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Friday’s Penguins-Senators game postponed
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ postponement streak is almost as long as their winning streak. On Tuesday, the NHL announced the Penguins’ road game against the Ottawa Senators on Friday was postponed. This was one of nine games in Canadian cities in the upcoming days that were postponed. In a statement, the...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust appears close to a return
Bryan Rust enjoyed a new experience this past Christmas. It was his first as a father. As a rookie to the holiday, 7-month-old Hunter Rust was a little unsure of the details, however. “Just to see him kind of enjoy the boxes and the wrapping paper way more than his...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph tests positive for covid-19
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph has tested positive for covid-19, according to coach Mike Sullivan. He was withheld from practice in Cranberry on Tuesday and placed into the NHL’s protocols for the virus. The Penguins recalled Joseph as well as three other players from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League...
Penguins recall 4 from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defensemen P.O Joseph and Juuso Riikola, forward Kasper Bjorkqvist and goaltender Louis Domingue from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned them to their taxi squad. This comes two days after the NHL reinstituted the taxi squads as a roster management tool to deal...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores Penguins’ lone goal in loss to Bears 
Forward Sam Poulin scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Goaltender Louis Domingue made 30 saves on 34 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-11-1-2), which has lost three consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins forge on through a changing landscape for covid-19
Mike Sullivan lost what could have been a dream job on Wednesday. But he hasn’t lost perspective. With covid-19 impacting seemingly every granular detail of the NHL’s business, the league opted to pull out of participating in the upcoming Olympics last week and as a result, Sullivan won’t be able...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker sidelined on a week-to-week basis with injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Zucker’s status following a practice session in Cranberry on Monday and indicated Zucker has been dealing with this “nagging” ailment for an unspecified amount of time. Before the Penguins’...
Penguins place 6 into covid-19 protocols
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed six players into the NHL’s protocols for the coronavirus. Those players include forwards Teddy Blueger, Evan Rodrigues and Dominik Simon, defensemen John Marino and Mike Matheson and goaltender Tristan Jarry. Rodrigues was initially placed into protocols Sunday. The team announced the statuses of all six...
Wednesday’s Penguins-Maple Leafs game postponed
The Penguins have had yet another game postponed due to covid-19. On Sunday night, the NHL announced the Penguins’ road contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs was postponed. It marks the fourth consecutive game the Penguins have had postponed including the following: Dec. 21 - vs. New Jersey Devils Dec....
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues placed into covid-19 protocols
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues has been placed into the NHL’s protocols for covid-19, a team spokesperson said. He is not currently part of the Penguins’ active roster. This is the first time the Penguins have had a player in the protocols since Nov. 13. The NHL as a whole...
NHL returning to taxi squads as Penguins remain in holding pattern
The NHL entered 2021 with taxis squads. It will exit 2021 with taxi squads. On Sunday night, the league announced a handful of operational changes to combat the still-present realities of covid-19. Over the past two weeks, well over 100 players — including Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues on Sunday —...
Monday’s Penguins-Bruins game postponed
Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins at Boston’s TD Garden was postponed. With the NHL inundated with well over 100 players testing positive for covid-19 over the past two weeks, the league postponed all games for Monday and essentially extended its ongoing holiday break by one...
The hits keep coming for Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese
When they signed him out of Northeastern in March of 2017, Pittsburgh Penguins management suggested Zach Aston-Reese could be a replacement for power forward Patric Hornqvist. Today, he’s looking more like a replacement for forechecking forward Brandon Tanev. Through 28 games, Aston-Reese is tied for fourth in the NHL with...
Ex-Penguins coach Dan Bylsma thankful for opportunity in AHL
From the moment he was named coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic hockey team in late July to the day before the NHL formally pulled out of the 2022 Games on Tuesday, Mike Sullivan spoke with reverence of the opportunity afforded him. Over the past five months, he leaned...
Penguins enter holiday break ready to ‘expect the unexpected’
It was the shortest and darkest day of the year. And it might have been the most fun day of the year for the Penguins. Or the past nine days, at least. On the eve of an impromptu four-day break for the holidays, the Penguins engaged in an enthusiastic practice...
Olympic hopes dashed for Sidney Crosby and other Penguins
Even with the finality of it looming — without it actually being final — Sidney Crosby seemed to be holding out hope, albeit with a tone of despair Inside the media room of the team’s facility in Cranberry, the Penguins captain stood at a lectern appearing forlorn while addressing what...
Penguins largely unscathed during NHL’s ongoing surge with covid-19
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been one of the more resilient teams in the NHL this season. But not necessarily for their success in the standings. Though, an ongoing seven-game win streak certainly reflects well on their collective mettle. It’s because they largely have stayed on the ice through the first...
Tuesday’s Penguins-Devils game postponed
The Penguins’ home game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday has been postponed by the NHL for what the league described as covid-related issues impacting the Devils. A make-up date has yet to be determined. The Penguins’ next scheduled game is a home contest against the Philadelphia Flyers on...
Penguins forwards Brian Boyle, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust return to practice
Penguins forwards Brian Boyle, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust rejoined their teammates for practice on Monday in Cranberry. All three – as well as forward Evgeni Malkin - wore white non-contact jerseys for the session. Boyle has missed the past two games due to an undisclosed injury. Guentzel (right hand)...
Penguins hold off Devils, extend winning streak to 7
On the surface, a road game against the New Jersey Devils in mid-December is usually a pretty ho-hum affair. For Mike Sullivan, Sunday’s contest was important. Because all of them are important to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach. “I always love that question that you guys (media) ask me,” Sullivan said...
Olympics looking less likely for NHL players 
With another round of games postponed in the NHL on Sunday because of covid-19, it became more and more likely that the league will not participate in the upcoming Olympics in Beijing in February. The NHL and the NHL’s Players’ Association (NHLPA), in a combined release issued Sunday evening, indicated...
Pine native Ty Voit signs with Maple Leafs 
Forward Ty Voit, a native of Pine, has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to PuckPedia, Voit’s deal is slated to begin during the 2021-22 season and will carry a salary cap hit of $835,000. A fifth-round pick (No. 153 overall) in this year’s draft,...
Minor league report: Valtteri Puustinen gets two points for Penguins in loss 
Forward Valtteri Puustinen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who were routed by the rival Hershey Bears, 8-3, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Defenseman Chris Bigras recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-10-1-2) while defenseman Matt Bartkowski and Jordy Bellerive each added goals. Goaltender...
Penguins adjust to NHL’s enhanced protocols for covid-19
Against the backdrop of a week that has been chaotic around the NHL because covid-19, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Saturday was pretty normal. Sure, a handful of players were absent, but for typical hockey-related ailments. But prior to practice, the NHL and the NHL’s Players Association (NHLPA)...
Evan Rodrigues finds chemistry with Sidney Crosby on Penguins’ top line 
The Buffalo Sabres have had throngs of malfunctions over the past decade. That’s why they’re on course to miss the postseason for an 11th consecutive season. One of those countless failures was Evan Rodrigues. Not so much him. But what they did (or didn’t do) with him. They didn’t play...


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