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3 Periods: New defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok shows mobility in Penguins debut
At the time the Pittsburgh Penguins traveled for Tuesday’s road game at the Colorado Avalanche, defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok had spent nearly a month with the club, awaiting an opportunity to suit up. Acquired via waivers from Utah Hockey Club on Feb. 9, Kolyachonok was practicing regularly with the Penguins but...
The Penguins have 30 picks in the next 3 NHL drafts. How did they get so many?
While the 2025 NHL Draft is still months away, the Pittsburgh Penguins are positioned to be very busy from June 27-28 in Los Angeles. The same could be said of the 2026 and 2027 drafts, because in the upcoming three years, the Penguins possess 30 picks in total, four of...
GM Kyle Dubas offers initial thoughts on Penguins’ additionsVideo
As the dust settles following a busy NHL trade deadline for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a full inventory can now be taken of players the club added versus those who departed. Beginning with a pair of trades Wednesday and four more deals Friday, the Penguins parted with five players and two...
Penguins re-sign defenseman Ryan Shea to 1-year deal
Following an active trade deadline Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced an additional transaction, this time in house, as defenseman Ryan Shea was re-signed to a one-year deal. Shea, 28, is now under contract through 2025-26 and will make $900,000 next season. That’s up from the $775,000 he’s making in 2024-25,...
Penguins quickly flip veteran defenseman Luke Schenn to Jets for 2 draft picks
Less than two days after acquiring Luke Schenn from the Nashville Predators, the Pittsburgh Penguins flipped the veteran defenseman to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday afternoon a few hours before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. In return, the Penguins received a second-round draft pick in 2026 and a fourth-rounder in...
Penguins trade forward Michael Bunting to Predators for Luke Schenn, Tommy Novak
Soon after trading defenseman Vincent Desharnais to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager/president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas made a more substantial deal, shipping winger Michael Bunting and a fourth-round 2026 draft pick to the Nashville Predators. In return, the Penguins acquired defenseman Luke Schenn...
Penguins trade defenseman Vincent Desharnais to San Jose for 5th-round pick in 2028
As the 2025 NHL trade deadline Friday afternoon fast approaches, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas has made his opening move. The Penguins announced Wednesday evening that they shipped defenseman Vincent Desharnais to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2028. Desharnais,...
Control issues plague Andrew Heaney, bullpen in Pirates’ blowout loss to Red Sox
Left-hander Andrew Heaney, who signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in late February, is the club’s biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason. The 33-year-old made his spring training debut Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., and struggled...
In-season roster moves shake Penguins up on penalty kill
There’s something that sticks out upon taking a quick peek at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ leaders in short-handed minutes per game: Four of the top five are no longer with the team. Marcus Petterson (2 minutes, 44 seconds) departed via trade to the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31 but still paces...
Bailey Falter, Bubba Chandler roughed up as Yankees clobber Pirates
In their 10th game of spring training Monday evening, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 12-3 to the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. New York’s Max Fried, who signed an eight-year, $218 million deal with the club during the offseason, and Bailey Falter started, with both...
Pirates claim reliever Justin Lawrence off waivers from Rockies, place Johan Oviedo on 60-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed 30-year-old right-handed pitcher Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Colorado Rockies, the team announced Monday. In order to make room for Lawrence on the 40-man roster, righty Johan Oviedo was placed on the 60-day injured list. Oviedo, 27, is coming off Tommy John surgery performed in...
Penguins’ Ryan Shea enjoys offensive production surge, more prominent on-ice roleVideo
A handful of descriptive phrases quickly come to mind to describe Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea. “Uncomplaining,” “reliable” and “depth defenseman” would be particularly appropriate. “Goal-scoring threat” or “point-producing machine,” not quite. However, Shea, suiting up for his 54th career NHL contest Feb. 23 against the New York Rangers, scored...
3 Periods: Evgeni Malkin’s production picks up after 4 Nations break
Evgeni Malkin entered 2024-25 having appeared in all of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ games the last two seasons, achieving perfect attendance in back-to-back campaigns for only the second time in his 19-year career. Not since the Penguins’ first two Stanley Cup runs in 2007-08 and 2008-09 had Malkin managed to appear...
