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Penguins begin skating in Cranberry

Seth Rorabaugh
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The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex is closed to the public, but Penguins forward Jared McCann has an audience of shot-blocking dummies as he fires a puck Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith makes a save at an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson skates up ice during an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin works on his stickhandling during an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins winger Jake Guentzel steps onto the ice for an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins winger Jake Guentzel and defenseman Zach Trotman jostle during an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Penguins skills coach Ty Hennes draws up drills during an informal skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.

While there isn’t a hard date yet for the NHL to open training camps let alone the 2020-21 season, the Penguins have begun informal skating sessions at their facility at Cranberry.

The team announced a handful of unspecified players skated on Tuesday in small groups. It is unclear if any members of the team have been skating at the facility before Tuesday.

Regulations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that were installed by the NHL in advance of training camps this past summer prior to the postseason appear to once again be in place. According to a release from the team, players are only permitted to skate in “small groups’ and are tested daily.

The facility is closed to the public, including independent media.

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Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.

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