Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 160
NHL sets times for Penguins’ qualifying round games, exhibition vs. Flyers
The NHL released times for the qualifying round of its postseason tournament slated to start in August. The Penguins will face the Montreal Canadiens in a best-of-five qualifying round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Their schedule of games: Aug. 1 - Canadiens at Penguins, 8 p.m. Aug. 3 - Canadiens...
Double Team: Rick Tocchet was a keystone for the Penguins and Flyers
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 48: Tyler Kennedy was key to Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 48: Tyler Kennedy Hockey has jersey numbers that can be iconic. The single digits tend to be identified with some of the game’s...
Penguins resume practicing … with a new normal
None of this is normal. Just look at the calendar. It’s July. The Penguins should not be practicing. They should be doing single-leg box hops in a home gym during the morning then catching rainbow trout off a pontoon boat in an Ontario lake with a five-syllable name by the...
Jake Guentzel returns to Sidney Crosby’s line on 1st day of Penguins camp
One of the few questions of intrigue regarding the Penguins’ lineup entering training camp involved the left wing spots on the top two lines. Where would a recuperating Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker be lined up? It took all of five minutes to find out. During the early stages of...
Double Team: Shawn McEachern found success with the Penguins and Senators
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Penguins sideline 9 players due to potential secondary exposure to coronavirus
The Penguins will sideline nine unidentified players from their training camp roster because of exposure to an individual who had contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was announced minutes before their first practice of training camp in Cranberry on Monday. According to a statement,...
5 things to track during a Penguins training camp unlike any other
When the Penguins convene for training camp Monday in Cranberry, things will look different from when they opened their previous camp in September. After all, Alex Galchenyuk won’t be skating on Evgeni Malkin’s line. That’s to say, this training camp won’t be trying to tinker with potential line combinations or...
Double Team: A star with the Rangers, Andy Bathgate legitimized the Penguins
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Penguins announce training camp roster
The Penguins formally announced their roster for their upcoming training camp in advance of the NHL’s postseason tournament scheduled to begin August. In total, 34 players are scheduled to participate: Forwards — Anthony Angello, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin,...
Jim Rutherford’s focus is simple: Get Penguins to Toronto healthyVideo
Typically, Jim Rutherford’s work is done when his team is about to open a postseason. After all, once the playoffs begin, there’s not much in the way of roster management. As a general manager, you just sit back and watch the squad you’ve fine-tuned over the previous 10 months compete...
Penguins defenseman Zach Trotman likely out for postseason
Penguins reserve defenseman Zach Trotman is not expected to participate in the NHL’s postseason tournament later this summer according to general manager Jim Rutherford. Specifics were not provided. The Penguins are scheduled to open training camp in Cranberry then join the other 11 Eastern Conference teams that qualified for the...
Double Team: Champion with Islanders, Bryan Trottier taught Penguins how to win
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
NHL, NHLPA formally agree to resume playing; Penguins to face Canadiens beginning Aug. 1
Hockey is back. After months of discussions and planning, the NHL and the NHLPA have formally agreed to resume play this summer. And Penguins fans finally have a date to circle on their calendars: Aug 1, which is when the team’s best-of-five qualifying round series against the Montreal Canadiens is...
Double Team: Petr Sykora was a champion with Penguins, Devils
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Double Team: Patric Hornqvist found his place in front of the net for Predators, Penguins
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Double Team: A star with the Penguins, Pierre Larouche contributed to the Canadiens’ success
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Double Team: Pascal Dupuis proved quite a bit with Wild and Penguins
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 55: Larry Murphy still holds unique place in Penguins history
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 55: Larry Murphy Paul Coffey was the Penguins’ best defenseman of all time until Kris Letang surpassed him by most measures. And Randy Carlyle...
Details from NHL’s return-to-play protocol: No talking in elevators, but a dip in the hotel pool is OK
The NHL and NHLPA announced a tentative agreement on how to resume playing this season as well as a four-year extension to the current collective bargaining agreement. The NHL’s board of governors and the NHLPA’s membership must formally approve of these measures. The plans for resumption of play are split...
Double Team: Kings, Penguins both lucky to have had Luc Robitalle
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sign forwards Zach Nastasiuk and Nick Schilkey
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forwards Zach Nastasiuk and Nick Schilkey to one-year American Hockey League contracts. A second-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 2013, Nastasiuk, 25, appeared in 53 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage last season and recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists). Schilkey,...
Double Team: Jaromir Jagr was multi-generational talent with Penguins, Panthers
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Double Team: Paul Coffey was hot for the Oilers and Penguins
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
Double Team: Larry Murphy was repeat champion with Penguins and Red Wings
While the NHL is on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Tribune-Review will offer the Double Team project, an examination of the five best players who have contributed substantially to the Penguins and another franchise. For consideration, a player must have played at least the equivalent of a...