Slumping Pitt aims to manufacture late-season momentum vs. ranked Louisville
Three more regular-season games remain for Pitt before the ACC Tournament, and the slumping Panthers (who are 4-10 since Jan. 7) will need as strong of a showing as possible if any postseason aspirations are to be kept on life support. Next week, contests against N.C. State and Boston College...
Solid relief appearance offers Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist a dose of confidenceVideo
Given his rookie status, with only 13 games of NHL experience heading into Thursday evening, it seems appropriate for netminder Joel Blomqvist to receive some patience and understanding from the Pittsburgh Penguins management and fans alike. Certainly more than what should be granted to veterans Tristan Jarry or Alex Nedeljkovic....
Penguins recall Emil Bemstrom from AHL, activate Boko Imama from IR
The Pittsburgh Penguins made several roster transactions Thursday night ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Emil Bemstrom was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Bemstrom’s gear was spotted at the Penguins’ Cranberry practice facility Thursday morning, and coach Mike Sullivan had...
2 Pitt DB transfers aim to prove themselves at Division I level
Coming out of University Prep in 2022, Rashan Murray did not find himself with a surplus of big-time collegiate opportunities to consider. Murray, an East Liberty native, was not a recipient of an offer from his hometown Pitt Panthers — or any Power 5 program, for that matter. After spending...
Pitt’s rally comes up short against Georgia Tech
With 1 minute, 15 seconds to play Tuesday against Georgia Tech, Pitt had managed to dig itself out of repeated holes, having trailed the vast majority of the night, to tie things up. But over the last 75 seconds, the Yellow Jackets scored the game’s final six points to secure...
Penguins’ Emil Bemstrom on quest to translate AHL success into NHL
Emil Bemstrom is no stranger to success at the American Hockey League level. Before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins last February via trade, Bemstrom spent part of five seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets, where his year-to-year performance followed a consistent script: AHL dominance but failing to break through in the...
For Jeff Capel, disappointment lingers as Pitt enters final stretch of regular season
Judging by Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s tone and demeanor when revisiting Saturday’s loss at Notre Dame, it could be deduced that some disappointment from the defeat lingers. Against the struggling Fighting Irish, the Panthers were porous defensively, allowing Notre Dame to shoot 56.3% from the floor in the 76-72 decision....
Tribute to Mike Lange serves as emotional backdrop before Penguins’ game vs. CapitalsVideo
As puck drop between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals approached Saturday, signs of a memorable afternoon at PPG Paints Arena grew in abundance. There were countless signs held by fans, showing phrases such as “Buy Sam a drink and get his dog one, too!” or “Scratch my back with...
3 Periods: Stretch vs. Metropolitan foes highlights Penguins’ need to be better in-division
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been preaching the need for the club to improve play within the Metropolitan Division literally since Day 1 on the job. “I think that the major focus, No. 1, is inside our division,” Dubas said June 1, 2023, during his introductory...
‘Our playoffs start right now’: Penguins restart postseason push post-4 Nations Face-Off
Friday afternoon brought a pair of familiar faces back to the ice in Cranberry as the Pittsburgh Penguins conducted practice. Defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell rejoined the club after representing Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off, which Canada won 3-2 in overtime Thursday night over the U.S. From...
Penguins assistant GM Jason Spezza touts prospects, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s success
On individual and collective notes, Jason Spezza has ample reason to be pleased with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s season to date. Spezza, assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins, directly oversees the club’s American Hockey League affiliate. Led by first-year coach Kirk MacDonald, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins boast a 27-12-5 record and are second...
Injured forwards Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust participate fully as Penguins return to practice
The Pittsburgh Penguins conducted their first organized practice since Feb. 7 on Tuesday afternoon, as the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off break continues ahead of Thursday’s title game between Canada and the United States. While a handful of Penguins players who partook (and in the case of Team Canada captain Sidney...
