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Penguins re-sign pending free agents Connor Dewar, Ilya Solovyov
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed two of their pending unrestricted free agents to contracts Thursday, agreeing to terms with forward Connor Dewar and Ilya Solovyov. Dewar, 26, signed a two-year extension with a salary cap hit of $2.25. He finished this season on a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Primarily stationed...
Penguins prospect Bill Zonnon joins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on tryout agreementVideo
Forward Bill Zonnon, one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top prospects, signed an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League for the remainder of this season on Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins selected Zonnon in the first round (No. 22 overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft....
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Rickard Rakell remains confident the Penguins can winVideo
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins entered an offseason with franchise icon Evgeni Malkin as a pending unrestricted free agent, they had to re-sign several other members of the club that qualified for the playoffs in 2022. One of those was forward Rickard Rakell, whom former general manager Ron Hextall...
Penguins A to Z: Even with his streakiness, Justin Brazeau broke throughVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Minor league report: Nailers to face Mariners in North Division final
The Wheeling Nailers will face the Maine Mariners in the North Division final series of the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs. That matchup was established after the Mariners claimed a 3-1 home win against the Adirondack Thunder in Game 7 of a North Division semifinal series on Tuesday. The schedule for...
U mad, bro?: Penguins’ playoff exit, departing superstars, expanding NFL schedule have readers in a twistVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL playoffs. The NFL might mess with its schedule. Evgeni Malkin could leave Pittsburgh. Andrew McCutchen is grumpy about how he left the Pirates. You can probably imagine how all of that is going over with our readers. If you...
Egor Chinakhov finally met great expectations with the Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas wasn’t necessarily optimistic about what forward Egor Chinakhov could do with the Penguins after he was acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 29. No, it might be more accurate to suggest Dubas outright expected Chinakhov to do...
Tim Benz: It’s time for Sergei Murashov to be the Penguins’ No. 1 goalie
Given how he sparkled during the playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs should be applauded. But not rewarded. Well, rewarded to the extent that he gets some sort of contract to stay with the franchise as he enters restricted free agency this offseason. Sure. Reward...
Penguins A to Z: Don’t forget about Joel BlomqvistVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Minor league report: Penguins, Rutger McGroarty take Game 3 in overtimeVideo
A goal by forward Rutger McGroarty at 5:02 of overtime gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 comeback win against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 4 of an Atlantic Division semifinal series at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. The result gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five...
Mark Madden: The Penguins painted themselves into a corner … so live with it
Sports are in an era where fanboy drivel and appeasement mean as much as (and probably more than) trying to build a winner, especially if it’s not “win now.” Fans want stars retained indefinitely because they wear that star’s jersey. Nostalgia. Giving a proper send-off. Feel-good moments. Vibe. Aura. All...
Andrew McCutchen and Evgeni Malkin prove it’s hard to write a perfect final chapterVideo
On Saturday night, former Pittsburgh Pirate Andrew McCutchen made a fabulous catch in right field for the Texas Rangers. Andrew McCutchen showing off in season 18 ???? pic.twitter.com/iv2M6g2wFl— MLB (@MLB) May 4, 2026 That, of course, led to a torrent of “He’s still got it!,” “How do you like him...
Forward Anthony Mantha felt ‘right at home’ with the Penguins
The 2025 offseason was fairly mundane for the Pittsburgh Penguins, at least when it came to altering the playing roster. Penguins management hit the bargain bin looking for gently used options on the free agent market. Arguably, the biggest name they signed was forward Anthony Mantha. And his name was...
Penguins A to Z: Alex Alexeyev may have to go elsewhere for another 2nd chanceVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Tim Benz: The Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin decision will be the ultimate test of Kyle Dubas’ conviction
At this point, we’ve heard every reason why the Penguins should let Evgeni Malkin retire this summer or walk away as an unrestricted free agent to play elsewhere in 2026-27. Malkin will turn 40 on July 31. He’s a wing now, not a center. He only played 56 games this...
A career year could mean a big payday for Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea
After being installed as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations in June of 2023, Kyle Dubas splurged when the free agent market opened approximately one month later. The likes of forwards Lars Eller, Noel Acciari and Matt Nieto as well as defenseman Ryan Graves and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic were...
Penguins A to Z: It never panned out for Sebastian AhoVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization. Starting with...
Madden Monday: On Sidney Crosby’s future — ‘I don’t think he’s going anywhere. Period’
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is eligible for another contract extension this offseason. Based on his 74 points in 68 games this season, there’s no reason to believe the Penguins wouldn’t want to give him one. The question is, though, does he want to sign one? Given his age and...
