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Penguins A to Z: Maxim Cajkovic’s future will likely unfold elsewhereVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins A to Z: After NCAA title, Tristan Broz takes his 1st steps as a professionalVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 51 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Former Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist signs with Ilves in Finland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist has signed a two-year contract with Ilves of Finland’s Liiga, the top-tier league in that country. The transaction was announced via a release by that team Tuesday. The contract allows the 26-year-old to opt out of the second year to play abroad. A second-round...
Penguins sign goaltender Filip Larsson to 2-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Filip Larsson to a two-year, two-way contract that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Larsson, 25, spent the 2023-24 season with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), that country’s top league. Appearing in 28 SHL games, Larsson had a...
Penguins sign forward Sam Poulin to 2-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed rookie forward Sam Poulin to a two-year, two-way contract extension that carries an NHL salary cap hit of $775,000 on Monday. Poulin, 23, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this upcoming offseason. He is in the final year of a three-year entry-level contract that...
Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen added to Finland’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen has been added to Finland’s A national team roster as an injury replacement for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in Czechia in May. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Puustinen’s inclusion via a release on Monday. He replaces forward Lauri Pajuniemi who...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna joins Czechia’s roster for Euro Hockey Tour tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna has joined Czechia’s A national team roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) tournament in that country in May. The Czech Ice Hockey Association announced the addition of Zohorna and several other players with NHL contracts via a release on Monday. This tournament between...
Penguins A to Z: There isn’t a wrong choice with Joel BlomqvistVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coaches J.D. Forrest, Kevin Porter not retained
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest and assistant coach Kevin Porter will not be retained after the Pittsburgh Penguins declined to renew their contracts. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced those transactions with regard to their American Hockey League affiliate. “These decisions come after taking the season to fully evaluate...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson seeks another step forward
For a player who is mostly soft-spoken and pensive, the choices for a signature quote or soundbite from Marcus Pettersson are limited. But there is one inference that might always follow him no matter what he accomplishes in whatever time he has left as an NHL defenseman. After the Pittsburgh...
Minor league report: Nailers top Fuel, advance to Central Division final
Forwards Justin Addamo and Matt Koopman each scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers, who closed out a Central Division semifinal series with a 4-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 5 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday. The Nailers won the best-of-seven series,...
Minor league report: Penguins’ season ends with overtime loss in Game 2Video
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ season came to an end after a 5-4 overtime road loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Game 2 of a first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. A goal by forward Jacob Gaucher at 2:11 of overtime secured victory for the Phantoms...
Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes named to United States’ staff for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes has been named to the United States’ staff in an identical capacity for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. Hockey USA announced Hennes’ appointment via a release on Friday. Hennes, 44, has been with the Penguins since 2018. Initially hired...
Penguins A to Z: A change of scenery offered little benefit to Emil BemstromVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust enjoys career year, laments long offseason to comeVideo
In a way, it was a fitting — if frustrating — end to Bryan Rust’s 2023-24. During the second period of a season-ending 5-4 road loss to the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins all-everything right winger was checked into the visiting bench, and one of the doors popped open,...
Penguins A to Z: Isaac Belliveau enjoyed elevated playing time in WheelingVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Minor league report: Ville Koivunen scores in debut as Penguins drop Game 1Video
Forward Ville Koivunen scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 2-1 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Game 1 of a first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Acquired via a trade on March 7 that sent All-Star forward Jake Guentzel to the...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson joins Sweden for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has been added to Sweden’s roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament in May. The addition of Pettersson and Seattle Kraken forward Andre Burakovsky was announced via a release by the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation on Tuesday. The IIHF World...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell aims to ‘come back a lot better next year’Video
Late in training camp in the first week of October, Rickard Rakell looked across the dressing room of the Pittsburgh Penguins facility in Cranberry and saw defenseman Erik Karlsson. It had been almost two months since Karlsson had joined the Penguins via a blockbuster trade, so his presence wasn’t anything...
Penguins A to Z: Defense remains Raivis Ansons’ route to the NHLVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out Fuel, take 3-1 series leadVideo
Goaltender Jaxon Castor made 21 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 shutout of the Indy Fuel in Game 4 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-1. Forward Jordan Martel scored two goals for Wheeling...
Penguins have options with their bottom-6 forwards
During the 2023 offseason, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas stressed improvement to the team’s group of bottom-six forwards. His most prominent free agent signings toward that pursuit were forwards Noel Acciari, Lars Eller and Matt Nieto. Also included in the mix were reserves such as Vinnie Hinostroza,...
Penguins A to Z: A strong 2nd half to his 2nd season lifted Corey AndonovskiVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season coming to an end without any postseason action, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 49 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until next season — with the organization, from...
Offseason dates of note for the Penguins
Over the next five months, the Penguins will have several key dates of note for this upcoming offseason. TBD – The NHL draft lottery Having missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Penguins are in the NHL’s draft lottery to determine the order of the first 16 selections....
Minor league report: Nailers beat Fuel in overtime to take Game 3Video
A goal by former Robert Morris forward Justin Addamo 30 seconds into overtime gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 3 of a Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Monday. The Nailers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. Addamo...
