Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 72

Prior to being re-hired for his second tenure with the Calgary Flames in March of 2021, coach Darryl Sutter was mostly retired over the previous four years, tending to his farm of nearly 3,000 acres in Alberta. But even while bailing hay and tending to horses, Sutter was still a...

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is steadily stoic when it comes to discussing matchups. He treats the first game of the schedule with the same weight as the 82nd, at least publicly. But Game 6 of the Penguins’ 2023-23 campaign did command a bit more gravity in Sullivan’s estimation. That’s...

The Penguins have placed forward Teddy Blueger on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and recalled forwards Drake Caggiula and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Blueger’s designation to LTIR is retroactive to Oct. 11, the first day of the NHL calendar. An undisclosed injury has sidelined Blueger...

The Penguins can’t replace Jake Guentzel for however long he is sidelined due to a presumed head injury. And they certainly weren’t able to do that during a road contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. Literally. With fourth-line center Teddy Blueger also absent due to...

A cursory glance at the scoresheet from the Penguins’ 6-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena would appear lopsided. And sure enough, it was. Especially in the first period. That’s when the Kings were by far the better team as they outshot the Penguins, 16-9. The...

Former Penguins forward prospect Jan Drozg has signed with Amur Khabarovsk of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The KHL announced the transaction on Thursday with a release. A fifth-round pick (No. 152 overall) in 2017, spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins organization, primarily with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American...

The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. Jarry has played in two games this season and has a 2-0-0 record, a 2.01 goals...

Defenseman Jeff Petry has played in 806 games in his NHL career. The first 295 came with the Edmonton Oilers. The three most recent have been as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the middle — and perhaps, most profound — 508 were in the service of the Montreal...

Mike Sullivan crossed paths with Martin St. Louis fairly early in his coaching career. During the 2007-08 season, Sullivan joined the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach under head coach John Tortorella. St. Louis was one of the stars of that franchise and established an enduring relationship with Sullivan....

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ second game of the season against the Utica Coments was suspended on Monday due to a power outage at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium. Play was halted at 17:17 of the second period when the lights went out. The American Hockey League announced the game was suspended...

Injured Penguins forward Teddy Blueger will miss the Penguins’ third game of the season, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Following an optional practice in Cranberry on Sunday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated Blueger will not travel with the team. Blueger’s status remains “day to day” due...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning might not be what they once were. That said, they each own some highly coveted real estate in a pretty exclusive neighborhood within the NHL as the only teams to win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships since the institution of the salary cap almost...

Although the Pittsburgh Penguins spent $100,075,000 — a figure that could rival the gross domestic product of a handful of sovereign states — in re-signing incumbent players on their roster this offseason, they weren’t terribly aggressive in the free agent market. But they moved quickly to sign one newcomer when...

The NHL has found no evidence to substantiate allegations of sexual assault by former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole, a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Saturday evening, the league issued a statement indicating it had concluded an investigation into the allegations that originally became public in an anonymous...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s home contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry was in net for the Penguins’ season-opener Thursday, a 6-2 home win against the Arizona Coyotes. He made 26 saves on 28 shots in that victory. In...

By most measures, the Penguins had a strong offseason, particularly in trying to retool their blue line with the additions of veteran defensemen Jeff Petry and Jan Rutta. The Penguins drew mostly strong reviews for those transactions, aimed at improving their play around their net. Perhaps the strongest endorsement came...