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Penn State WR Jahan Dotson inspired by recently passed grandmother
One of the few bright spots for Penn State’s football team during Saturday’s 38-25 home loss to Ohio State on Saturday was junior wide receiver Jahan Dotson. The native of Nazareth in Northampton County accounted for most of Penn State’s offense with eight catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns....
Penguins promote Patrik Allvin to assistant general manager
The list of people who have won a Stanley Cup ring with the Penguins more often than Patrik Allvin is fairly limited. Like, Mario Lemieux limited. A member of the Penguins’ three most recent championship squads, Allvin has been a dutiful employee of the organization ever since 2006 when he...
Changes will be coming for Penn State
Penn State’s football team has done things differently this week. No, not because of its 0-2 start with losses to Indiana and Ohio State. But because Tuesday was election day. The NCAA allowed all athletes to have an off day from team activities to have the opportunity to head to...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Emil Larmi debuts for HPKVideo
While the NHL and many leagues in North America are in the the midst of their offseasons because of the coronavirus pandemic, several leagues in Europe and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have already opened play for the 2020-21 season. Fifteen of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers are...
Penn State coach James Franklin seeks improvement in many areasVideo
For Penn State football coach James Franklin, there were plenty of areas in need of improvement after his team’s 38-25 loss to Ohio State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. “There’s a bunch of things that we got to get cleaned up,” Franklin said via video conference Saturday. “You know, obviously,...
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford wants to limit turnovers vs. Ohio State
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford did quite a few good things in his team’s season-opening 36-35 overtime loss Oct. 24 at Indiana. He completed 24 passes on 35 attempts for 238 yards and three touchdown passes. He also led the Nittany Lions in rushing with 122 yards on 17 carries...
Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2020 class to be inducted in 2021
The Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 will be inducted during the hall’s induction weekend Nov. 12-15, 2021. The coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement. The 2020 class, selected in June, includes former Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Marian Hossa and Jarome Iginla. As a result of the postponement, there will not...
TE Pat Freiermuth wants to show what Penn State’s offense is capable of
During his team’s 36-35 overtime road loss to Indiana on Saturday, Penn State junior tight end Pat Freiermuth made history when he caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sean Clifford early in the first quarter. That score was the 16th touchdown of Freiermuth’s career, making him the school’s all-time...
Penguins prospect Sam Poulin named to Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp
Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin is one of 46 players who are scheduled to attend Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp. The camp is scheduled to be staged in Red Deer, Alberta beginning Nov. 16. Players from this camp will ultimately be members of Canada’s entry into the International Ice...
AHL moves target date for opening of 2020-21 season to Feb. 5
The American Hockey League (AHL) announced on Wednesday it has moved the target date to open its 2020-21 season to Feb. 5. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the AHL halted played in mid-March before ultimately canceling the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh...
Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton on facing Ohio State: ‘It’s not a rivalry’
When Penn State faces Ohio State in football, it’s usually a pretty big affair. That won’t be any different when the schools meet at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. But its not a rivalry. At least not to Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton. “First of all, it’s not a rivalry,”...
Penn State running back Noah Cain to miss remainder of season
Penn State running back Noah Cain will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season because of an undisclosed ailment, coach James Franklin announced during a video conference with media Tuesday. “Love Noah,” Franklin said. “So much respect for Noah. He really had an unbelievable offseason and worked really hard for...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Valtteri Puustinen returns from quarantineVideo
While the NHL and many leagues in North America are in the the midst of their offseasons because of the coronavirus pandemic, several leagues in Europe and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have already opened play for the 2020-21 season. Fifteen of the Penguins’ prospects or minor leaguers are...
Penguins’ front-office changes had been in works ‘for a while’
Earlier this month, Jim Rutherford suggested he could be making changes to his front office. “I’ve been looking at this for a while and talked to somebody about coming on board with us,” the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager suggested in an interview with the Tribune-Review on Oct. 3. On Monday,...
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Phil Varone signs with KHL team
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Phil Varone signed a one-year contract with Barys Nur-Sultan, a team in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) based in Kazakhstan. Varone’s time with the Penguins organization was brief. Acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 20, Varone appeared in six American Hockey League...
Penguins hire former defenseman Trevor Daley for front office roleVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins added another defenseman to their mix Monday. He won’t be working on their blue line, however. The team hired Trevor Daley, a member of the club’s Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and ’17, as a hockey operations adviser. In this role, Daley will be based out of...
Penguins fire assistant general manager Jason Karmanos
The Penguins have fired assistant general manager Jason Karmanos, the organization announced Monday. No reason for the decision was cited. “We would like to thank Jason Karmanos for his contributions to the organization over the past six years,” general manager Jim Rutherford said in a statement. “I have been evaluating...
Penalties, turnovers hurt Penn State in loss at Indiana
Penn State coach James Franklin didn’t dig deep to figure out what went wrong for his team in its season-opening 36-35 overtime loss Saturday at Indiana. “Give Indiana credit,” Franklin said during a video conference Saturday. “They played well. And we didn’t. Not a good combination.” Specifically, Franklin cited penalties...
Penn State defensive end Shaka Toney embraces leadership role
It’s roughly an 11-hour drive between Philadelphia and Bloomington, Ind. Despite such a distance, it’s fair to assume Penn State defensive end Shaka Toney will have his most ardent supporters on hand when his school opens its season on the road against Indiana at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. “My gang...
Penn State safety Jonathan Sutherland gets unique honor
Penn State safety Jonathan Sutherland is scheduled to make history Saturday in his team’s season-opening road game against Indiana. He’ll be the first player in school history to wear No. 0 on his jersey. His teammates voted to allow him this unique designation. “It’s a blessing,” Sutherland said in a...
Ex-Penguins forward Dominik Simon signs with FlamesVideo
Former Penguins forward Dominik Simon has signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames worth $700,000. Simon, 26, spent parts of the past five seasons with the Penguins. In 2019-20, he appeared in 64 games and scored 22 points (seven goals, 15 assists). A left shoulder injury sustained Feb. 29...
Penguins goaltending prospect Emil Larmi loaned to HPK in Finland
Another Penguins prospects has been loaned to a team in Europe. Goaltender Emil Larmi has joined HPK of Finland’s Liiga. According to a translated release from the team, Larmi will return to the Penguins when they open training camp. Undrafted, the 24-year-old Larmi joined the Penguins by signing a two-year...
Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth eager to open season
When the Big Ten canceled the 2020-21 football season in August because of the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State junior tight end Pat Freiermuth’s parents went to work. “My parents have been a big advocate for us to play,” Freiermuth said in a video conference on Tuesday. “They did a great...
Ex-Penguins forward Gary Roberts hired by Seattle Kraken
Former Penguins forward Gary Roberts has been hired by the NHL’s expansion Seattle Kraken franchise as a sports performance consultant. A power forward in the NHL for 21 seasons, Roberts had a brief, but memorable stint with the Penguins over the parts of two seasons in 2006-07 and 2007-08, the...
Penguins defensive prospect Cam Lee loaned to HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia
The Penguins have loaned defensive prospect Cam Lee to HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Lee, 23, joined the Penguins as an undrafted free agent March 17 when he signed a two-year entry-level contract. Last season, as a senior with Western Michigan of the NCAA, Lee appeared in 26...

