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Can Harrison Brunicke make another run at the NHL roster this season? We’ll find out in the preseason The Penguins have announced their preseason schedule.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 28

Penguins reassign Harrison Brunicke to AHL

The Penguins have reassigned top defense prospect Harrison Brunicke to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to finish the season, per a release from the minor-league club.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / March 25

Harrison Brunicke’s stock rising as WHL season comes to an end

Brunicke will be joining the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL. Harrison Brunicke, one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top prospects will be joining the team’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as his season in the WHL has ended.

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Pittsburgh Penguins News / Hockey Unplugged / March 24

Penguins' Future Looks Bright as Most Exciting Prospect Revealed

The future of the Penguins is looking more encouraging these days thanks to the accomplishments of prospect Harrison Brunicke in the Western Hockey League.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / December 2

Penguins Prospects Update: McGroarty turning a corner in Wilkes? Brunicke makes Canada selection, Howe emerges

Some updates about the Pens’ top prospects In lieu of a prospect update this month, we’re going to instead focus on a couple of the biggest and most important developments going on with the Penguins’ top prospects.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Last Word On Sports / October 8

Penguins Rookie Exceeds Expectations

Training camp and preseason in the NHL are all about getting ready for the season after a long offseason break. For the main roster guys, it is evaluating them and see what lines they should be on, getting ready for the season by knocking the rust off, and how they improved.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / October 7

Penguins Re-Assign Brunicke to Juniors; Praise from Sullivan

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Harrison Brunicke was close to making the Penguins’ final roster, but the team re-assigned him to his junior team, the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Breakaway on SI / October 7

Penguins Send Top Prospect to Juniors

The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to get younger as a team as their core plays out their final NHL seasons. The organization has invested more resources into the draft and their biggest move of this past offseason was acquiring 20-year-old forward Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / October 7

Harrison Brunicke sent to juniors, Bryan Rust on injured reserve

An eventful practice in Pittsburgh on the eve of the regular season The Pittsburgh Penguins are missing their best winger only two days away from the regular season.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / October 3

Penguins Blog: 3 Ways to Clear Space for Brunicke, Pickering

The elongated preseason has become a chore to the veterans and increased the risk of injury. Yet the tedious nature of playing five games that don’t count in six days has also given rise to a couple of Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen prospects who otherwise might not have felt the sun on their face or nearly as much NHL ice beneath their skates.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / October 2

Chance for Brunicke to Make Penguins? Sullivan: Of Course There is

The legend of Harrison Brunicke keeps growing. Or so it seems during the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp. Wednesday, coach Mike Sullivan added to the narrative.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / October 2

Brunicke-mania is starting to reaching a fever pitch

Young defenseman is standing out and impressing in Penguins’ training camp Harrison Brunicke is a defender who was selected 44th overall in June’s NHL Entry draft.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / October 2

Penguins Room: Harrison Brunicke Humble After Eye-Opening Game

Typically, the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room feature has multiple postgame reaction videos from various points in the locker room. However, there was only one story Tuesday, and that was the meteoric rise of 2024 Penguins second-round pick Harrison Brunicke.

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Penguins Over/Under Game: Crosby Goals, Wins, Rookie Debuts

Will Sidney Crosby score 35 goals? Will the Pittsburgh Penguins win 42 games? Regardless of what the Las Vegas oddsmakers say, autumn hope springs eternal for hockey players and fans alike.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / August 22

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 10 Harrison Brunicke

The top-25 under 25 continues with the Penguins’ top pick from the 2024 NHL Draft. The 2024 version of our PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with the team’s top draft pick from the 2024 class.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / August 21

Penguins Top 15 Prospects: 2024-25 Preseason Edition

After an offseason that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins add and subtract from their prospect pool, it seems like general manager Kyle Dubas has done a solid job of trying to restock a system that was seen as one of the worst in the NHL last season.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / July 25

PHN’s Penguins Prospect Ranks 10+: Poulin Falling, Others Rising

For the first time in memory, the Pittsburgh Penguins are amassing prospects. Not since former general manager Craig Patrick was shoved into rebuilding with young players by virtue of the organization’s empty bank account in the early 2000s has the organization shown such a devotion to the talent pipeline.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / July 21

Development camp: Brunicke hopes to serve as inspiration for South African hockey

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The list of South African-born players to reach the NHL is brief: 1. Olaf Kolzig That's it. The longtime Capitals netminder was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to German parents and grew up in Canada.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / July 19

Penguins sign Harrison Brunicke to entry-level contract

Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced that the club has signed Harrison Brunicke to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / July 18

Penguins Sign Second Rounder Brunicke to ELC

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a pair of second round picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, and both are now signed after defenseman Harrison Brunicke signed his three-year entry-level contract Thursday evening.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / July 10

Development camp takeaways: Murashov's dominance, Pickering-Brunicke pairing, more

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Penguins' development staff and coaches like to stress that the annual development camp isn't an evaluation camp. It's for development -- exactly what it sounds like. But man, if there weren't some standouts in the four-on-four tournament to close out the week.