s trade shines the spotlight even brighter on head coach Mike Sullivan. That’s the assessment of 105.9 The X host and TribLIVE columnist Mark Madden during this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. Sure, Sullivan has two Stanley Cup rings. And on the...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Kyle Dubas is a miracle worker
When talking potential trades, fans want to swap all of their team’s bad players for all of the other team’s good players. Fantasy gets presented as potential fact but is foiled by the opposition GMs not being stupid. But Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey ops/GM Kyle Dubas actually made that...
Tim Benz: For Penguins, Erik Karlsson trade is a case of ‘to thine own self be true’
Speculation surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins’ attempts to acquire San Jose Sharks Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson lasted more than a month. Initially, I wondered how good of an idea that really was. Especially if the Penguins ended up having to give away multiple first-round draft choices. Thankfully, they didn’t once...
Penguins acquire defenseman Erik Karlsson in 3-team trade
The Pittsburgh Penguins are still pretty far from being considered a legitimate contender for the Stanley Cup. But they took a considerable step toward that endeavor Sunday. In a multi-faceted blockbuster trade that involved three teams, the Penguins added one of the most prolific defensemen in NHL history to their...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel sidelined following ankle surgery
With more than nine weeks before the opening of the campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins still have plenty of time to finalize the composition of their season-opening roster. This week, that alchemy became a bit more complex. On Friday, the team announced forward Jake Guentzel underwent surgery on his right ankle...
Kyle Dubas officially takes on Penguins’ general manager role among other front office changes
It took more than two months, but Kyle Dubas finally found the Pittsburgh Penguins’ next general manager. Himself. Thursday, the team announced Dubas, who was hired as president of hockey operations June 1, also would be officially taking on the general manager role. That position had been vacant since Ron...
Former Penguins defensive prospect Colin Swoyer signs with AHL’s Hershey Bears
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Colin Swoyer signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Hershey Bears. The Bears are the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. A right-handed shot, Swoyer joined the Penguins as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan Tech in 2022. Signed to a one-year,...
Penguins re-sign forward Drew O’Connor, avoid arbitration
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $925,000. This transaction allows both parties to avoid an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Friday. Last season, O’Connor, 25, broke through as a full-time NHLer and inhabited a...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign former Blues defenseman Dmitri Samorukov
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed former St. Louis Blues defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. A native of Volgograd, Russia, the left-handed Samorukov (6-foot-3, 188 pounds) spent the 2022-23 season with the St. Louis Blues organization, primarily with their AHL affiliate, the...
Penguins promote Amanda Kessel to front office role
The Pittsburgh Penguins have promoted Amanda Kessel to a role in the front office titled special assistant to president of hockey operations and general manager. Previously, Kessel had an executive fellow role within a executive management program offered by the franchise. In that station, she had a wide variety of...
Metro free agency: Capitals take a chance on Max Pacioretty
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
Metro free agency: Flyers’ rebuild just getting started
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
Metro free agency: Rangers add aging forward Blake Wheeler at bargain price
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
Tim Benz: A different spin on the Pittsburgh sports ‘GOAT Mountain’ list
On Monday, Sporting News writer Mike DeCourcy took us for a hike up Pittsburgh’s “GOAT Mountain.” Last summer, the outlet decided on a Mount Rushmore style, greatest-of-all-time list for 13 of America’s cities that have all four major pro sports teams (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL). This year, they expanded the...
Metro free agency: Islanders make few additions
In his introductory press conference after being named Penguins director of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas explained how he evaluates his team against its opposition. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division. That’s the way I always looked at things,” Dubas said. “Rather than try to...
