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Penguins hire new goaltending development coaches
The Penguins have hired Charles Grant and Kain Tisi as goaltending development coach. They replace Andy Chiodo who was promoted to goaltending coach at the NHL level in August. Grant and Tisi will work with the organization’s goaltending prospects while also serve as scouts for draft-eligible goalies and college free...
Ex-Penguins forward Josh Jooris joins Geneve-Servette in Switzerland
Former Penguins forward Josh Jooris has joined Geneve-Servette of Switzerland’s National League. The 31-year-old was transferred from Lausanne, also of the National League, to Geneve-Servette. A native of Burlington, Ont., Jooris appeared in nine games for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2017-18 season and did not record a point. He...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby to be sidelined 6 weeks following wrist surgery
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall knew he was going to be missing a franchise center when his team’s season opened Oct. 12. Now, he will be short a pair of all-time greats at the pivot when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in just over a month for the first...
Ex-Penguins forward Dominik Kahun signs in Switzerland
Former Penguins forward Dominik Kahun signed a three-year contract with SC Bern of Switzerland’s National League. Bern announced the signing on its website. The contract has an NHL release clause each offseason. Kahun, a native of the Czech Republic who grew up in Germany, spent the past three seasons in...
Who are the Penguins’ best 1-year players?Video
Cody Ceci’s tenure with the Penguins pretty much went to script. He arrived needing a course correction to his sagging career, figured things out, played some solid hockey as a steady right-handed defenseman and cashed in as a free agent. Last week, Ceci joined the Edmonton Oilers by signing a...
Penguins re-sign restricted free agent forward Zach Aston-Reese
The Penguins avoided arbitration and re-signed restricted free agent forward forward Zach Aston-Reese to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.725 million. Aston-Reese, 26, recently completed a two-year contract that carried a salary cap hit of $1 million. Last season, Aston-Reese, one of the team’s better defensive...
Penguins already searching for new goaltending development coach
With the Penguins promoting Andy Chiodo to goaltending coach at the NHL level on Wednesday, a search for a new goaltending development coach has already begun. Chiodo as well as his predecessors, Mike Bales and Mike Buckley, ascended to the NHL goaltending coaching role after starting in the development position....
Penguins ‘needed a change’ with goaltending coaches
Mike Buckley’s name isn’t engraved on the Stanley Cup. But he had a significant role in the Penguins’ two most recent championships of 2016 and ‘17. As the Penguins goaltending development coach half a decade ago, he refined a mid-level prospect named Matt Murray, who eventually became the first rookie...
Penguins fire goaltending coach Mike Buckley, name Andy Chiodo as replacement
After not making any substantial moves with their goaltending depth this offseason, the Penguins fired the man who oversaw them. Goaltending coach Mike Buckley was dismissed Wednesday and replaced by Andy Chiodo, previously the organization’s goaltending development coach. In his previous role, Chiodo worked with the franchise’s prospects at the...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph hopes others will follow him
Growing up in Quebec during the 2010s, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph’s choice for an idol was obvious. P.K. Subban. A tall, lanky and dynamic blue-liner who had an effervescent personality that could light up a nuclear submarine, Subban was a star countless Quebecois youth gravitated to during his tenure...
Penguins re-sign restricted free agent forward Radim ZohornaVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Radim Zohorna to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $750,000, the league minimum. Per a release from the team, the contract is a two-way deal for the 2021-22 season and one-way for the 2022-23 campaign. As a rookie in...
Penguins forward Brock McGinn is ready for tough expectations
Toughness can be defined a lot of ways in hockey. A generation or two ago, it could have been tabulated by penalty minutes or fighting majors. Today, the sport has a far less pugilistic bent. But being tough is still an attribute that is as vital to the sport as...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese elects for salary arbitration
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese, a restricted free agent, elected for for salary arbitration. The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced Aston-Reese was one of 17 players to do so Sunday. Aston-Reese, 26, recently completed a two-year contract that carried a salary cap hit of $1 million. Last season, Aston-Reese...
Ex-Penguins forward prospect Sam Miletic signs with HurricanesVideo
Former Penguins forward Sam Miletic has joined the Carolina Hurricanes, signing a one-year, two-way contract for a league-minimum $750,000 at the NHL level. Miletic, 24, was a member of the Penguins organization for the past four seasons but never played for the NHL club. An All-Star at the American Hockey...
Penguins sign former Ducks forward Danton HeinenVideo
The Penguins added another bottom-six forward to their mix on Thursday, signing former Anaheim Ducks forward Danton Heinen to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Heinen, 26, appeared in 43 games for the Ducks last season and scored 14 points (seven goals, seven assists). A left-handed shot, Heinen averaged 14...
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman joins Wild
Former Penguins defenseman Kevin Czuczman has joined the Minnesota Wild, signing a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Czuczman, 30, had been a member of the Penguins for the past four seasons. During the 2020-21 campaign, he played his first NHL games in approximately seven years. In two NHL...
Penguins sign ex-Coyotes forward Michael ChaputVideo
The Penguins boosted their depths in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday by signing journeyman forward Michael Chaput to a one-year two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000. Chaput, 29, spent parts of the past three seasons as a member of the Arizona Coyotes. Last season, Chaput appeared in 13 NHL games and did...
Penguins sign journeyman defenseman Taylor Fedun
The Penguins have signed journeyman defenseman Taylor Fedun to a one-year, two-way contract worth the league minimum of $750,000. Fedun, 33, spent most of the 2020-21 season on the Dallas’ Stars’ taxi squad and did not play in any NHL games. He was limited to two American Hockey League (AHL)...
Penguins stand pat in goal with Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith
In the aftermath of his team’s wretched six-game loss to the New York Islanders during the first round of the playoffs in May — a ruinous result that starting goaltender Tristan Jarry was largely responsible for — Penguins general manager Ron Hextall was resolute in stating his faith with what...
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to entry-level contract
The Penguins have signed goaltending prospect Filip Lindberg to a two-year entry-level contract. Financial terms were not revealed. Lindberg, 22, was one of the top goaltenders at the collegiate level last season, leading Massachusetts to the NCAA championship. In 15 games, Lindberg had a 10-1-4 record, a 1.24 goals against...
Ex-Penguins goaltender Maxime Lagace joins LightningVideo
The Penguins have made at least one change to their goaltending ranks. Reserve goaltender Maxim Lagace has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed. Lagace, 28, joined the Penguins as a free agent signing in...
Penguins sign ex-Hurricanes forward Brock McGinnVideo
The Penguins appear to have found a replacement for forward Brandon Tanev. They have agreed to sign former Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn to a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $2.75 million. McGinn, 27, appeared in 37 games last season and scored 13 points (eight goals, five...
Ex-Penguins forward Frederick Gaudreau signs with WildVideo
One of the Penguins’ more surprising players in 2020-21 has joined the Minnesota Wild. Forward Frederick Gaudreau, who broke through as a steady presence in the Penguins’ lineup after opening the 2020-21 season on the fringes, signed a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $1.2 million. The deal...
Penguins re-sign forward Dominik SimonVideo
The Penguins are set to bring back one of the franchise’s most debated players in recent memory. Marc-Andre Fleury? No. Dominik Simon. They have agreed to re-sign the 26-year-old forward to a one-year, two-way contract worth a league-minimum $750,000 at the NHL level. After the Penguins allowed Simon to walk...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Cody Ceci signs with OilersVideo
The Penguins have lost one of their steadiest defenders through free agency. Defenseman Cody Ceci, who reinvigorated his career last season, has signed a four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers that carries a salary cap hit of $3.25 million. A free agent signing in October of 2020, Ceci appeared in...
