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Penguins extend qualifying offers to 5 restricted free agents
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins extended qualifying offers to five of their nine pending restricted free agents Thursday. Forwards Jonathan Gruden, Filip Hallander and Drew O’Connor, defenseman Ty Smith and goalie Filip Lindberg were extended offers. Forward Ryan Poehling and defensemen Peter DiLiberatore, Colin Swoyer and Josh Maniscalco did...
Trades, not signings, might be the better moves for Penguins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Bill Guerin speaks, it’s one part informative and one part stand-up routine. On Thursday, after the second day of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, Guerin, the former Pittsburgh Penguins forward-turned executive-turned Minnesota Wild general manager, held court with reporters and was asked about the NHL’s...
Penguins bring on Kori Cheverie as guest coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins brought on Kori Cheverie as a guest coach for the 2023-24 season. Her appointment was announced by the team Friday. Cheverie will work with the team’s coaching staff during the upcoming development camp, which begins Saturday, and will assist during training camp and periodically throughout the 2023-24...
Penguins select 4 Europeans on 2nd day of NHL Draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After plucking forward Brayden Yager from the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in the first round (No. 14 overall) of the NHL Draft on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins turned to the east for most of their remaining selections in the final six rounds Thursday...
Penguins draft defenseman Kalle Kangas in 7th round
With their final selection of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins chose defenseman Kalle Kangas No. 223 overall. A native of Finland, Kangas played for Jokerit at the junior level during the 2022-23 season. Appearing in 42 games, Kangas had nine points (one goal, eight assists). The...
Penguins draft forward Emil Jarventie in 7th round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Emil Jarventie in the seventh round of the NHL Draft No. 217 overall. A native of Finland, Jarventie bounced around several teams and leagues in his native country last season. Primarily playing for Ilves at the junior level, Jarventie, a left-handed shot,...
Penguins draft forward Cooper Foster in 6th round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the sixth round of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins picked forward Cooper Foster with the 174th overall selection A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Foster spent last season with the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Appearing in 63...
Penguins draft forward Mikhail Ilyin in 5th round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the fifth round of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Mikhail Ilyin No. 142 overall. A native of Russia, Ilyin, 18, split the 2022-23 season between Severstal of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Almaz of Russia’s Junior Hockey League (MHL)....
Penguins draft defenseman Emil Pieniniemi in 3rd round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the third round of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Emil Pieniniemi No. 91 overall. A left-handed shot, Pieniniemi (6-foot-2, 175 pounds) primarily played for Karpat in his native Finland at the junior level. In 31 games, Pieniniemi scored 12 points...
Level Green’s Brandon Svoboda drafted in 3rd round by Sharks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There wasn’t much of a party Thursday in Level Green. That’s because a significant portion of the small community in western Westmoreland County was celebrating in the Music City. Brandon Svoboda, who graduated from Penn-Trafford barely a month ago, took his first steps towards his career choice...
Penguins A to Z: Jason Zucker can get a big pay dayVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 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, Kyle Dubas looking to make more moves
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The work has just begun for Kyle Dubas. But he got a big chunk of the task at hand out of the way Wednesday when he acquired steady 20-goal threat Reilly Smith from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL...
Penguins draft forward Brayden Yager in 1st round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brayden Yager likes to think of himself as a complete player at the center position. And he has an ideal person to craft his game after. “I model my game after Sidney Crosby,” Yager said. “So it’s crazy to think that I’m wearing the same jersey that...
Penguins acquire forward Reilly Smith from Golden Knights
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Dubas took his first step toward crafting his version of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Approximately three hours before the opening of the NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena, Dubas, the new president of hockey operations for the Penguins, filled a potential hole among his top-six forwards...
Penguins A to Z: There aren’t many better at his role than Dustin TokarskiVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 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 to open 2023-24 season against Blackhawks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the 2023-24 season at home against the team that virtually ended their 2022-23 season. On Tuesday, the NHL announced the entire schedule for the upcoming season, and the Penguins will face the Chicago Blackhawks and potentially forward Connor Bedard, the presumed top...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas no stranger to dealing at NHL Draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Dubas doesn’t have some sort of master plan as he approaches his first draft as president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nor does the task require some artful or shrewd maneuvering. With one of the least-impressive collections of NHL-caliber prospects in the league, the...
Penguins A to Z: Colin Swoyer’s future will likely unfold elsewhereVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 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 defenseman Kris Letang wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Above all else, it was a family night for Kris Letang and company. He walked the red carpet outside of Bridgestone Arena before the NHL’s awards ceremony looking dapper as always, dressed in a tuxedo that presumably had at least one comma on the price tag when...
Penguins A to Z: Lukas Svejkovsky can claim a more prominent role in 2023-24Video
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 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 defenseman Kris Letang has worthy case for Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
It was kind of a ho-hum game by the lofty standards he had established a long time ago. On 25 shifts, he clocked an ordinary 22 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time. Nice, but nothing special. No goals, no assists and not even a stinking shot. Seven hits, that’s not...
Cold drafts over the years have hurt Penguins
During the celebration of his team’s Stanley Cup title on the ice of SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on June 12, 2016, then-Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford made a point to give credit to two people. Craig Patrick and Ray Shero, his immediate predecessors. Each had some role in...
The hard work begins for Kyle Dubas to craft the Penguins
Kyle Dubas has been on the job as the Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations for approximately three weeks. He’s still getting familiar with his new surroundings, but he likes what he has seen so far. Pittsburgh reminds Dubas — previously the general manager of the Maple Leafs in hockey-mad...
Penguins’ preseason schedule includes game in Nova Scotia
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2023 preseason schedule Friday. Included in the slate is a neutral-site game Oct. 2 against the Ottawa Senators in forward Sidney Crosby’s home province of Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The Penguins previously played the Senators in a preseason contest in Halifax...
Penguins A to Z: Jack St. Ivany remains a long-term projectVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 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...
