Jonathan Bombulie stories, Page 13

When Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby retires, discussions will be held about which winger he forged the best connection with during his illustrious career. Unless something changes over the next six or eight or 10 years, these discussions should be very short. As of now, the answer is Chris Kunitz,...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Carl Hagelin...

Chris Kunitz, a key component of three Stanley Cup teams for the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced his retirement Tuesday at age 39. Kunitz, who played for the Chicago Blackhawks last season, will stay with that organization as a player development adviser, working with young players on the NHL roster and on...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION How many...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Will Kris...

The Pittsburgh Penguins took a stab at acquiring a prospect on defense Friday, trading a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the Edmonton Oilers for John Marino. The Oilers will acquire the pick if Marino, a rising senior at Harvard, signs with the Penguins before the 2021 draft....

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Jake Guentzel...

Most Pittsburgh Penguins fans remember Max Talbot’s fight with Daniel Carcillo and subsequent shushing of the Philadelphia crowd as a pivotal moment in the team’s run to the 2009 Stanley Cup. In a recent appearance on Spittin’ Chiclets, a podcast hosted by ex-Penguins players Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney, Talbot...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION How much...

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts is back behind bars. According to a report in the Patriot-Ledger in Quincy, Mass., Tibbetts was taken into custody after a courtroom outburst Tuesday and was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. The earliest he could be released is Oct. 23. Tibbetts was...

Garrett Wilson, who played 50 games as a fourth-line winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins last season, has signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old Wilson started last season as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s captain in the AHL before working his way into the NHL lineup and recording two goals,...

Phil Kessel became a popular player with Pittsburgh Penguins fans over the past four years in large part because of his everyman appeal. Not just anyone could afford his house. Now that he’s been traded to the Arizona Coyotes, Kessel has put his Marshall Township home up for sale with...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION How many...

For the fourth straight year, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry will host a showcase of the top junior hockey players in the country. The USHL Fall Classic will be held at the facility Sept. 26-29. All 16 teams in the league will play two regular-season games as part of...

By waiting until the absolute last minute before an arbitration hearing to sign winger Zach Aston-Reese to a new two-year contract Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins sent a message. At this point, every dollar matters. Given their lack of wiggle room under the salary cap, there was a meaningful difference...

It’s a good bet that the Pittsburgh Penguins are about to see their streak of four consecutive 100-point seasons come to an end, if Vegas odds are to be believed. The Penguins are projected for 94.5 points in BetOnline.AG’s season point totals, which were released Tuesday. That puts the Penguins...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Will Matt...

Zach Aston-Reese’s original plans for Monday morning included sitting in a meeting room in Toronto and listening to his employer talk about all the things he isn’t good at. He is awfully glad plans changed. Aston-Reese agreed to a new two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, minutes before...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Which Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...

When coach Mike Sullivan describes the plan the Pittsburgh Penguins had to retool their roster this summer, he cites three areas where the team wanted to improve. “We tried to get a little bit younger, we certainly tried to get faster, and we wanted to become a team that’s more...

Long snapper Kameron Canaday takes the struggles the Pittsburgh Steelers experienced in the kicking game last season personally. He doesn’t have to. It would be the easiest thing in the world to separate the parts of a field-goal attempt — snap, hold and kick — declare that he held up...

Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Where will...

According to police, the death of former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Greg Johnson was an apparent suicide, the Detroit News reported Thursday. The newspaper, citing a police report, said Johnson, 48, was found by his wife on the morning of July 7 in a storage room in the basement of the...

Former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights granted the wish of a teenage cancer survivor, as documented by ESPN’s annual My Wish series on Wednesday. Doron Coldwell, 13, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and began chemotherapy treatment in 2017. With his cancer in remission, Coldwell became...

Years of watching Dick LeBeau’s successful 3-4 defense have conditioned many Pittsburgh Steelers fans to expect a certain kind of player to handle defensive end duties. They expect a 300-pound mountain of a man who doesn’t necessarily make flashy plays but is powerful enough to occupy blockers so the linebackers...