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Talk about the ongoing draft event here! When: 11:00am easternWhat: Rounds 2-7 to complete the draft happen todayHow to watch: NHL Network, streaming on ESPN+Penguin picks: Two in the second round (39, 54), a third round (86), a sixth round (170)
The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Liam Ruck last night in the first round. Ruck will be very invested to see what the Pens end up doing today when round two starts and his twin brother Markus is still available. The twins, in what else but a joint interview, talked about their connectedness. TSN: How much better […]
With their first overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Liam Ruck out of Medicine Hat of the WHL. Scott Wheeler wrote of Ruck: He’s a right-shot winger who has good touch, a quick release, likes to go short side and can pick his spots in the net — with […]
Talk about the NHL Draft here, if you please! Details- When: 7:00pm easternWhat: First round of the draft (Rounds 2-7 begin tomorrow at noon)How to watch: ESPN (tomorrow, NHL Network)Penguin pick: Currently 22nd overall, but they have a manager with a history of draft night trades
Kyle Dubas often talks about urgency and wanting to push the Penguins towards being as strong as they can be now and in the future. Somehow wrangling three-time 40+ goal scorer Jason Robertson out of Dallas would be the biggest and best move Dubas could make, provided he could pull it off. Any tidbit is […]
22 years ago today, Evgeni Malkin was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before he was drafted by the Penguins, Malkin made his professional debut in Russia, playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk when he was 17 years old. The 2004 NHL Draft was held in […]
Ahead of tonight’s NHL draft, let’s take a stab at how the first round could play out tonight. First, a moment of silence for our near miss last year – when we tried to predict that Kyle Dubas would go ‘off the board’ with a high pick on a WHL center that no one saw […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are kicking off their summer moves by apparently acquiring center Hendrix Lapierre from Washington. Pittsburgh gives up a third round pick in 2027 and a fifth in 2028 to bring Lapierre on board. Lapierre is a player who has had his ups and downs over four pro seasons with the Capitals, as […]
The Hoffmann Group appeared first almost a year ago last summer and reached an agreement to purchase the Penguins in December, but it wasn’t until this week with an NHL Board of Governors meeting that they received final approval to complete the sale and take over from Fenway Sports Group. The Hoffmann’s held an introductory […]
The title a nod to song from a certain movie, anyways it’s difficult to draft NHL players. NHL teams are tasked with scouting players mostly when they are 16 and 17 years old and have to try and rank what they will be as fully formed adults. Needless to say, it’s not an exact science […]
Business is booming for the NHL, another healthy salary cap increase goes into effect at the start of the league year on July 1st. The Penguins have angled themselves into a ton of cap flexibility, entering draft week and the start of free agency with currently over $45 million in cap space, according to CapWages. […]
Vitals Player: Jack St. IvanyBorn: July 22, 1999 (Age: 26)Height: 6’4″Weight: 197 poundsHometown: Manhattan Beach, California, USAShoots: RightDraft: 2018, fourth-round, No. 112 overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers2025-26 Statistics: 20 games played, 0 goals, 7 assists, +4 ratingContract Status: St. Ivany is entering the third-year of a three-year, $2.40 million contract that comes with a $850,000 salary cap number. Story of the Season St. […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have not really become involved in the offseason chaos just yet, and given the trade prices we are seeing around the league it leads to some questions as to what they should be doing this week. Just a quick recap of what we have seen so far. There’s a lot happening there, […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins will officially be under new ownership, perhaps as soon as Wednesday, as the Hoffmann Family of Companies has been approved to purchase control of the team from Fenway Sports Group following a unanimous vote from the NHL Board of Governors on Tuesday afternoon. The Hoffmann Family is expected to take over from […]
The NHL schedule will look a little different in 2026-27. The past ways of an endless slog of a preseason is getting cut short, the Penguins announced their four-game exhibition schedule for September. From the team: The Penguins will play four preseason games prior to the start of the 2026.27 season – two at home […]
Piggybacking off the earlier look into the forwards that could make sense for the Penguins to consider with the 22nd pick in Friday’s NHL draft, let’s take a turn to the blueline. Be it coincidence or preference, Kyle Dubas has only drafted one defenseman in the first round since he became a general manager in […]
Vitals Player: Sergei MurashovBorn: April 1, 2004 (22 years old)Height: 6’2”Weight: 185 poundsHometown: Yaroslavl, RussiaCatches: RightDraft: 2022, Pittsburgh Penguins (fourth round, 118th overall)2025-26 Statistics: Five NHL games played (1-1-2 record, .897 save percentage, 2.56 goals against average) and 38 AHL games played (24-9-8 record, .919 save percentage, 2.20 goals against average).Contract Status: Signed through the […]
It was an electric night in Pittsburgh 14 years ago as the Penguins played host to the 2012 NHL Draft, which was held at PPG Paints Arena. Then known as the Consol Energy Center, the arena was only a couple of years old and Pittsburgh had landed the NHL Draft for the first time since […]
Knowing what we know about Kyle Dubas draft tendencies, who could be some targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 22nd pick at Friday night’s NHL draft? It’s a loaded question to consider, since Dubas is always active in terms of desire to move up or down in the draft. His real target could be […]
Vitals Player: Ryan GravesBorn: May 21, 1995 (Age 30 season)Height: 6’ 5”Weight: 225 poundsHometown: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: 2013 fourth round (110th overall) by the New York Rangers2025-26 Statistics: 22 games played, 1 goal, 0 assists = 1 point ; 15 games played, 3 goals, 7 assists with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.Contract Status: Three years remaining on a six-year deal signed in 2023 that carries a […]
Kyle Dubas makes such frequent transactions around the Penguins that plotting a long-term path can be difficult. It only takes one call to dramatically alter the future in ways that can’t be imagined these days. With that in mind that this exercise is likely to have more hits than misses, what could the Penguins look […]
Whether or not any trade has been close to completion, Rickard Rakell’s name has often been in the chatter as an offseason trade possibility. That’s again this case on TSN, where Rakell comes in as a highlighted player around the league. 6. Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh – LW Rakell, 33, had 24 goals and 48 points in […]
The Penguins announced that Ron Francis is back with the organization as special advisor for hockey operations. From the team: The Penguins have named Ron Francis as Special Advisor, Hockey Operations, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. In his new role, Francis will assist the Penguins’ hockey […]
Vitals Player: Sidney CrosbyBorn: Aug 7, 1987Height: 5’11”Weight: 200 poundsHometown: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: First round pick (1st overall) in 2005 by the Penguins2024-25 Statistics: 68 games played; 29 goals; 45 assists; 74 points; one goal and four assists in six playoff gamesContract Status: 2026-27 is the final season on Crosby’s current contract. He’s eligible to officially extend on July 1. Story […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are likely looking at replacing a defenseman from last season. Pierre LeBrun dropped a not unexpected nugget that it looks like Ryan Shea will be headed to the free agency market on July 1 since the Pens aren’t interested in giving a contract with the term (likely 3-4 years) that Shea can […]