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Double Team: Mark Recchi won with the Penguins and Bruins
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Penguins goaltender Matt Murray’s focus remains same, even after 3 months off
If social distancing was a competition, Matt Murray would have his photo on the league leaders page of the NHL’s website. During the NHL’s hiatus over the past three months because of the coronavirus pandemic, Murray was holed up in his home in Muskoka, Ont., a small seasonal community on...
NHL won’t host postseason games in Pittsburgh this summer
If the NHL returns to action this summer, it won’t be taking place in Pittsburgh. On Monday, the Penguins were informed the league would not be staging games for a postseason tournament in PPG Paints Arena or accompanying facilities. The team announced the league’s decision Tuesday. The league’s plan for...
Double Team: Playing for teams not known for defense, Carlyle was best of Penguins, Coyotes, Jets
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Ex-Penguins forward Chris Thornburn retires
Former Penguins forward Chris Thorburn retired after 14 seasons in the NHL on Monday. The NHL Players’ Association announced his retirement. Claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres in October of 2006, Thornburn’s time with the Penguins was fairly brief. In 2006-07, his second season in the NHL, he appeared...
Double Team: From Kunitz to Cullen, the best players to dress for the Penguins and Ducks
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 71: Evgeni Malkin was worth the wait
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 71: Evgeni Malkin If the Pittsburgh Penguins’ plans had gone as hoped, this might be an article explaining why defenseman Jiri Slegr is the...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 72: Patric Hornqvist gave Penguins something they didn’t haveVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 72: Patric Hornqvist The evening of June 27, 2014, Nashville Predators general manager David Poile was holding court with reporters in an auxiliary...
NHL: 11 players have tested positive for coronavirus since June 8
On Friday, the NHL issued a statement announcing 11 players out of a pool exceeding 200 have tested positive for coronavirus since the league’s second phase for returning to play opened on June 8. The statement was released the same day the Tampa Bay Lightning revealed five members of the...
Wheeling Nailers hire former forward Derek Army as assistant coach
The Wheeling Nailers have hired former forward Derek Army as an assistant coach. Army, 29, spent the majority of his professional career as a player with the Nailers, including his final two seasons as captain. In parts of five seasons with Wheeling, Army appeared in 159 games and scored 130...
Penguins prospect Sam Poulin selected for Canada’s national junior team development camp
Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin is one of 41 players selected for a summer development camp with Canada’s national junior team to be held July 27-31 in Calgary, Alberta. The camp will be held in a virtual setting due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Canada’s roster in the 2021 IIHF...
Conor Sheary, Penguins following NHL’s brain-tickling coronavirus safety precautions
Scattered to the wind over the past three months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Penguins have begun to slowly reassemble at their facility in Cranberry for voluntary workouts as part of the second phase in the NHL’s plan to resume play and complete the 2019-20 season. Given the unique...
Even with uncertain future, Conor Sheary is happy to be back with Penguins
The NHL’s pause due to the coronavirus pandemic is hardly ideal for Conor Sheary, a pending unrestricted free-agent forward. With the potentially dire economic consequences the league is already facing as a result of essentially shutting down business for the better part of three months, the salary cap, which is...
Penguins A to Z: Jason Zucker finds a fitVideo
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Jason Zucker Position: Left winger...
Robert Morris officially joins Horizon League for most sports; football to become Big South member
The Robert Morris men’s basketball team won the Northeast Conference’s championship game with a 77-67 victory over St. Francis at UPMC Events Center on March 10. The Colonials celebrated with a trophy and began to cut down the net. But they never got to enjoy the ultimate reward of that...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 77: The Penguins found somebody worthy in Paul Coffey
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. Roughly two decades before finding a “winger for Sid” became a prevailing pursuit, finding anyone for Mario Lemieux to play with was the clarion...
Penguins A to Z: Radim Zohorna is a big project, literally
While the NHL is on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Radim Zohorna Position: Left winger...
Penguins A to Z: David Warsofsky steps up as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s captain
While the NHL is on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: David Warsofsky Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Penguins A to Z: Phil Varone is the definition of a 4A player
While the NHL is on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Phil Varone Position: Center Shoots:...
‘Burgh’s best to wear it, No. 81: Phil Kessel became a Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. Approximately 25 minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, in Game 7 of the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, Phil Kessel...
Penguins A to Z: Zach Trotman entrenched as 9th defensemanVideo
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Zach Trotman Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
NHL, NHLPA agree to open training camps July 10
The NHL and NHLPA announced they have agreed to open training camps July 10 as the third phase of a plan to resume play this summer. Halted since March 12 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the NHL just began its second phase, which allows small groups of players to...
Penguins winger Jake Guentzel, a Minnesota native, ‘ashamed that racism still exists’
Before taking questions about his recovery from shoulder surgery on a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Penguins winger Jake Guentzel, who grew up in Woodbury, Minn., offered thoughts of the civil unrest in his home state. George Floyd, an black man, died at the hands of Minneapolis police on May...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel gets a second chance to finish his season
On the afternoon of Dec. 30, Jake Guentzel was selected to his first All-Star Game. Later that same evening, his season came to an immediate halt. Before the calendar turned to 2020, Guentzel was in the midst of a career season. Having largely carried the team’s offense despite so many...
Penguins A to Z: Brandon Tanev is exactly what the Penguins needed
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Player: Brandon Tanev Position: Left winger...
