Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 14
Penguins’ negotiations continue with Conor Dewar, Philip Tomasino
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Philip Tomasino did not receive qualifying offers as pending restricted free agents by the NHL’s deadline to extend such offers at 5 p.m. Monday. But that does not necessarily mean they will be leaving the club. Earlier in the day, Penguins president of hockey...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas doesn’t expect to be aggressive in free agency
Kyle Dubas was beaming about his club’s future. In a somewhat ostentatious presentation by the Pittsburgh Penguins at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Monday, Dubas stood up on the stage constructed on the main rink of the facility and showcased each member of the Penguins draft class from...
Penguins hire Mike Stothers as assistant coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Mike Stothers as an assistant coach. That appointment was announced Monday. Stothers, 63, is expected to oversee the team’s defensemen and penalty kill. A native of Toronto, Stothers has an extensive history as a coach at various levels, starting in 1991 when he was an assistant...
Penguins 3rd-round pick Charlie Trethewey’s journey brings him back to PittsburghVideo
Charlie Trethewey will be somewhere familiar later this week. The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. He has been in the auxiliary dressing room adjacent to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ portion of the facility. The five Stanley Cup banners, the pictures of Western Pennsylvanians who have reached the NHL and the...
The Penguins’ rebuild accelerates after drafting 13 players
It hasn’t even been a year since Wes Clark was hired as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ vice president of player personnel. Brought on staff July 9, 2024, Clark was reunited with president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas, with whom he worked in previous stops with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Sault...
West Mifflin native L.J. Mooney drafted by Canadiens in 4th round
The Montreal Canadiens selected forward L.J. Mooney, a native of West Mifflin, in the fourth round (No. 113 overall) of the NHL Draft on Saturday. Last season, Mooney skated in 51 games for the United States National Team Development Program’s under-18 squad and scored 51 points (10 goals, 41 assists)....
NHL Draft Day 2: Penguins add 2 defensemen, goalie with trio of picks in 3rd round
With the 73rd overall pick in the third round of the NHL Draft Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Charlie Trethewey from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Trethewey, 17, is a right-shooting prospect who hails from Ellicott City, Md. A 6-foot-2, 201-pound defenseman, he will begin his collegiate career...
Penguins acquire defenseman Connor Clifton, 2nd-round pick in trade with Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Connor Clifton and a second-round selection (No. 39 overall) in the ongoing NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Conor Timmins and defensive prospect Isaac Belliveau. With that draft pick, the Penguins selected defenseman Peyton Kettles from the Western Hockey...
Penguins enter second day of NHL draft with 8 remaining picks
The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the second day of the NHL draft on Saturday with eight remaining selections, barring any trades. Those selections: Third round — No. 73 overall Third round — No. 84 overall (from the Minnesota Wild via the Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators) Third round — No. 85...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas sought to add quality and quantity through the draft
Kyle Dubas certainly had a route mapped out as he steered the Pittsburgh Penguins through the first night of the NHL Draft on Friday. That plan had plenty of detours and divergences in the form of multiple trades that he made (and was unable to make). In the end, the...
Penguins draft productive forward Bill Zonnon No. 22 overallVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Bill Zonnon with the 22nd overall selection in the NHL Draft on Friday. A native of Montreal, the left-handed Zonnon (6-foot-2, 185 pounds) appeared in 64 games last season for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and scored 83 points (28...
Penguins trade No. 12 overall draft pick to Flyers for No. 22 and 31
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded the N0. 12 overall selection in the ongoing NHL draft to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for the 22nd and 31 overall selections. This selection (No. 12) was originally property of the New York Rangers and was transferred to the Penguins on Tuesday. The Penguins acquired...
Don’t expect Penguins president Kyle Dubas to use all his draft picks
At the end of the business day March 7 — or at least as it pertains to the NHL’s trade deadline that afternoon — Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered something of an inventory of all the draft picks he had accumulated after jettisoning several veterans from the...
Penguins A to Z (and back to I): A late-round draft pick on Mikhail Ilyin appears to pay offVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins A to Z (and back to F): Melvin Fernstrom offers plenty of long-term intrigueVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
West Mifflin’s L.J. Mooney is eager to make his own path into the NHLVideo
The comparisons are always going to be there. And frankly, L.J. Mooney and cousin Logan Cooley don’t do much to dissuade them. They have been working out together for several years, even after Cooley made the jump to the NHL in 2023. And that habit hasn’t changed in the early...
Penguins’ preseason schedule announced
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their upcoming preseason schedule on Tuesday. As usual, it involves pairs of games against their typical preseason foes, the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings. The slate opens with a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens. Sept. 22 - at Montreal Canadiens, 7...
Penguins to get Rangers’ 1st-round draft pick
The New York Rangers will transfer their first-round selection (No. 12 overall) to the Pittsburgh Penguins in this weekend’s NHL Draft. This draft pick was acquired by the Penguins through a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 1. The Penguins obtained the then-conditional draft pick along with forward Danton...
Former Penguins forward Scott Wilson signs in Russia
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Scott Wilson has signed a two-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, a team based in Siberia that competes in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). That transaction was announced on Tuesday. A native of Oakville, Ontario, the 33-year-old Wilson has spent the past three seasons in the...
Penguins A to Z: Philip Tomasino can score but he’ll need to provide moreVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
NHL releases draft order; Penguins currently have 10 selections
On Monday, the NHL announced the formal order of the upcoming draft this weekend. In total, the Penguins are slated to have 10 picks. Their selections by round and overall number: First round — No. 11 overall Second round — No. 59 overall (from the Washington Capitals) Third round —...
Penguins A to Z: Conor Timmins appears to be part of the short-term futureVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins A to Z: Chase Stillman is getting, and needs, a second chance
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins hire Nick Bonino, Rich Clune, Todd Nelson as assistant coaches
Pittsburgh means something to Nick Bonino. Sure, that connection is primarily based on him being a key component to the Penguins’ Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017. But Bonino’s attraction to this city is even more profound than the ultimate success this sport can offer. When he rejoined the...
Penguins A to Z: Jack St. Ivany took a step backVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 58 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
