The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without their young goaltender. Joel Blomqvist, who will be out for a minimum of four weeks after he suffered a lower-body injury, the club confirmed Friday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday that goaltender Joel Blomqvist is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks after suffering a lower-body injury.
Is it more valuable to have one dominant goaltender or two very good ones? It depends on the time of year. Come the postseason, there’s a correlation between trusting one bellcow starter and winning the Stanley Cup.
Some early injury problems between the pipes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Wednesday, the team announced that goaltender Joel Blomqvist is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have long had one of the lowest ranked prospect pools in the entire NHL. Years of playoff and Stanley Cup contention drained the pipeline dry, but the Penguins have entered a new phase as an organization.
Despite a difficult season that included two demotions to the AHL, Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry has done enough to retain the starting job heading into next year, Seth Rorabaugh of the triblive.com believes.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have announced that they’ve called up goaltender Sergei Murashov from the Wheeling Nailers. This comes after Joel Blomqvist left Wednesday Night’s vs the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after the second period with an injury.
The Pittsburgh Penguins seemingly have a goalie of the future in Joel Blomqvist, but now he's reportedly dealing with an undisclosed injury as he looks to get back on the ice in the AHL.
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan offered an explanation – or at least most of one – as to why the team sent rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist to the American Hockey League, and it’s pretty much what you might expect.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are changing their goaltending tandem once again. The Penguins announced they’ve recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and have reassigned Joel Blomqvist in a corresponding transaction.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had great expectations for Joel Blomqvist from the moment they invested a second-round draft choice in him in 2020. He immediately figured prominently in their long-term goaltending plans.
On one end of the spectrum is Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell. He scored two goals, including a wonderful individual charge off the opening faceoff of the third period to tie the game.
As we head into the final month and a half of the NHL regular season, this season is one to throw out the window for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They find themselves four points out from being at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, with the Buffalo Sabres having four games in hand to make that happen.
It was a rough weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins and, more specifically, goaltender Joel Blomqvist. The rookie netminder allowed seven goals on 32 shots between two games.
As expected, Tristan Jarry’s return to the NHL roster was merely to create space at the AHL level so netminder Joel Blomqvist could play games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and remain sharp for the resumption of the NHL’s regular season this weekend.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they’ve recalled veteran goaltender Tristan Jarry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and assigned three players to the AHL.
Joel Blomqvist might well be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie of the future. He’s been labeled that for a while, and understandably so, given his quickness and history of making timely saves.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the uptick at Christmas time as they battle for a playoff spot. Meanwhile, their farm system has a few prospects having strong seasons. After making the roster out of training camp, Joel Blomqvist got sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) when Alex Nedeljkovic returned from injury.
After a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins have dropped to 6-9-3 on the season. The loss has seen them fall to 26th in the NHL standings and puts them at 3-5-2 in their last 10 games.
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is quickly losing the net for the team. Once the season-opening starter against the New York Rangers, he has quickly turned into being a healthy scratch.
It is safe to say Tristan Jarry is feeling the pressure on him early in the season from everyone, and it could cost him his job in the Steel City very soon.
The Pittsburgh Penguins goalie depth has become less of a worry over the last few seasons as they have added the likes of Alex Nedeljkovic, Joel Blomqvist, and most recently, Sergei Murashov.
There was a time when there was a clamor for Joel Blomqvist to make the Pittsburgh Penguins roster this season and serve as the backup goaltender despite begin a rookie.
He might well be a Pittsburgh Penguins goalie next season, but top Penguins prospect Joel Blomqvist was honored by the AHL, which named him to the All-Rookie team.
The Pittsburgh Penguins now list top goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist on the NHL roster, and team sources confirm he will be recalled before the Penguins face the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center Tuesday night.
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins top goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist is putting together a great season in his first full year in North America. Backstopping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with an 11-4-2 record, Blomqvist was selected to the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic.