The first round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft has wrapped up with no new movements for the Pittsburgh Penguins who still await their first pick at #46 in the second round. While most of the players that were expected to go in the first round were indeed selected on the opening night of the draft there are still a few that will still be available in the next round. If they continue to slide some of these players may even still be around by the time the Penguins take their first pick. Jeremy ... Read More
Regional junior players headline NHL draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have a first-round pick, but three players with regional junior hockey ties were taken in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft on Friday. The draft, hosted by the Florida Panthers, will continue with rounds two through seven on Saturday. The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League had two players taken in the top three picks: center Connor McDavid was taken with the first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers and fellow forward Dylan Strome went to the ... Read More
Penguins announce 2015-16 schedule
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced their schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Penguins will drop the puck for the first time on the new season on Thursday, October 8 in Dallas, Texas for an inter-conference showdown with the Dallas Stars. The Pens will then continue their early-season western swing when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on October 10. They will then return home for a season-long five-game home stand, headlined by the home opener at Consol Energy Center against the Montreal ... Read More
Pens to sign Russian winger Plotnikov; salary cap set; changes coming to OT
The Pittsburgh Penguins are interested in signing Russian forward Sergei Plotnikov, according to a source close to the situation. The story was first reported by Russian news agency TASS. Plotnikov, 25, most recently played for Lokomitv Yaroslavl of the KHL, where he scored 15 goals and had 21 assists in 56 games in 2014-15. He also represented Russia in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, where he had four goals and an assist in 19 games. He was a teammate of Penguins center Evgeni Malkin at ... Read More
Penguins re-sign Tom Kuhnhackl
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed right-winger Tom Kuhnhackl to a one-year, two-way contract, general manager Jim Rutherford said in a statement on Monday.Kuhnhackl, 23, will play in his fourth professional season this fall. In 2014-15, he played in 72 of 76 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, posting career bests in goals (12), assists (18) and points (30).His renaissance was fueled by forming a productive combination with linemates Dominik Uher and Carter ... Read More
Penguins 2015 draft preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins have just four picks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft on June 26-27. They have #46 overall in the second round and then #137, #167, and #197 in the final three rounds. Their first-round pick was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the deal that saw Rob Klinkhammer exchanged for David Perron. Their third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Marcel Goc at the trade deadline in 2014. Their fourth-round pick was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the move in which ... Read More
Meet Mike Sullivan, new WBS head coach
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have hired Mike Sullivan to be their head coach, filling the vacancy created when John Hynes left for New Jersey. He has worked in various capacities with five different organizations during his 13 year coaching career. Sullivan got his start as the head coach of the AHL's Providence Bruins in the 2002-03 season after retiring from an 11-year NHL career. He led the team to first in the division before being transferred to the NHL late in the season to serve ... Read More
Devils hire Nasreddine; new WBS candidate emerges
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
Column: Scuderi in the way of Pens youth movement on defense
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford made a surprising admission to Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette when he said on Monday that the Penguins “don’t have any plans to buy guys out." It’s surprising because Rutherford had intimated earlier in the offseason that he had approval to proceed with buyouts if he saw fit, and because Rutherford had made a youth movement on defense a priority for this offseason. “I have full support from the ownership to do what’s ... Read More
Jacques Martin to re-join Penguins coaching staff
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have a familiar face in a new role for the 2015-16 season. Former assistant coach Jacques Martin will re-join the coaching staff with the new title of special assistant to the head coach. Martin, 62, was listed as a member of the scouting staff for the 2014-15 season with the title of special adviser of hockey operations. He is the lone member of the 2013-14 coaching staff that is still with the organization. Martin’s new role will be that of an “eye in the sky” ... Read More