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Penguins honor Kris Letang’s 1,000th NHL game
Kris Letang was under no illusions as to the spectacle the Pittsburgh Penguins had planned for him as he took the ice Sunday at PPG Paints Arena for warmups ahead of his 1,000th career NHL game. The Penguins made it known well in advance of Sunday’s puck drop vs. Philadelphia...
Mishaps and missed opportunities killer in Penguins’ loss to BruinsVideo
Takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 loss to Boston Saturday at PPG Paints Arena: Ugly special teams Following the Penguins’ practice Friday in Cranberry, coach Mike Sullivan reflected on the two prior meetings his club had with Boston on Nov. 1 and Jan. 2, both of which were close losses....
Despite improvement this season, Robert Morris aiming higher in Horizon League
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole is not known as a man content with moral victories or incremental improvement. When the Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference, Toole had them competing at a high level, with Robert Morris capturing two NEC regular season titles and two league tournament championships between...
Penguins encouraged by progress of injured defensemen; Kris Letang approaches 1,000th game
As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for a spot in the playoffs during this last leg of the regular season, they do so with a still-decimated defensive corps. To be sure, getting back the services of Jeff Petry, who returned to action Tuesday in Detroit after being sidelined for...
Penguins acquire defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield on Friday afternoon. The Penguins and Ducks exchanged signing rights for the two players. Per CapFriendly, Caulfield’s signing rights were set to expire Aug. 15, whereas the Penguins will have until June 1, 2024, to sign...
Penguins eager to apply lessons learned in final meeting with Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ next game represents arguably the biggest remaining challenge of their regular season. Locked in a tight battle for of one of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots and with opportunities to accrue points quickly running out, the Penguins (37-28-10) will face Boston at 3 p.m. Saturday at...
3 takeaways: Penguins overcome valiant effort by Nashville netminder Juuse SarosVideo
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-0 win over Nashville on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena: Solving Saros Two goals were enough for the Penguins on Thursday, but had they faced a less-talented netminder than Nashville’s Juuse Saros, that number may well have been five or six. Saros faced...
3 takeaways: Penguins receive offensive boost from Ryan Poehling, Chad RuhwedelVideo
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 win over Washington Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena: Unlikely offensive contributors Evgeni Malkin undoubtedly saved the Penguins’ bacon with his breakaway goal late in the third period that handed the team a 4-3 win and two much-needed points. But earlier in the...
Penguins reassign goalie Dustin Tokarski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Minutes before puck drop Saturday against Washington, the Pittsburgh Penguins reassigned goaltender Dustin Tokarski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Tokarski had scrambled to join the team earlier this week in Dallas, when Tristan Jarry was unexpectedly sidelined for the Penguins’ Thursday evening game against the Stars. Jarry, who...
With Tristan Jarry’s status uncertain, Penguins to start Casey DeSmith in net vs. Capitals
Tristan Jarry’s seemingly inescapable injury woes could sideline him for at least one more game. While the Pittsburgh Penguins’ No. 1 netminder conducted some individual workouts with goaltending coach Andy Chiodo for about 40 minutes prior to Saturday’s morning skate, he did not participate in full team drills and won’t...
Following winless campaign, Robert Morris seeks rebound this fall with conference crossover
Having gone winless (0-11) last season, the Robert Morris Colonials are eyeing a rebound in 2023 in their sixth season under coach Bernard Clark. This fall will mark a new chapter for the Colonials football program, as it is the first year of a joint association between the Big South...
Early games against West Virginia, Coastal Carolina highlight Duquesne’s 2023 football schedule
Duquesne announced its 11-game 2023 football slate this week and, as has been the case in the immediate past, early-season matchups with Football Bowl Subdivision opponents loom. The Dukes will travel to Morgantown for a showdown with West Virginia on Sept. 9, followed by another away game at Coastal Carolina...
Analysis: Tough goalie matchups await Penguins in potential 1st-round series
Just over a year ago, Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter created a viral moment as he candidly weighed in on the prospects of a first-round playoffs series with the Colorado Avalanche, the best team in the Western Conference in 2021-22. “I sure as (heck) don’t want to play Colorado in...
