Matthew Tkachuk tried to work through injury
NHL, Sports
4 NATIONS NOTEBOOK
February 22, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk did not play for the United States in the third period or overtime against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday, and it’s unclear how his injury...
Lange’s legacy goes beyond his phrases
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 21, 2025
The beloved Pittsburgh icon and Penguins’ broadcaster died late Wednesday. When Mario Lemieux joined the Penguins as the franchise’s savior in 1984, there wasn’t an abundance of ways to watch the team...
Where did Lange come up with those magical words?
NHL, Sports
By By JOANNA KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
February 21, 2025
This story was originally written and ran May 15, 2017. A guy walked into the former Wren Haven bar in Scott Township where Penguins announcer Mike Lange was having lunch and said to the bartender “Bu...
Penguins’ legendary broadcaster Lange dies
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 20, 2025
Mike Lange didn’t think he would make it in Pittsburgh. Beyond the first week. After arriving in Western Pennsylvania to begin his new job as the play-by-play voice of the Penguins, Lange took up temp...
Researchers confirm Bobby Hull at CTE
NHL, Sports
February 20, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and twotime NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago, ...
Guerin would welcome Trump for U.S.-Canada final
NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The general manager of the U.S. team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the United Sta...
Sweden tops U.S., 2-1, in final round-robin contest
NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The first matchup between the United States and Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off left both sides — and most hockey fans, too — wanting more. And that’s just what they’ll get. The North A...
Rematch set: Canada tops Finland to reach final
NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist. Sidney Crosby flipped in an empty-netter from center ice after Finland cut a four-goal deficit to one in the final...
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 19, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins conducted their first organized practice since Feb. 7 on Tuesday afternoon, as the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off break continues ahead of Thursday’s title game between Canada and th...
U.S. awaiting fellow finalist in 4 Nations Face-Off
NHL, Sports
February 17, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — U.S. players knew they could clinch a spot in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating Canada in regulation on Saturday night. “And we did just that,” defenseman Zach Werenski sa...
USA’s McAvoy sending message with physicality at 4-Nations
NHL, Sports
February 17, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — Charlie McAvoy lined up Connor McDavid and delivered a textbook hit that sent the best hockey player in the world careening into the glass and down to the ice. A mere 19 seconds later,...
Cards, binging and napping: Passing time on a team flight
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 30, 2025
These days, Sidney Crosby doesn’t even try to fight it. No matter what he does, it’s going to happen and happen fast. When Crosby gets on the team plane to travel to away games, a countdown begins. “I...
NHL, Sports
PENGUINS AND THE CBA
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 29, 2025
Kris Letang has seen labor strife between the NHL and NHLPA before. More than a decade ago, the league canceled the first three months of the 2012-13 season after several negotiations between the NHL ...
Baby Pens in good hands under MacDonald
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed a considerable amount of trust in Kirk Mac-Donald. MacDonald, 41, is in his first campaign leading the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes- Barre/S...
Letang, Pettersson happy with unexpected reunion
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teamma...
Avs felt ‘timing was right’ to move on from star Rantanen
NHL, Sports
January 27, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward...
Rust injured in Penguins’ loss to Anaheim
NHL, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on...
Penguins’ 4th-liners earning trust defensively
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 24, 2025
Through their first 49 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent line is their top line. No duh. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust (from left wing to right wing) have largely keyed mos...
Pens find balance with Karlsson, Grzelcyk pair
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 22, 2025
Back in mid-December, Marcus Pettersson landing on injured reserve forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to do some tinkering on the blue line. Pettersson had been part of a defensive pairing with Erik Karls...
NHL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 22, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves on 26 shots in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday. The result boosted Nedeljkovic’s rec...