It was announced Thursday that Pascal Dupuis will be honored with the Dapper Dan Courage Award Wednesday at the Dapper Dan Dinner and Sports Auction. At the dinner Dupuis will discuss his pulmonary embolism condition as well as describe what it was like to play hockey with a serious health condition. Originally diagnosed with a blood clot in January 2014 after tearing ligaments in his knee, Dupuis was on blood thinners for six months while he recovered from surgery and rehabilitated his ... Read More
Pens fall to Lightning, 6-3
On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins (25-18-7) faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-18-4) in Amalie Arena. Goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Jeff Zatkoff were both off of their game, with a 6-3 loss for the Penguins.The Penguins started out strong with Patrick Hornqvist scoring the first goal of the game as well as his 300th career NHL assist. Tampa Bay fought back, scoring two goals in the second period (Anton Stralman and Alex Killorn) taking the lead 2-1 at the end of the ... Read More
Craig Adams announces retirement
Craig Adams announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from the NHL after 14 seasons. Playing a total of 951 career games, Adams is finishing his career with a total of 55 goals and 105 assists. Adams played for three NHL teams: the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks and the Pittsburgh Penguins.After playing four years (1995-99) with the Harvard Crimson’s, Adams was drafted in the ninth round of the 1996 draft by the Hartford Whalers. However, Adams did not play his first NHL game until the ... Read More
Penguins winger Beau Bennett injured … again
Right winger Beau Bennett will miss Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils due to an undisclosed injury. Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks seems to have brought back the return of Bennett’s upper-body injury that caused him to miss 17 games so far this season, after a hit to defenseman Luca Sbisa landed Bennett in the locker room for medical attention. He did return for the end of the game but did not skate during Monday’s morning practice.Coach Mike Sullivan says Bennett will ... Read More
Penguins overcome early deficit to beat Flyers, 4-3
The Pittsburgh Penguins faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night. The first period proved shaky for the Penguins after a 2-0 Flyers lead with two power-play goals. However, the Penguins came into the second period ready to play hockey, taking the lead with three goals. Phil Kessel scored the Penguins fourth goal of the night, taking the lead 4-2 in the third period. However, the Flyers came back scoring yet another power-play goal, fighting for the tie. However, the Penguins ... Read More
Penguins recall defenseman Derrick Pouliot
The Penguins recalled defenseman Derrick Pouliot from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, announced by Jim Rutherford Monday morning. Pouliot currently leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defensemen, ranking seventh in the AHL with 23 points in 37 games. Pouliot is making his first NHL premiere this season after playing in 34 games last season for the Penguins, and scoring his first NHL goal against the Florida Panthers. Overall last season, he scored two goals and five assists, ... Read More
Mike Sullivan named assistant coach for Team USA
On Friday, USA Hockey announced that Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan will be assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Along with Sullivan, John Hynes, Phil Housley, Jack Capuano and Scott Gordon will also act as assistant coaches under head coach John Tortorella. Sullivan has previously served as assistant coach under Tortorella for seven seasons with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks, shaping Sullivan’s coaching skills into what ... Read More
Should Crosby be an All-Star?
Despite being fan favorite, and possibly the face of the NHL, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was not chosen to play in the 2016 All-Star Game. Having played 39 games so far this season, Crosby currently has 31 points, falling behind Evgeni Malkin who is leading the team with 38 overall points. Playing in the 2007 All-Star Game, Crosby ended the game with zero points. Playing alongside Alex Ovechkin, the young duo only scored one goal between the two of them. Despite being invited to the ... Read More