The Pittsburgh Penguins have extended their affiliation agreement with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL for the 2015-16 season. The Nailers will enter their 17th consecutive season as the Penguins’ Double-A affiliate, and it will be the 16th unchanged season for the Penguins minor league affiliates, the Nailers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. "We are pleased to extend our partnership with the Wheeling Nailers," said Penguins Associate General Manager ... Read More
Pirates to bring up 3B Brent Morel
After losing shortstop Jordy Mercer to a left leg injury during Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates plan to purchase the contract of third baseman Brent Morel from their Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, according to a report by Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Morel had been a late scratch from the Indianapolis lineup on Sunday night. Brent Morel is indeed joining the Pirates, according to his agent. — Bill Brink (@BrinkPG) July 20, 2015 On ... Read More
Defenseman Matt Murphy trying to impress at Pens development camp
For most of the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects skating in this week’s development camp, it’s a chance to check in on their off-season progress, get a new perspective on training and have a little fun with some of their peers. For defenseman Matt Murphy, it’s a job interview. Murphy, a 20-year old native of Fredericton, New Brunswick is in a unique situation amongst those at prospect camp. Most of the players have either been drafted or signed to a professional contract by the Penguins. Those ... Read More
Penguins re-sign Dominik Uher
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Dominik Uher to a one-year, two-way contract worth $575,000 annually at the NHL level, according to a statement released by general manager Jim Rutherford on Friday. Uher, 22, got his first taste of NHL action in 2014-15. The 6-foot, 183-pound winger did not record a point and was a minus-1 in two games. He skated in 72 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the American Hockey League, which was tied for the team lead. He set career highs in goals ... Read More
Steelers sign Cam Heyward to six-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed defensive end Cam Heyward to a new six-year contract. The contract will pay him $59.25 million and run through 2020, according to a report by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Heyward, 26, was the team’s first-round draft pick in 2011 out of Ohio State University. He’s played in every game for the team since then and has started 29 of the team’s 32 regular-season games over the past two seasons. He also started in the team’s playoff game against ... Read More
Penguins re-sign Beau Bennett
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Beau Bennett to a one-year contract, according to a statement released by general manager Jim Rutherford. The contract is a one-way deal worth $800,000. Bennett, 23, scored four goals and recorded eight assists in 49 games with the Penguins in 2014-15. Bennett was sidelined by a series of injuries and the mumps, causing him to miss extended periods of time throughout the year. Bennett was the Penguins first-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL ... Read More
Penguins sign Czech forward Dominik Simon
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed their 2015 third-round draft pick, forward Dominik Simon, according to a report by Czech journalist Tomas Vrabel of Denik Sport and confirmed by the Pittsburgh Sporting News. Simon, who will be 21 in August, has been attending Penguins development camp in Pittsburgh this week. “I got a chance to actually watch him over at the World Championships,” Penguins assistant general manager Tom Fitzgerald after practice on Wednesday. “His play and his age just ... Read More
Penguins skilled forwards shine in 3-on-3 tournament
The Pittsburgh Penguins prospects spent their second day of development camp working on skill. The players were organized into a 3-on-3 tournament, with the prospects grouped into four teams and the games played across the width of the rink. The team with Tristan Jarry as their goaltender won the tournament, but the real winners were the Penguins’ cadre of talented but undersized prospects. “3-on-3 is always fun,” center Jean-Sebastien Dea said after the day’s practice session. “I’m a skilled ... Read More
PSU goalie Matt Skoff enjoying time with hometown Pens
This week at Pittsburgh Penguins prospect development camp is not the first time goaltender Matt Skoff has been on the ice at Consol Energy Center. Skoff, a native of McKees Rocks, Pa., has played for Penn State three times in the Three Rivers Classic college hockey tournaments held at the home of the Pens. He also played for Montour High School in their run to the 2009 PIHL Penguins cup final at Mellon Arena. During his career with Penn State, he’s also played in Philadelphia’s Wells ... Read More
Dominik Simon could be the Pens next great Czech forward
Jaromir Jagr. Martin Straka. Petr Nedved. Robert Lang. Petr Sykora. For the last 25 years, Pittsburgh has been a mecca for Czech forwards in the NHL. Starting with the drafting of Jagr in the first round of 1990, 11 forwards from what would become the Czech Republic have skated in black and gold, accounting for 2,857 games and 990 goals. Six of the top ten Czech scorers in NHL have played for the Penguins and the Penguins had the first – and so far only – Czech head coach in Ivan ... Read More