Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 42
Penguins hire Mike Sullivan’s college teammate David Quinn as assistant coach
Mike Sullivan flashes a smile about as often as he divulges the identity of his starting goaltender the day before a game. That’s to say each is rare. But there are exceptions. Like on the occasions Sullivan is asked about his friend, David Quinn. Such was the case in January...
Penguins A to Z: Emil Pieniniemi is a long-term projectVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Owen Pickering takes his first steps as a professionalVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Don’t forget about Marcus Pettersson’s contractVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Xavier Ouellet moves onVideo
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Level Green’s Brandon Svoboda enjoys a short summer after another USHL championshipVideo
Brandon Svoboda’s summer plans won’t offer an abundance of free time. The Level Green native is getting a head start on schoolwork at Boston University next month. And there was a little matter of winning the Clark Cup for the second consecutive season. After winning the United States Hockey League...
Penguins A to Z: An experiment with Drew O’Connor worked out really wellVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Injuries wrecked Matt Nieto’s seasonVideo
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Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Scotland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with the Glasgow Clan, a team based in Scotland that competes in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). That team announced the transaction via a release Tuesday. A first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft, Despres spent...
Penguins A to Z: Alex Nedeljkovic got what he neededVideo
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign 3 forwards
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed three forwards to American Hockey League (AHL) contracts on Monday. Atley Calvert and Gabe Klassen agreed to two-year contracts while Jack Beck signed a one-year contract. • The 20-year-old Calvert participated with the Pittsburgh Penguins team in a prospect tournament staged in Buffalo in September as...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Xavier Ouellet to sign in Belarus
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Xavier Ouellet has agreed to sign with Dinamo Minsk, a team based in Belarus that competes in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). That team announced the pending transaction via a release on Monday. Ouellet, 30, spent the past two seasons under an NHL contract with the Pittsburgh...
Penguins A to Z: What are fair expectations for Evgeni Malkin?Video
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Penguins relinquish rights to defensive prospects Nolan Collins, Thimo Nickl
The Pittsburgh Penguins officially relinquished the NHL rights to defensive prospects Nolan Collins and Thimo Nickl on Saturday as a result of not signing them before a league deadline of 5 p.m. Saturday. A team spokesperson confirmed neither player was signed to an entry-level contract. Both were part of a...
Penguins A to Z: John Ludvig will keep fighting, literally, for a roster spotVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Kris Letang continues to endureVideo
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Former Penguins defenseman Adam Clendening signs with KHL team in China
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Adam Clendening has signed a one-year contract with Kunlun Red Star, a team based in China that competes in Russia’s Kontinenal Hockey League (KHL). That team announced the transaction on Wednesday. A native of Niagara Falls, N.Y., the 31-year-old Clendening has played for 15 different teams...
Penguins A to Z: Filip Larsson has a chance to get his career back on trackVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Filip Kral has been given a second chanceVideo
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Penguins A to Z: Joona Koppanen’s impact will remain minimalVideo
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Penguins defensemen Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson win bronze with SwedenVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament: Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson scored a goal for Sweden which defeated Canada, 4-2, for the bronze medal at the O2 Arena in Prague on Sunday. Stationed...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scores for Sweden in semifinal lossVideo
A look at how players with connections to the Pittsburgh Penguins have done in the ongoing International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship tournament: Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scored a goal for Sweden, which lost to Czechia, 7-3, in a semifinal round game at the 02 Arena in Prague on...
Former Penguins forward Sergei Plotnikov signs with SKA St. Petersburg in Russia
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sergei Plotnikov has signed with SKA St. Petersburg in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). That team announced the transaction on Friday. A native of Russia, Plotnikov has spent the past eight seasons playing in the KHL, including with SKA St. Petersburg, previously. He served as that...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Ludovic Waeber signs in Switzerland
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Ludovic Waeber has signed a two-year contract with EHC Kloten of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the signing via a release on Friday. A native of Switzerland, Waeber is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent with regards to his NHL rights on July 1. The...
Penguins A to Z: Ville Koivunen is a significant part of the futureVideo
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