Penguins/NHL category, Page 139

The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost one of their veteran defensemen. Yannick Weber, 32, signed a three-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League in his native Switzerland. The team announced Weber’s signing Tuesday. Weber’s time with the Penguins was brief. When injuries besieged the blue line this past...

Sidney Crosby has positioned himself to his career subjectively judged against the top 10 or so players in NHL history. According to one respected outlet, there is one measure by which the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar is already at the top of the list for any player the NHL has ever...

Pittsburgh-area native Howard Smith has been nominated for the NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. Per a release from the league, the honor is given “to an individual who — through the sport of hockey — has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society.” Smith co-founded Pittsburgh I.C.E....

Evgeni Malkin participated in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff series vs. the New York Islanders despite a severe injury to his right knee. It required major surgery. Malkin’s availability for the start of training camp (and perhaps the start of the season) is in doubt. Malkin deserves credit for gutting it...

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden takes a deeper look at some of the comments Penguins president of hockey operations Brian Burke made on his 105.9 The X radio show. The statements from Burke included a ton of faith in head coach Mike Sullivan, goaltender Tristan Jarry and...

Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 25 saves on 27 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 home loss to the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forward Patrick Watling scored the only goal for Wheeling (21-39-6-1). The Nailers’ season finale is a home contest against the...

Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Brian Burke hears the fans and media members who are voicing frustration and calling for change. Speaking on 105.9 The X on Thursday afternoon, Burke offered a straightforward reminder about the 2021 East Division champions. “We won a division for God’s sake,” Burke exclaimed...

We are in the midst of a short week coming off of Memorial Day. But there is no shortage of evil emails, tenacious tweets and pouting Facebook posts. Pittsburgh fans are livid over another early Penguins ouster from the playoffs, the pathetic Pirates and the ridiculous Robert Morris hockey mess....

Like testing a newly frozen pond, we may be ready for our first skate toward progress when it comes to saving the Robert Morris University men’s and women’s hockey teams. Now it’s time to find out how thin the ice is. A day after Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse...

As a goaltender with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1980s and 1990s, Ron Hextall was often furious. If you dared cross him or a teammate, he would unleash something ferocious upon you, usually in the form of a slash to the ankle or a punch to the face. As a...

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award. The honor recognizes “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” during the regular season as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League’s Players’ Association (NHLPA). During the 2020-21 campaign, Crosby led the Penguins with 62...

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Shane Boomhower to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season. A native of Bellville, Ont., Boomhower, 22, did not play during the 2020-21 season. During the 2019-20 campaign he primarily played for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, appearing in...

Mike Sullivan will reportedly be back as Penguins coach. It’s a good bet the core three will return. Sidney Crosby will never leave unless he asks out. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin are entering the final year of their contracts. Tickets can (and need to be) sold next season, so...

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert was among those who “emotionally” appealed to keep the Robert Morris University hockey teams alive, but his pitch ultimately fell on deaf ears. Now the Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to help resuscitate the programs. If that’s at all still possible. Those are just two...

The Penguins relinquished the NHL rights to defensive prospect Antti Palojarvi on Tuesday. A sixth-round (No. 186 overall) pick in 2017, Palojarvi needed to sign with the Penguins by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the team to retain his rights. A left-handed shot, the 22-year-old Palojarvi was limited to only 26...

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Samuel Houde to a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2021-22 season. Houde, 21, completed a five-year career at the junior level with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During the 2020-21 season, Houde served as Chicoutimi’s...

After the New York Islanders eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the East Division playoffs, they advanced to play the Boston Bruins. When asked to compare the Bruins’ top line of David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron to Sidney Crosby’s line with Jake Guentzel and Bryan...

Less than a week following their disappointing loss in the first round of the playoffs, a change has been made to the Penguins’ goaltending. Former prospect Emil Larmi has signed a two-year contract with the Lahden Pelicans of Finland’s Liiga. The team announced Larmi’s signing with a release. A native...