The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced a new leadership structure for the 2015 season. Owner Tuffy Shallenberger, after successfully navigating the franchise through offseason Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, has restructured his front office staff after a dismal 2014 season. “It’s probably one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do in my business career,” Shallenberger said of the offseason courtroom issues. In addition to owning the Riverhounds and Highmark Stadium, Shallenberger, ... Read More
Fleury, Maatta, Bortuzzo may also have mumps
The Pittsburgh Penguins battle with the mumps took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when the team announced that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Olli Maatta have been quarantined pending results of testing for virus. The three players were not feeling well and as a result were separated from the team as a precaution. Those three players join forwards Beau Bennett and Sidney Crosby to make five Penguins players currently sidelined by the mumps. Testing for ... Read More
A game to remember for Rust and Dumoulin
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin and forward Bryan Rust each scored their first career National Hockey League goal in the team’s 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Neither player looked like a good bet to see a lot of NHL time this season, but with eight players sidelined with injuries or illnesses, the duo were a big part of the Penguins’ win. “I was just happy to get in a game or two,” said Rust, who was called up last week but did not get into a game. He scored his ... Read More
Pens battle mumps & Bolts
It will be a battle of first place teams in the Eastern Conference when the Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at 7:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Lightning is struggling as of late, having lost three of their last four games, all of which have been against the Metropolitan Division. Tonight’s game is the second game of a five-game road trip for Tampa Bay. After dropping their first game 4-2 in Washington on Saturday night, the Lightning will travel to Philadelphia, New Jersey, ... Read More
Letang, Hornqvist make returns vs. Flames
The Penguins are hosting the Calgary Flames tonight at 7:00 p.m. The Flames are making their only trip to Pittsburgh in the 2014-15. The Penguins have dominated the Flames in recent meetings. The Pens have won seven straight contests dating back to Dec 3, 2005. In Pittsburgh, the series has been even more lopsided. The Flames have won only once in Pittsburgh since 1989. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Flames success this season has been fueled by their top defensive pairing of Mark Giordano and ... Read More
RMU’s Friedmann on a hot streak; earns player of the week honors
Robert Morris forward David Friedmann has been named the Atlantic Hockey Conference’s offensive player of the week. It is the second time this season Friedmann has won the award. Friedmann, a junior from Toronto, Ontario, scored 23 points in 2013-14, and it was hoped he would be one of the supplemental scorers that would help Cody Wydo, the top returning scorer in the nation, lead the Colonial’s offense in 2014-15. Unfortunately, through the team’s first eight games, Friedmann had only one ... Read More
Pens missing Maatta for trip to Manhattan
The Pittsburgh Penguins will continue to battle through injuries, and will have a new one to deal with, when the take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden tonight at 7 p.m. Winger Patric Hornqvist will miss his second game in a row and defenseman Olli Maatta will also be absent tonight for the black and gold. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This is the third of four matchups between the Penguins and Rangers this season. The teams split the two previous games, with the Rangers winning 5-0 ... Read More
Ehrhoff gets game-winner; Pens beat Senators
The Penguins got an early start on their weekend as the beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Christian Ehrhoff broke open a tied game when he scored the game-winning goal with just 1:50 remaining in the third period. He took a cross-ice pass from Sidney Crosby and fired a blistering slap shot from the right that overpowered Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson. The second assist on the play went to Craig Adams. By playing in the game, Adams set a franchise record with his 314th ... Read More
Adams goes for record this afternoon vs. Ottawa
The Penguins will host the Ottawa Senators in a 1:00 p.m. start this afternoon. The Penguins also played the Senators on Monday, October 21, 2010. That day, the Penguins won by a score a 5-2. It was just the fifth regular season game at Consol Energy Center. Mike Comrie and Mark Letestu assisted on Evgeni Malkin’s game-winning goal, and Craig Adams made a return to the Penguins lineup after a two-game absence. In the ensuing four years and 46 days, Craig Adams has skated in every single ... Read More
Penguins acquire Rob Klinkhammer
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Rob Klinkhammer from the Arizona Coyotes, the team announced on Friday. Klinkhammer, a 28-year old native of Lethbridge, Alberta, is 6’3” tall and weighs 214 pounds. He’s a left-handed shot and can play all three forward positions in a bottom-six role. He has three goals and is a plus-3 in 19 games with the Coyotes this season. In 129 NHL games with Arizona, Ottawa, and Chicago, he has 19 goals and 17 assists. He was originally signed by the ... Read More