Benn and the Stars seem to be in a good spot
NHL, Sports
October 4, 2024
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is 35 years old, going into the final season of his contract and surrounded by a bunch of kids. Some high-scoring kids, too, such as Jason Robertso...
Devils-Sabres open NHL season in Prague
NHL, Sports
October 4, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) — Ondrej Palat has won the Stanley Cup twice. He’s won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the world championships. This week, the forward will check another item on his bucket list wh...
Does Canada end Stanley Cup drought this year?
NHL, Sports
October 4, 2024
By STEPHEN WHYNO AND JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games to be played around North America. The Flori...
Rakell ready to rebound from tough season
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
October 3, 2024
Normally affable and insightful, Rickard Rakell is curt when asked to discuss his 2023-24 season. And understandably so. Despite regular deployment on the right wing of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second...
Early reaction to Utah Hockey Club is strong
NHL, Sports
October 3, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz did more than carve out a place in this city. They became a Salt Lake City institution, continuing to draw sellout crowds long after Stockton-to-Malone eventually t...
Old coaches in new places as NHL season begins
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
October 1, 2024
So many changes have happened behind the bench around the NHL in recent years that only four of the league’s 32 teams have the same coach they did coming out of the pandemic. “I don’t know what the av...
Can Drew O’Connor replicate production on Penguins’ top line?
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 28, 2024
As a son of northern New Jersey, Drew O’Connor’s loyalties to the New York Giants are pretty easy to understand. But blessed with something of a diplomatic conscience, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward ...
Penguins fall to Sabres in preseason home opener
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 25, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their second game of the preseason, falling to the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany opened the scoring 2 minutes,...
Graves: ‘I know that I’m still a good player’
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 25, 2024
Ryan Graves harbors a resolutely positive attitude. With long hair and a habit of talking about good vibes, he has an appearance and presence more akin to a professional surfer than NHL defenseman. An...
NHL, Sports
By By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer 
September 24, 2024
John Tortorella had a former hockey coach help him Monday at Philadelphia Flyers training camp — the father of the late John and Matthew Gaudreau, who was an invited guest. The Flyers tapped their sti...
Malkin: ‘We don’t want a long summer again’
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 21, 2024
It wasn’t the prettiest goal Evgeni Malkin scored. In fact, it wasn’t even really a goal. Not officially, at least. But when Malkin banged in a rebound off a blocked shot behind goaltending prospect S...
Still mourning, Hayes begins Pens camp
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
September 19, 2024
Starting up with a new club is routine enough for Kevin Hayes. A veteran winger entering his 12th NHL season and first in Pittsburgh, the Penguins are Hayes’ fifth team. Prior transitions have prepare...
Karlsson injured as camp opens
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 19, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their training camp in Cranberry on Wednesday without one of their top players. Defenseman Erik Karlsson is sidelined because of an undisclosed injury and is considered ...
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 19, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the roster for their upcoming training camp which opens Wednesday in Cranberry. In total, 69 players were invited: 38 forwards, 25 defensemen and six goaltenders. Fou...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
September 18, 2024
With Sidney Crosby’s contract extension now known, the Pittsburgh Penguins have clarity. General manager Kyle Dubas knows he has at least this season and two more after it to make one more run at a St...
NHL training camps open with many questions
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
September 18, 2024
Sidney Crosby and Leon Draisaitl have their contract extensions, Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers have the Stanley Cup and a brief but busy summer of moving and shaking is over. Now, back to hock...
Crosby optimistic extension will be done soon
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
September 11, 2024
As the Pittsburgh Penguins approach the start of training camp, a major order of business has remained incomplete since July 1: extending the contract of captain and franchise icon Sidney Crosby. Cros...
Gaudreau brothers touched the lives of many
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP 
September 9, 2024
Flowers, sticks, bags of Skittles and bottles of purple Gatorade make up a vigil outside Conte Forum, the home rink for “Johnny Hockey” when he and his brother played at Boston College, together, for ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 21, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced several hockey operations staff promotions and hirings Monday afternoon. • Assistant general manager Jason Spezza has additionally been named general manager of the W...
Beauvillier happy to be ‘on the good side’ with Pens
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
August 3, 2024
Anthony Beauvillier had an obvious rooting interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins a long time ago. A native of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, he gravitated to that small town’s most celebrated native, goaltender M...