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8/7, 8/7, 8/7
Today on the seventh day of the eighth month, it’s Sidney Crosby’s birthday. There’s always reason to celebrate one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Earlier in the summer we took a look at some of the best age-39 seasons ever. Despite injury, Crosby maintained one of the best age-38 seasons in NHL […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 16 Jake Livanavage
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with a lottery ticket defenseman that joined the organization at the end of the 2025-26 season. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the […]
The big Koivunen contract: comparables, a potential off-ramp and why it’s a ‘bet’ by the Penguins
The news reverberated out of no where when the Penguins signed Ville Koivunen for an eight-year contract and a healthy $4.0 million cap hit. No matter how you slice it, there’s been a big bet made on a player prior to proving he truly deserved it, which opens up obvious questions about the reasoning behind […]
Trying to make sense of the Penguins Ville Koivunen contract
If you had any doubts as to whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins believe in Ville Koivunen, you can forget about it. At least for now. The Penguins showed everybody on Thursday morning that they do, in fact, believe in Koivunen, at least to some degree, by signing him an eight-year, $32 million contract extension […]
Penguins re-sign Ville Koivunen to eight (yes eight) year contract
Well, this one came out of no where. The Penguins announced today that Ville Koivunen has been re-signed to an eight year contract with a $4.0 million annual average value. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed restricted free agent forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract, it was announced today by President of […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 17 Pierce Mbuyi
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with a newly drafted forward with a lot of upside and promise for the future. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase […]
Over/unders for Egor Chinakhov and the Penguins’ secondary players in 2026-27
We continue our look at some over/unders for the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins, and today we turn our attention to their secondary players. The players on that list include: Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell, Tommy Novak, Elmer Soderblom and Samuel Girard. They are not new players, they are not among the Penguins’ youngest players, they are not […]
A look into goaltending for the Penguins in 2026-27
The old joke that you could rename the sport of hockey goalie has some truth to it. With quality goaltending, the sky is the limit. With poor play in net, a team is basically cooked. Last summer we looked into the changing situation in the crease for the Penguins for 2025-26. The big news was […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 18 Tomas Galvas
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with newly drafted defenseman Tomas Galvas. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase Pietila, D#24: Ryan Miller, F#23: Finn Harding, D#22: Peyton […]
A season of change: Penguins activates after the 2005 lockout ended
The swirls of player movement of this off-season reminded me about a crucial, unique time for the Penguins back in 2005 with just how extraordinary that summer was as far as pieces shuffling around the board. The lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 season was over. There was a salary cap in place to stop […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 19 Tanner Howe
The Top 25 countdown continues with Tanner Howe, who is preparing for his first full pro season since undergoing ACL surgery last April. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase Pietila, D#24: Ryan […]
Islanders a possible trade match with the Penguins?
Came across this little note, and since it is August, why not sink into it a little bit? We all know the Penguins are really weak on the left side of their defense, enter a division rival over on Long Island who happen to be stacked at the position to at least make a fun […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 20 Melvin Fernstrom
Over a year after being acquired, Melvin Fernstrom makes his Top 25 Under 25 debut coming off a season that saw him start in his native Sweden before being brought to North America to hopefully rescue his development from struggles in the Swedish league. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 21 (bonus) Brady Peddle
After shuffling names around, imagine the horror to see the list start this week and realize a name was omitted from the proceedings! We’ll never say who, but to even things out, Brady Peddle is going to slot in where he belongs at 21. A bonus 21, if you will, since Zam Plante also holds […]
Who will play with Erik Karlsson this season?
On the first day of training camp last season, no one really knew how the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to configure their blueline. Take this preview from last September on the eve of camp: How does the defense sort out? To put it charitably, there’s a lot of question marks. To put it less diplomatically, […]
Penguins extend Tommy Novak for three years
The Penguins announced a signing on Friday, tightening up Tommy Novak for three more years. Novak was set to be a free agent in 2027, his new deal will have him under contract through 2029-30. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension, it was announced today […]
On Evgeni Malkin’s birthday, looking at the 40+ year olds to play for the Penguins
Happy birthday to Evgeni Malkin! He goes ‘over the hill’ today, celebrating his 40th birthday. The star forward has re-signed for next season and will join a select club of seven players of quadragenarians as Pittsburgh Penguins. Let’s take a look back at them all. Tim Horton The name synonymous with coffee these days got […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 21 Zam Plante
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with collegiate forward Zam Plante. Plante lit up the NCAA last year and stood out as one of the top players at the Penguins’ summer development camp. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 22 Peyton Kettles
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with defensive prospect Peyton Kettles. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase Pietila, D#24: Ryan Miller, F#23: Finn Harding, D #22: Peyton Kettles, […]
Over/unders for Nicholas Robertson and the Penguins’ newest players in 2026-27
It is time for another round of preseason over/under for the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins. This past week we looked at Ben Kindel and the team’s youngest players (or potential young players). This week we are going to take a look at some of the newest offseason additions and what they might be capable of this […]
Penguins honor local high school graduate with memorial scholarship
The Penguins Foundation has honored a high school graduate from the Pittsburgh area with this year’s Bob Johnson Memorial Scholarship. The team announced Wednesday that Sydney Wilson, who recently graduated from the Beaver Area High School, has been awarded the scholarship, which is valued at $5,000 and given annually to a Pittsburgh-area student. During her […]
Could the Penguins score 300 goals next season?
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a big season offensively last year. Their 293 goals ranked third in the NHL. They scored 201 of those goals at 5-on-5 play, second in the league – shooting 11.1% (that ranked second as well). Their power play converting 24.1% of the time, good for seventh. This scoring outburst was done […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 23 Finn Harding
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with defensive prospect Finn Harding, who is coming off his first full professional season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best […]
Carter Sanderson shines at 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase
Carter Sanderson, a sixth round pick of the Penguins in 2025, is a victim of the numbers game to not merit inclusion in our ongoing Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 series this year. Sanderson is still 18 years old, had OK but unremarkable production in the USHL (was fifth on his team with 34 points […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 24 Ryan Miller
The Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues with a rising University of Denver freshman who made himself a prospect to watch with a strong campaign in the WHL last season. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best […]
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