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Penguins A to Z: Defense will be Finn Harding’s route to the NHLVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins A to Z: Filip Hallander’s return provides plenty of optimismVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea finds relief with a contract extensionVideo
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the offseason started way too early for everyone’s liking. And reserve defenseman Ryan Shea is no different in that regard. But this summer will offer him a somewhat unique emotion. Relief. On March 7, the Penguins signed Shea to a one-year contract extension through the 2025-26...
Former Penguins defenseman Filip Kral returns to Czechia
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Filip Kral has re-signed with HC Kometo Brno of the Extraliga ledního hokeje (ELH) in his native Czechia. That team announced it had signed Kral via a release on Tuesday. Kral, 25, previously played for that team after coming up through its youth program. The Penguins...
Penguins A to Z: A small investment in Matt Grzelcyk paid 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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins get 11th overall selection in NHL Draft Lottery
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to have the 11th overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft. On Monday, the league determined the order of the first 16 selections following a draft lottery determined by a set of convoluted rules. Barring any trades, this is the highest overall selection the Penguins...
Penguins forward prospect Raivis Ansons signs AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Raivis Ansons has signed an American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2025-26 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. A left-handed shot, Ansons is in the final weeks of a three-year, entry-level contract he signed with the NHL club in May 2022. With regards to his NHL...
Forward Connor Dewar rediscovered his confidence with the PenguinsVideo
For the second consecutive year, the rebuilding Pittsburgh Penguins mostly jettisoned assets on the NHL roster to other teams with valid postseason aspirations. There was a lone exception to that approach on March 7, however. With the Toronto Maple Leafs facing a bit of a salary cap crunch, the Penguins...
Penguins A to Z: Ryan Graves needs to offer much 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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby joins Canada for IIHF World Championship
Sidney Crosby will play postseason hockey, after all. On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced via social media that the Pittsburgh Penguins forward was added to that country’s roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. This past regular season, Crosby, 37, led the Penguins with 91 points...
Mike Sullivan’s arrival was perfect timing for the Penguins
Ian Cole had some bad timing. On the first practice the Pittsburgh Penguins conducted under new head coach Mike Sullivan on Dec. 13, 2015, Cole broke in some new skates and his feet were feeling the effects. “Had a lot of skating,” said Cole, a defenseman with the team at...
Penguins A to Z: Taylor Gauthier’s path appears to be blockedVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Ex-Penguins coach Mike Sullivan hired by Rangers
Former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has been hired by the New York Rangers in the same capacity. The Rangers announced Sullivan’s appointment Friday. He becomes the 38th coach in that franchise’s history. Terms of his contract were not announced, but it is believed to be one of the most...
Penguins A to Z: Connor Dewar provides utilityVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins A to Z: This remains Sidney Crosby’s teamVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic knows he’ll have to battle to keep his jobVideo
It’s an odd dichotomy for Alex Nedeljkovic. Even though he is under contract for another season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the backup goaltender might have less of a chance of staying with the team going into the 2025-26 campaign than he did in the 2024 offseason when he re-signed with...
Penguins A to Z: Nathan Clurman might be one and doneVideo
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 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
It’s a complete guess what Kyle Dubas is looking for in the Penguins’ next coach
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas didn’t tip his hand or offer any kind of substantive suggestions as to who he was looking for in the team’s next head coach Monday in Cranberry. And that’s largely because he and his staff are still compiling a group of candidates...
Penguins re-sign forward Filip HallanderVideo
Filip Hallander wasn’t timid when he discussed his aspirations as a would-be member of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. During a development camp with the team in September of that year, he was bold in what he hoped to accomplish in the upcoming training camp. “I’m here to take a...
Penguins A to Z: Harrison Brunicke’s future will likely have to wait a little longerVideo
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 55 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
A timeline for Mike Sullivan’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins and coach Mike Sullivan parted ways Monday. Here’s a look at Sullivan’s tenure with the team: June 18, 2015: Mike Sullivan is hired as head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Dec. 12, 2015: Sullivan replaces Mike Johnston as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. June 12, 2016:...
Penguins part ways with coach Mike Sullivan
Ten days earlier, Mike Sullivan stood at the lectern in the cramped media room at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry and offered a terse but direct response when asked about his future. “My intentions are to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins,” Sullivan said April 18,...
Penguins A to Z: Is Tristan Broz ready to become a No. 2 center?Video
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 55 individuals signed to an NHL contract – including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Penguins forward Joona Koppanen added to Finland’s roster for EHT TourVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joona Koppanen was added to Finland’s roster for the upcoming Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) which will be played in Czechia beginning on Thursday. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced Koppanen’s addition via a release on Sunday. A left-handed shot, the 27-year-old Koppanen appeared in 11 NHL contests...
Penguins forward Danton Heinen: ‘I know I can be a lot better’Video
The puck bounced perfectly for Danton Heinen. In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale April 17, the winger was killing a penalty when Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin blindly fired a wrister from the left point of the offensive zone. Heinen was applying pressure and partially blocked the puck, which wound...
