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Penguins A to Z: Ty Smith’s NHL credentials are without questionVideo
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Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach Clark Donatelli acquitted of sexual assault
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach Clark Donatelli was acquitted Wednesday by the Rhode Island Superior Court of an alleged sexual assault four and a half years ago in Providence, R.I. He was cleared in what the Providence Journal termed a “sharply worded bench ruling.” Donatelli was a member of the Pittsburgh...
Former Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso selected to Hockey Hall of Fame
Tom Barrasso was a star well before he arrived in Pittsburgh. A phenom who was drafted out of high school and joined the Buffalo Sabres as an 18-year-old in 1983, he became one of only three players in NHL history to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie and...
Penguins A to Z: What is Jan Rutta’s place moving forward?Video
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Penguins re-sign forward Valtteri Puustinen to 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Valtteri Puustinen to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. Puustinen, 24, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent July 1. A seventh-round pick (No. 203 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, Puustinen is about to complete the final year of a two-year entry-level...
Penguins to hold development camp July 1-3
The Pittsburgh Penguins will hold their development camp for prospects July 1-3 at the team’s facility in Cranberry. A total of 23 players are scheduled to attend. Players the team selects in next week’s draft are expected to be invited as well. Currently, the roster includes: Forwards (12): Raivis Ansons,...
Penguins A to Z: Streakiness impeded Bryan RustVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Chad Ruhwedel will be ready for any roleVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Rickard Rakell has met expectationsVideo
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NHL announces draft order, Penguins currently have 6 picks
The NHL announced the order for the league’s upcoming entry draft on June 28-29. Out of the 224 picks over seven rounds, the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently scheduled to have six selections. Their selections listed by round and overall number: First round – No. 14 Third round – No. 90...
Penguins A to Z: Valtteri Puustinen remains an intriguing enigmaVideo
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Blues hire Cranberry native Mike Weber as assistant coach
The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Weber, a native of Cranberry, as an assistant coach. His appointment was announced by the team on Wednesday. A product of the former Pittsburgh Junior Penguins program, Weber, 35, spent parts of eight seasons in the NHL as a physical left-handed defenseman with...
Former Penguins goaltender Max Lagace signs in Sweden
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Max Lagace has signed with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League. That team announced the transaction via release Wednesday. A native of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Lagace has spent his entire professional career in North America up until this point. His time with the Penguins was brief....
Penguins hire Jason Spezza as assistant general manager
Nearly two weeks after taking over as president of hockey operations, Kyle Dubas added an All-Star to the organization. On Wednesday, the team hired former NHL forward Jason Spezza as assistant general manager. Spezza’s duties with the Penguins were not specified. Per a release from the team, Spezza will “report...
Penguins A to Z: Sam Poulin remains a part of the futureVideo
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Stan Savran’s connection to the Penguins was one of mutual respect
Stan Savran was an experienced interviewer. He had talked to the titans of sport ranging from Muhammad Ali to Arnold Palmer. So talking to Mario Lemieux was nothing out of the ordinary for Savran. But the circumstances were simply spectacular. In the late fall and early winter of 2000, Lemieux,...
Penguins A to Z: Ryan Poehling appeared to finally find a roleVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Owen Pickering’s time will comeVideo
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Former Penguins goaltending coach Mike Buckley hired by Kings
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending coach Mike Buckley was hired by the Los Angeles Kings in the same capacity. The Kings announced Buckley’s appointment via release on Friday. Buckley had been out of the NHL since being fired by the Penguins in August of 2021. His dismissal came on the heels...
Penguins A to Z: It’s time for Marcus Pettersson to take another stepVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Jeff Petry was adequate, but so much more was expectedVideo
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Penguins A to Z: An injury derailed Xavier Ouellet’s first season with Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Drew O’Connor finally arrivesVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Alex Nylander found a way back to the NHLVideo
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How will Kyle Dubas reshape the Penguins’ roster? He’s given a few hints
Kyle Dubas is bullish on what he has to work with as the newly appointed director of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I heard a lot of people that were highly skeptical of the team’s ability to contend here,” Dubas said during his introductory news conference at PPG Paints...
