More than a few analysts wondered aloud, and more than a few Toronto types opined. If the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t advance past Round One, they would fire coach Sheldon Keefe, and Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas would quickly snap him up.
Checking in with how defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph performed during the 2023-24 NHL season. Player: Pierre-Olivier Joseph Born: July 1, 1999 (Age 24
On May 21st, 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed two forwards in the organization. Jonathan Gruden and Jack St. Ivany both spent time in the AHL this past season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and each had call ups to the NHL.
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved to lock up a couple of their restricted free agents on Tuesday, and in the process, defenseman Jack St. Ivany appears to have given the team a sweetheart three-year deal.
The NHL is in the process of handing out individual honors and awards earned during the regular season and, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the Pittsburgh Penguins will come out of the process empty-handed.
It was a black ‘n blue year for Acciari in his first season with the black ‘n gold Player: Noel Acciari Born: December 1, 1991 (32 years old) Height: 5-foot-10
Kral played in Finland last season. The Penguins have signed 24-year-old defenseman Filip Kral to a one-year contract. The deal with the Penguins is for the upcoming season and brings a cap hit of $775,000 at the NHL level.
The preliminary games of the World Championship in Czechia wrapped up on Tuesday, and six Penguins players are on teams that advanced to the quarterfinal round as the playoff games are set to begin on Thursday.
The Penguins on Tuesday signed defenseman Filip Kral to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level. Kral, 24, is a 6-foot-2, 198-pound native of Blansko, Czechia and a left-handed shot.
Moments after announcing the organization signed emerging NHL regular defenseman Jack St. Ivany to a three-year deal, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Czechian free agent D-man Filip Kral to a one-year deal.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping two more players in the fold.
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas announced Tuesday that the club has re-signed defenseman Jack St. Ivany to a three-year, two-way contract. The contract has an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level and runs through the 2026-27 season. St.
The Pittsburgh Penguins took care of two of their restricted free agents Tuesday, signing Jack St. Ivany to a three-year, bargain deal and Jonathan Gruden to a two-year deal.
If he were to have a productive training camp this upcoming September, he could earn a spot on the team’s bottom pairing.
There is no organ music or bobbing plastic horses, but the NHL coaching carousel is nonetheless spinning. When it may stop seems to be as great a mystery as who will fill the four NHL head coaching vacancies, and the Pittsburgh Penguins seem to find themselves caught waiting for the teams to fill the big jobs.
Checking on the Penguins’ off-season checklist, it’s the dead period for non-playoff teams but some items have been completed The period from mid-April until June can be the loneliest time of year for the teams that don’t qualify for the playoffs.
While the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to see the ping-pong balls bounce their way in the 2024 Draft Lottery (they had a very slight chance of hanging onto their pick), they do have two second-round picks in their asset chest to use.
The Penguins won Game 2 of the series by a score of 7-4. Fifteen years ago today, Evgeni Malkin exploded for a hat trick in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes at Mellon Arena.
Valtteri Puustinen has clawed his way from a seventh-round throwaway to NHL contributor. Player: Valtteri Puustinen Born: June 4, 1999 (24 years old) Height:
USA Hockey has named Mike Sullivan, known for leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup wins, as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
USA Hockey has their bench boss.
Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced that Penguins skaters Kris Letang, John Ludvig and Matt Nieto have undergone recent surgeries.
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