The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced their preseason schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Penguins will play eight preseason games, which is the most for the team since 2005-06, when they played 10 games. Their preseason slate kicks off with a road game against divisional rivals Columbus on Monday, Sept 21. The home scheduled begins the next night at Consol Energy when the Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes. The Penguins annual free game for kids will be held on Saturday Sept 26 at ... Read More
WBS opening comes with proven path to success
Don’t look now, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have turned into one of hockey’s greatest coaching factories. With John Hynes being announced as the New Jersey Devils head coach today, five former WBS coaches now man benches in the NHL. Michel Therrien (Montreal Canadiens), Mike Yeo (Minnesota Wild), Todd Richards (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Dan Bylsma (Buffalo Sabres) are all head coaches while Todd Reirden (Washington Capitals) is an NHL assistant and was also rumored to be in the ... 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
Report: Letang to resume training
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been cleared to resume training, according to a report by TVA Sport’s Renaud Lavoie. #penguins Kris Letang is back in the gym. He received the green light to start training with intensity. #tvasports— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) June 1, 2015 Letang suffered a concussion after being hit awkwardly into the boards by Shane Doan of the Arizona Coyotes on March 28. He was briefly hospitalized after the incident did not return to action in ... Read More
Penguins offseason: Martin, Ehrhoff could be on their way out
The free agency period is almost here and the Pittsburgh Penguins have some tough decisions to make. The most high profile players that will be eligible for free agency on July 1 will be veteran defensemen Paul Martin and Christian Ehrhoff. Paul Martin: Upon joining the Penguins as a free agent in 2010, Martin’s slow adjustment to then-head coach Dan Bylmsa’s system caused him to become a scapegoat and fans were trying to find ways to get run him out of town. However, he then had an amazing ... Read More
Report: Sabres to interview Dan Bylsma
Just 24 hours after losing out on the NHL’s top free agent head coach, the Buffalo Sabres have set their sights on someone new, and it’s a name familiar to Penguins fans. With the ink still drying on former Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock’s eight-year $50 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, news broke today that the Sabres have asked for and received permission to interview former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. Sabres moving on quickly from Babcock. Have ... Read More
World Champs: Crosby joins elite group with world title
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby captained Team Canada to a 6-1 victory in the finals of the 2015 IIHF World Championship on Sunday. Crosby had a goal and an assist in Canada’s championship game victory over teammate Evgeni Malkin and Russia. Team Canada dominated the tournament, winning all ten games and averaging over six goals per game. Malkin and Russia were unable to repeat as champions, but he had a goal in the final and earned a silver medal. Team USA won the bronze medal game over the ... Read More
Report: John Hynes could join Shero in New Jersey
In Ray Shero’s tenure as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, no fewer than four men came out the Penguins organization to become NHL head coaches, and it looks like that trend may continue. Three of them – Michel Therrien in Montreal, Mike Yeo in Minnesota and Todd Richardsa in Columbus – are currently employed in the NHL, while Dan Bylsma is widely expected to be offered a job this offseason. Some have even speculated that Bylsma would be a good fit to re-join Shero in New ... Read More
Kris Letang: veteran defenseman?
The 2014-15 season will be a forgettable one for most Pittsburgh Penguins players and fans. For defenseman Kris Letang, it’s a wonder that he can even remember it. Letang suffered at least two head injuries last season, the first coming as a result of a dangerous hit by Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo in January, the second after he fell awkwardly into the boards following an innocent-looking hit by Arizona Coyotes forward Shane Doan in late March. He also missed five games in late ... Read More
Some Penguins fans in Ohio could be shut out
A turbulent offseason is upcoming in the American Hockey League. Seven franchises are planning to be playing in a different city in the 2015-16 season and at least four other teams are swapping NHL affiliations. The Penguins have had their top minor league club in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. since 1999 and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be affected by the changes. The Columbus Blue Jackets will be moving their prospects from the Springfield (Mass) ... Read More