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Penguins Sign Chase Pietila

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed college defenseman Chase Pietila to a three-year, entry-level contract that begins next season.

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Wrap: Crosby Over Gretzky; AWOL Defense; Kids Arrive

The last full week of March was a mixed bag for the Pittsburgh Penguins. What rose above everything was — or probably should be — the latest outstanding achievement by team captain and all-time great Sidney Crosby. With a goal Thursday against Bu

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Koivunen, McGroarty recalls and the shape of the next Penguin team

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images What the new players could mean for next season Two weeks ago, Kyle Dubas kicked around what might happen with recalls from the AHL and yesterday he got around to some action. Up to the big te

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Shocker: Penguins Summon Koivunen and McGroarty from Baby Pens

Wow. I mean WOW. During a week where, in my personal life, the last thing I expected to happen was the first thing that wound up happening, in Penguinsland the last thing I expected to happen was the first thing that happened. Following a g

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Published: 4 weeks ago

NHL Plays of the Week: Rust’s ridiculous one-handed snipe off sweet Crosby apple

We’ve got all the top plays from the past seven days in the NHL, including the unbelievable Bryan Rust one-handed snipe, the Blues batting it around and Sam Reinhart’s sick mitts and finish vs. the Penguins.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Sidney Crosby breaks Wayne Gretzky's longstanding record with 20th season averaging a point per game

Crosby has been a model of consistency throughout his career

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Published: 4 weeks ago

MORE Penguins Prospects Arrive: Harrison Brunicke to WBS

One day after the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL team was again embarrassed by their opponent, the organization spent the morning promoting prospects, signifying that the next chapter of the organization is beginning. After the Penguins recalled Rutger McGr

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Penguins recall forwards Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images You will get to see some of the Pittsburgh Penguins top prospects for at least a little bit. With the Pittsburgh Penguins on a three-game losing streak, and not looking particularly

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Penguins Recall Ville Koivunen And Rutger McGroarty, Joona Koppanen Re-Assigned

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they’ve recalled forward prospects Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty while also re-assigning forward Joona Koppanen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. The timing of the recalls is of note as t

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Here Come the Kids! Penguins Recall McGroarty and Koivunen

anagThe Pittsburgh Penguins’ rebuild took another step Friday morning when the team announced that they recalled a pair of their prized forward prospects. Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen got the call-up Friday after the Penguins were embarrasse

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Published: 4 weeks ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: Unpacking what happened with Tortorella in Philly

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss John Tortorella’s exit as head coach of the Flyers, speculation that’s arisen in Vancouver around Rick Tocchet, the amazing Sidney Crosby and much more.

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: Crosby Record; More on Torts Firing; Ovechkin-Fleury Goodbye

The whirlwind NHL news cycle only intensified late Thursday night when Sidney Crosby broke Wayne Gretzky’s production longevity mark, followed by Alex Ovechkin organizing a spontaneous goodbye moment at center ice for Marc-Andre Fleury. There were

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Published: 4 weeks ago

Sidney Crosby makes NHL history with 20th point-per-game season

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Crosby passed Wayne Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time list of point-per-game seasons on Thursday night. Sidney Crosby has earned yet another historic achievement during his celebrated

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Published: 4 weeks ago