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Penguins forward Kevin Hayes nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Forward Kevin Hayes was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The NHL announced nominees for all 32 teams on Tuesday. Named after Hockey Hall of Famer Frank “King” Clancy, the award recognizes “the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph looks for the positives in a tough seasonVideo
P.O Joseph looked different Tuesday. He wasn’t wearing white. Instead, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman was in yellow. And he practiced. “It was just good to be out there today,” Joseph said. “It’s hard to be in the stands and watching the guys battle like that. It just feels good to...
Penguins recall defenseman Filip Kral from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Filip Kral from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. No announcement was made by the team but the transaction was reflected on the NHL’s media website as well as the AHL’s website. Kral, 25, has appeared in 59 games this season with...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Filip Larsson finds way to stand outVideo
The conversation got off on the wrong foot immediately. “Sergei, what has it been like getting used to North America?” a reporter asked. “I’m Filip,” answered Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Filip Larsson. Largely overshadowed by fellow goaltender Sergei Murashov, Larsson was gracious with the confused Pittsburgh reporter who dashed into the...
Minor league report: Penguins sink IslandersVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Zach Gallant led the the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Sunday. Forward Sam Poulin recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (39-22-7-1, 86 points) while forwards Atley Calvert, Avery Hayes, Gabe Klassen...
Penguins go quietly against Bruins in 2nd-to-last game of season
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino was back in the lineup for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins after missing three prior games due to a concussion. There were two reasons why he dressed for his team’s penultimate game of the season. First and foremost, his health allowed him to...
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino a ‘game-time decision’ against Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Filip Tomasino has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan declared Tomasino’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. A concussion has sidelined Tomasino for the previous three games. In 59 games...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist returns in Penguins’ winVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 22 saves on 23 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result improved Blomqvist’s American Hockey League record to 8-5-3. Due to an undisclosed injury, Blomqvist’s most recent contest at any...
Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen seeks more ‘unlikely’ goals near the netVideo
Scoring goals has never been a problem for Valtteri Puustinen, at least not in the American Hockey League or the Liiga in his native Finland. He has routinely put up healthy figures at lower levels of the sport. However, that acumen has not necessarily translated to his sporadic appearances in...
Penguins assign forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In 14 NHL games this season, Bemstrom has recorded one assist while averaging 8:20 of ice time per contest. An All-Star selection at the AHL level this season, Bemstrom has appeared in 45...
How Ray Shero turned the Penguins into champions in 3 years
Toward the end of its life, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ previous arena suffered from a poverty of luxuries. Like reliable plumbing and a roof that kept the rain out. But it was home. That was in part because of Ray Shero trying to spruce up the aging facility upon taking over...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4Video
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 20 saves on 23 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 11-3-0. Forwards Tristan Broz and Mathieu de St. Phalle scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-22-7-1,...
Penguins beat Devils in final road game of season
Erik Karlsson has been on some bad teams before. And he has a pretty good idea of what it looks like when a squalid squad ceases to compete. He has seen no such evidence of that with his current employer, the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they play their final games of...
For Penguins players, the route from college to professional hockey varied for different reasons
This weekend is the most important part of the calendar for NCAA men’s hockey. On Thursday, Western Michigan and Boston University defeated Denver and Penn State, respectively, in the Frozen Four semifinal round of the NCAA tournament, setting up Saturday’s championship game. And on Friday, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award,...
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas named Canada’s general manager for IIHF World Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was named general manager for Hockey Canada’s entry in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. His appointment was announced Thursday. A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dubas has previously worked for Hockey Canada in international tournaments. Earlier...
Injuries to sideline 5 Penguins forwards for final 3 games this season
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak and Matt Nieto will miss the final three games of the regular season due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their statuses following a practice session in Cranberry on Thursday. Sullivan noted there is hope McGroarty, a rookie,...
Former Penguins general manager Ray Shero dies at 62Video
Ray Shero noted the pattern. And laughed about it. The son of legendary NHL coach Fred Shero, Ray Shero followed in his father’s sizeable footsteps and got into the business of professional hockey on the management side for more than 30 years. So, when Ray Shero’s college-educated sons, Chris and...
Forward Boko Imama selected as Penguins’ nominee for Masterton Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is often misconstrued as a “comeback award.” And sure enough, the three Pittsburgh Penguins players who have won it came back from some manner of personal hardship. Lowell MacDonald (1973) overcame severe knee injuries, whereas Mario Lemieux (1993) rebounded from Hodgkin’s disease, a form of...
Penguins, Tristan Jarry shut out Blackhawks, but Rutger McGroarty leaves with injury
There is nothing for the Pittsburgh Penguins to gain with what remains of the 2024-25 campaign, at least not from the perspective of contention for the upcoming postseason that they were mathematically eliminated from Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the members of this flawed roster have any intention of simply...
Forward Matt Nieto rejoins the Penguins
Matt Nieto was back in Cranberry for the second time in less than a week. Such an occurrence is standard for members of the Pittsburgh Penguins as that is where the team’s practice facility is located. But being a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins has not been as regular of...
Penguins forward Blake Lizotte sidelined due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte will miss Tuesday’s home game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed Lizotte’s status following a morning skate in Cranberry and labeled him as day to day Primarily deployed as the fourth-line center and with the penalty kill, Lizotte...
Former Penguins goaltender Greg Millen dies
Were it not for a summer vacation, the fortunes of Greg Millen and the Penguins could have been very different. After the Penguins nearly upset the St. Louis Blues in a preliminary round series during the 1981 playoffs, Millen was a restricted free agent in the ensuing offseason. He and...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany is once again pushing for the playoffs
Jack St. Ivany is in a similar spot as he was a year ago. He’s helping the Penguins make a run to secure a playoff spot. To be certain, he’s helping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins accomplish that at this moment. Having already secured a playoff berth in the American Hockey League’s...
Minor league report: Nailers roll past RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 34 saves on 35 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 win against the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result boosted Gauthier’s record to 17-10-2. Forwards Gabe Klassen and Eli Lieffers as well as defenseman Mats Lindgren all scored...
Penguins officially eliminated from postseason contention with loss to Blackhawks
The Pittsburgh Penguins will miss the playoffs for a third consecutive year. But unlike the previous two campaigns, their fate as it related to the postseason was not formally determined in the nearly final days of regular season play. There has been no such intrigue throughout most of the 2024-25...
