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Penguins defenseman Ilya Solovyov is enjoying a new startVideo
Ilya Solovyov didn’t hesitate for a moment. On Jan. 31, during the third period of a 6-5 home win against the New York Rangers, Solovyov took a cross-checking penalty. And he had a pretty good reason to do so. Matt Rempe, a 6-foot-9, 261-pound aircraft carrier that is squeezed into...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Monsters in overtimeVideo
Forward Ville Koivunen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Emil Pieniniemi and forward Rutger McGroarty each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (32-13-3-2). For Pieininiemi, it was his first career goal...
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Penguins’ Sidney Crosby totals 3 points as Canada routs France
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins forward Sidney Crosby had three points (one goal, two assists) for Canada, which concluded the preliminary round with a 10-2 rout of France at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Sunday....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 18-6-0. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (32-13-2-2) had a five-game winning streak snapped and was shut out for the second...
Penguins’ Arturs Silovs leads Latvia past GermanyVideo
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs made 26 saves on 29 shots for Latvia in a 4-3 win against Germany during a preliminary round game at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milan. It was the...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 26 saves on 28 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 loss to the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Friday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-5-1. Wheeling (29-13-2-2) was shut out for the third time this season. Highlights: The Nailers’...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby scores as Canada beats SwitzerlandVideo
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the tournament in a 5-1 win against Switzerland during a preliminary round contest at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Friday. His goal...
Renowned Penguins killer and Team USA hockey legacy Brock Nelson off to a hot start at the OlympicsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins fans have gotten used to gritting their teeth and muttering Brock Nelson’s name under their breath. The Colorado Avalanche forward has 40 points in 46 games against Pittsburgh, the most of any team he faced over his 13-year NHL career. He also has nine points (six goals) against...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins continue to thrive despite revolving roster of 47 playersVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins haven’t won a game in nearly a week. And they have a good excuse. They haven’t played since Feb. 7. The American Hockey League is in the midst of its All-Star break, and that is the only thing that has put a halt — albeit a temporary...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby tallies a pair of assists as Canada beats Czechia
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins forward Sidney Crosby recorded a pair of secondary assists for Canada in a 5-0 win against Czechia during a preliminary round contest at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Thursday. Crosby’s...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea finds his spotVideo
Ryan Shea has nothing personal against the Chicago Blackhawks. Honest. He swears. But, it’s scary — at least to Blackhawks goaltenders — to think what he could do if he did harbor any umbrage against the team that drafted him but never signed him to an NHL contract. This season,...
Minor league report: Connor Lockhart scores twice in Nailers’ win
A pair of goals by forward Connor Lockhart led the Wheeling Nailers to a 2-1 win against the Indy Fuel at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana, on Wednesday. Defenseman Brent Johnson recorded two assists for Wheeling (29-12-2-2). Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 22 shots, improving his...
Penguins’ Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell get assists in Sweden’s win over Italy
A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics: Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell each recorded secondary assists for Sweden, which opened the preliminary round with a 5-2 win against Italy at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Wednesday....
Stuart Skinner meshing well in Penguins’ locker room, with Arturs Silovs in net
As a preteen, Stuart Skinner attended a goaltending camp in Toronto put on by youth development coach Eli Wilson. When Skinner was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 12, he thought back to that camp and two people in particular whom he crossed paths with there. The first was...
Under-the-radar signing Parker Wotherspoon has been a hit for PenguinsVideo
Parker Wotherspoon doesn’t necessarily have strong recollections of Dan Hamhuis’ time with the Pittsburgh Penguins. His memory just isn’t that strong. But to be fair to Wotherspoon, Hamhuis spent only five days with the Penguins and never even suited up for them. On June 25, 2010, the Penguins acquired the...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby named Canada’s captain for Olympics
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was formally named captain of Canada’s men’s team for the Olympics in Milan on Sunday by Hockey Canada. Crosby has served as Canada’s captain for several international tournaments. This is marks the second time he will fill that capacity in the Olympics, having previously done...
Minor league report: Avery Hayes’ hat trick leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
Forward Avery Hayes completed a hat trick with an overtime power-play goal and gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. During regulation, Hayes scored another power-play goal as well as a short-handed goal. Forwards Ville Koivunen and...
Minor league report: Matt Dumba’s hat trick leads Penguins past PhantomsVideo
Defenseman Matt Dumba recorded his first career hat trick as a professional as well as an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-5 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. In his past four games, Dumba has erupted offensively, posting 11...
