Skating Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors

Former Penguins Hit the Waiver Wire (and a Bit of Wistful Reminiscing)

A bit of a mish-mash post ahead of the Penguins-Senators exhibition game in Halifax Monday night. Speaking of the Sens, Kyle Dubas has hired former Ottawa assistant GM Trent Mann to serve as a player development and scouting advisor. I’d like to t

Read the full story on Penguins Poop

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Practice: Fans Fill Crosby Childhood Rink; Zohorna’s Gets Big Chance

COLE HARBOUR, Nova Scotia — The banner hangs above the ice surface at the Cole Harbour Place. One banner proclaims the childhood rink of Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon. The other banner, with a big No. 87, proclaims the Home of Sidney Cro

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

Crosby’s Rookie-Season Regret; His Advice for Connor Bedard

The Pittsburgh Penguins expected an awful lot from Sidney Crosby when they ended up with his rights in the NHL’s 2005 draft lottery. He ended up giving them much, much more than they ever could have hoped for. A 102-point season as a rookie. A comp

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

NHL fantasy rankings 2023-24: Top 250 (hits + blocks)

Welcome to theScore's 2023-24 fantasy hockey rankings.Yahoo uses hits in standard head-to-head leagues and blocks in standard head-to-head points leagues, so we're factoring both stats into our rankings.Here's what we're including. Skaters Goalies

Read the full story on The Score

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Wrap: Can Karlsson, Letang Figure it Out? Crosby Heads Home

October has arrived, which means the start of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular season can’t be far behind. (For anyone who hasn’t noticed, the opener is Oct. 10 against Chicago at PPG Paints Arena.) The Penguins are currently on a business trip

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

Sidney Crosby gets rare chance for an NHL game in Nova Scotia

Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images Sid’s done it all, but a game back home is rare and special Sidney Crosby’s lifted the Stanley Cup three times. He’s won Olympic Gold more than once. He’s on track to setup

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 1 year ago

PHN Blog: Projecting Next Penguins Cuts; What About Poulin & Young Players?

HALIFAX — The Pittsburgh Penguins have a team bonding weekend ahead, though not every player that fans wanted to see on the roster will be part of the boys’ weekend in Halifax. The Penguins trimmed the training camp roster to 37 players Thursday,

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Hire Former Ottawa Assistant GM Trent Mann

The Pittsburgh Penguins, continuing to add to their management and hockey operations staff under Kyle Dubas, have hired Trent Mann as player development and scouting advisor, according to the team X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday. Mann has sp

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Hire Trent Mann

The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired former Senators assistant GM Trent Mann as a Player Development and Scouting Advisor.

Read the full story on Pro Hockey Rumors

Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Head Coach Has Something to Prove

With preseason underway, the Pittsburgh Penguins new and improved roster will soon be on display for the world to see. The Penguins will begin their regular season on October 10…

Read the full story on The Hockey Writers

Published: 1 year ago

Will Penguins’ Penalty-Killers Come Up Short Again This Season?

The Pittsburgh Penguins allowed 55 power-play goals last season. From coach Mike Sullivan’s perspective, his team ended up with such a bloated total because it displayed nearly a matching number of flaws, foibles and failures while playing shorthan

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 1 year ago

Early Penguins training camp cuts to watch this season

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This might not be the last time we see some of the players cut early from 2023 training camp. And then there were 32. The Penguins have cut and waived 21 players from the

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 1 year ago