Penguins size up new head coach on first day of camp
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 19, 2025
The sights and sounds Thursday at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening day of training camp were reflective of the organization’s new direction, but so was what wasn’t seen or heard. Gone was the familiar...
Penguins’ Dubas: ‘This team is on the right path’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 19, 2025
There are always expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the 2025-26 season is no exception. The expectations, at least externally, are clear: Few anticipate the Penguins being a contender, at l...
What to do with so many right-handed defensemen?
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 17, 2025
There’s an adage that a hockey team can never have too many right-handed defensemen. The Penguins might be testing the limits of that convention. As they enter the 2025-26 season, they appear to have ...
No rest for Rust as Penguins get ready for season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 16, 2025
Rust never sleeps. And he certainly never rests on his laurels. Despite missing 11 games due to various ailments in 2024-25, Bryan Rust managed to establish career highs in goals (31), assists (34) an...
Crosby still the center of attention for Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 16, 2025
The Penguins’ depth down the middle will look much like it did last season. And for the past two decades, at least at the top. Sidney Crosby remains an elite topline center as evidenced by the 91 poin...
Penguins will relaunch franchise Hall of Fame
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
August 27, 2025
The past dozen years or so have been eventful for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There have been a pair of Stanley Cup championships, a gaggle of blockbuster trades, a handful of general managers and even a...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 20, 2025
TribLive Television analyst Mike Rupp won’t be back on Penguins broadcasts this season. The former NHL winger confirmed Monday that he will not return for a third season as color analyst on SportsNet ...
Penguins’ Jones eyes an everyday role in the NHL
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 9, 2025
When Caleb Jones reports to preseason training camp in September, he’ll be getting underway with the Pittsburgh Penguins at a time of considerable organizational change. With Dan Muse — a first-time h...
Report: Lemieux group way below FSG asking price
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
August 6, 2025
If Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are going to reclaim the Pittsburgh Penguins, their bid is going to have to increase. That’s the word from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. During his most recent “32 Th...
Remembering our ‘Voice of the Penguins’
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By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
July 29, 2025
In our region, Pittsburgh Pirates fans once had the legendary Bob Prince as their “Voice of the Pirates” and we had John Barbero — the unmistakable “Voice of the Penguins.” Eric James, a member of Rin...
New defenseman Clifton wants to get back to old self
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 26, 2025
Jason Spezza welcomed Connor Clifton to the NHL. And in a blunt fashion. Making his NHL debut as a member of the Boston Bruins on Nov. 16, 2018, Clifton, a defenseman, crossed paths with Spezza, then ...
Judge acquits 5 junior hockey players
NHL, Sports
July 25, 2025
AP LONDON, Ontario (AP) — An Ontario judge acquitted five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team on Thursday in their sexual assault case, saying the complainant’s allegations lacked the ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 15, 2025
It won’t take long for the Pittsburgh Penguins to cross paths with former head coach Mike Sullivan. On Monday, the NHL announced the Penguins will face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on...
Penguins acquire goaltender Arturs Silovs from Canucks
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 14, 2025
They sent Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in 2027 to Vancouver. The Pittsburgh Penguins added to their goaltending depth Sunday by acquiring Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange...
Penguins pick up defenseman Dumba from Stars
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 11, 2025
The defenseman scored a goal and had nine assists last season for the Stars. The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Matt Dumba and a second- round selection in the 2028 NHL draft from the Da...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 9, 2025
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi signed a two-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction Tuesday. Puljujarvi, 27, sp...
No history lesson needed for Penguins’ prospects
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
July 9, 2025
For the expansive list of new Pittsburgh Penguins prospects at their recent development camp, there was a lot to be learned. They got to meet their coaches, the staff and each other. They were able to...
Goaltending prospect learned to have fun from Fleury
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 9, 2025
Gabriel D’Aigle and Marc-Andre Fleury won’t be confused for one another. D’Aigle is a stout 6-foot-4 and 211 pounds as a goaltender while Fleury was listed as a sinewy 6-foot-2 and 181 pounds. Polite ...
Prospect Brunicke knocking on NHL’s door
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MATTHEW PURUCKER TribLive 
July 8, 2025
Harrison Brunicke entered Pittsburgh Penguins development camp at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex coming off a breakthrough year. Among other accomplishments, Brunicke made his professional debut with the...