Since John Hynes departed to become the new head coach of the New Jersey Devils on June 1, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have had a head coaching vacancy. Two weeks into the process, the picture has become clearer when it comes to the next head coach of the Penguins top farm club. On Wednesday, the Devils announced that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton assistant coach and former Penguins defenseman Alain Nasreddine would be joining Hynes in New Jersey. Nasreddine, 39, would have widely been ... Read More
Penguins sign Swedish defenseman
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their first move of the 2015 offseason, signing Swedish defenseman Niclas Andersen to a one-year contract on Monday afternoon. Andersen, 27, was originally a fourth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2006 NHL Draft but never signed with the club. He’s spent his entire career in Europe, playing most recently for Brynas in the Swedish Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 218-pound, left-handed shooting defender led the Brynas blue line in scoring with ... Read More
Father-son bond evident as Ty Loney follows in his father’s footsteps
Ty Loney, son of two-time Stanley Cup champion and longtime Penguins left-winger Troy Loney, may be following in his father's footsteps, but he is far from a chip off the old block. The 23-year old winger has signed a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins top minor league affiliate – the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – for the 2015-16 season. As a 20-year old in 1983, Troy Loney made the same journey from amateur hockey to professional hockey in the Penguins organization. ... Read More
New Jersey Devils to tap WBS coach John Hynes
The New Jersey Devils are expected to announce the hiring of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach John Hynes as their next head coach. The Pittsburgh Sporting News has been able to confirm, via to a source close to the situation, an earlier report by Bob McKenzie of TSN that Hynes would “very likely” get the job in New Jersey. Certainly appears as if PIT's AHL coach John Hynes is the likely leading candidate to be next head coach in NJ. Nothing official, mind you. — Bob McKenzie ... Read More