Penn State honors its football history with creation of Legacy Plaza at Beaver Stadium
Beginning this fall, Penn State fans will have an opportunity to walk down memory lane and dive deeper into the 136 prior seasons of Nittany Lions football. The university announced Thursday that ahead of the 2023 campaign, a new Legacy Plaza would be completed at Beaver Stadium to pay homage...
Pitt adds verbal commitment from Ohio defensive tackle Francis Brewu
Pitt upped its number of verbal commitments for the Class of 2024 to five Thursday morning, as three-star defensive tackle Francis Brewu announced a pledge to the Panthers on Twitter. #BLESSED I am extremely excited to announce that I am 100% committed to play football and continue my academic career...
Pitt center John Hugley IV to enter transfer portal
On the day of Pitt’s first NCAA Tournament game since 2016, a player once thought to be key in the team’s potential reemergence opted to part ways with the program. Junior center John Hugley IV announced Tuesday morning he is entering the transfer portal. “ … It is with careful...
Bolstered by new faces, Penguins aim for improved penalty kill down stretch
Less than two weeks after the NHL trade deadline, the nightly lineups utilized by the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to reflect the team’s new-look composition. Gone are the likes of Teddy Blueger, Brock McGinn and Kasperi Kapanen, whom general manager Ron Hextall traded or waived before the deadline. They have been...
Analysis: Penguins’ 3rd-period struggles extend far beyond crushing losses against Islanders
Remember this game if the Pittsburgh Penguins miss the playoffs. Fans of the team and observers of hockey in general likely found themselves contemplating some variation of that statement after the New York Islanders snatched a victory from the Penguins’ grasp Thursday night in Pittsburgh. In front 3-1 heading into...
3 takeaways: New York’s Anders Lee, Brock Nelson continue to own PenguinsVideo
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 overtime loss to New York Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena: A pair of Penguins killers Few players across the National Hockey League have been more troublesome for the Penguins this season than New York’s Anders Lee and Brock Nelson. Lee scored a...
Penguins notebook: Season-long 5-game homestand critical in playoff race
The longest homestand of the season could not have come at a better time for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who, despite more than one extended losing streak this year and several performances unbecoming of a playoff-calibur club, remain squarely in the NHL postseason hunt. Tuesday’s contest against Eastern Conference cellar dweller...
Penguins sign 4 Make-A-Wish kids to 1-day contracts
The Pittsburgh Penguins made four transactions Wednesday morning ahead of their practice session at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. In this case, cap space and corresponding movements to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were not necessary. To the sound of applause and cameras snapping, general manager Ron Hextall welcomed four youths from Make-A-Wish...
Duquesne finishes 6th in the Atlantic 10, readies for upcoming conference tournament
Saturday afternoon’s showdown between Duquesne and Fordham in the Bronx, N.Y., represented one of the more high-stakes games for the Dukes in recent memory. On the line for both teams in the regular-season finale was a double-bye at the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament, awarded to the top four regular-season finishers...
Ron Hextall: Mikael Granlund a ‘coveted’ player over last several NHL trade deadlinesVideo
When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired 31-year-old forward Mikael Granlund from Nashville on Wednesday, it seemed to be met with a lukewarm response by the team’s fans and some hockey pundits alike. That was somewhat predictable, considering that around the same time, the Ottawa Senators were completing a deal with the...
Duquesne hangs on against UMass for win No. 20 on the year
Duquesne’s victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse was significant in two ways. In dispatching the Minutemen, 88-79, the Dukes notched win No. 20 on the year, something only two previous Duquesne teams (2008-09, 2019-20) had accomplished dating to 1983 upon joining the Atlantic 10. Presently, the...
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim offers lengthy expansion of earlier remarks made about Pitt
Less than three weeks ago, comments by longtime Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim sent shockwaves through the college basketball world when he accused Pitt, among other ACC programs, of buying players in an interview with ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Lamenting the changing landscape of college athletics in the Name, Image and Likeness...
