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Penguins defensive prospect Antti Palojarvi has been loaned to Hermes of Finland’s second-tier Mestis league. A native of Finland, Palojarvi was loaned by KooKoo of that country’s top league, the Liiga. Palojarvi, 21, was the Penguins’ sixth-round pick in 2017 (No. 186 overall) and has yet to sign an NHL...

It rained Tuesday in State College. James Franklin didn’t mind. In fact, Penn State’s football coach enjoyed it. “I would actually say it was even positive (Tuesday),” Franklin said via video conference Wednesday. “We had bad weather. We had rain, and we were able to get wet-ball work, which I...

The United States Hockey League (USHL), the top junior league in the United States, announced it is hoping to open its 2020-21 season Nov. 5. The league has a regionally-based schedule of 54 games for each team with the goal of concluding the regular season by April 24. The Youngstown...

The NHL finalized the order of its upcoming draft, which be Oct. 6-7. The entire order can be viewed here. Barring any further transactions, the Penguins’ first selection will be No. 77 overall in the third round. They also will have the 108th (fourth round), 139th (fifth round) and 170th...

The Tribune-Review is following its Best to Ever Wear It series, a daily countdown of the greatest college and pro athletes to wear every jersey number from 99 to 0/00, by honoring the Best to Never Wear It. The six athletes spotlighted didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride...

Todd Reirden interviewed for a job with Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford before. Back in spring 2014, after Dan Bylsma was fired as head coach, the Penguins were ready to name Willie Desjardins as his successor with Reirden retaining his position as an assistant coach. Things fell through with Desjardins...

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby underwent arthroscopic wrist surgery on Monday. The procedure was described as arthroscopic wrist debridement surgery according to a release the team issued on Tuesday. Recovery time will be three to four weeks. NHL training camps for the 2020-21 season are aiming to open in mid-November. Which...

Former Penguins assistant coach Jacques Martin did not take long to find a new job. Less than three weeks after the Penguins opted not to renew his contract, Martin was hired by the New York Rangers on Monday in the same capacity. Martin, 67, spent the previous seven seasons with...

The Penguins named forward Evgeni Malkin their MVP for the 2019-20 season. In 55 games during the regular season, Malkin led the team with with 74 points (25 points, 49 assists). Although he missed 14 games because of various ailments, Malkin finished 14th in the NHL in scoring. Some of...

When it comes to forecasting the Penguins’ goaltending situation for the 2020-21 season, one thing is certain. Casey DeSmith will probably be the backup. As to who he’ll be a reinforcement to, that’s still being sorted out. The Penguins have already had trade discussions with other teams with regards to...

Jim Rutherford filled one hole in his lineup Tuesday when he reacquired forward Kasperi Kapanen from the Maple Leafs. If things go as planned — a dicey idiom in 2020 — Kapanen will line up next to either Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin in a top-six role whenever the 2020-21...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are barely two weeks into an offseason that began way too early for their liking. They have plenty of issues to sort out with their roster and relatively little salary cap space with which to work. Yet, general manager Jim Rutherford didn’t waste much time in taking...

Penguins forward prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist has been loaned for the 2020-21 season to KooKoo of Finland’s Liiga. According to a release from KooKoo (translated from Finnish), the agreement will be a “year-long loan.” #KooKoo #Liiga #yksijoukkue #montatarinaa #Kouvola pic.twitter.com/VJ25Y5TI9B— Kouvolan KooKoo (@KouvolanKooKoo) August 24, 2020 A second-round pick (No. 61...

Situated roughly halfway between Philadelphia and Allentown, Perkiomenville is easy to overlook on the map. Just ask one of its residents. “A whole lot of trees and wildlife,” said Josh Maniscalco, a defensive prospect who signed with the Penguins on Friday. “It’s a pretty small town. I don’t even know...

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forwards Luke Stevens and Felix Robert to one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contracts for the 2020-21 season. Stevens is the son of Kevin Stevens, a former All-Star forward for the NHL Penguins who now serves as a scout for the organization. Selected in the fifth...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing an uncertain offseason for a variety of reasons ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to their own internal shortcomings. How that impacts the rosters moving forward is still anyone’s guess, including their own, perhaps. With an estimated $13,224,825 of salary cap space, according to Cap Friendly,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing an uncertain offseason for a variety of reasons ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to their own internal shortcomings. How that impacts the rosters moving forward is still anyone’s guess, including their own, perhaps. With an estimated $13,224,825 of salary cap space — according to Cap...

Former Penguins forward prospect Nikita Pavlychev has signed a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Syracuse Crunch, affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins selected Pavlychev in the seventh round (No. 197 overall) in the 2015 draft but never signed him. The deadline to retain his signing...

The Penguins on Monday announced forward Zach Aston-Reese underwent surgery on his left shoulder. He is expected to take six months to recover. The 2020-21 NHL season is aiming to open in early December. The nature of the surgery, the extent of the ailment and the date of the procedure...

The Penguins’ rotten offseason continues. Forward Evgeni Malkin underwent surgery on his left elbow the team announced Monday. The nature of the surgery, the extent of the ailment and the date of the procedure were not disclosed. Malkin is expected to take three to four weeks to recover. NHL training...