The Pittsburgh Penguins have released their 2014 preseason schedule, which begins and ends with matchups against the Detroit Red Wings. The preseason also features home games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild as well as road games against the same teams. Here’s a look at the complete Pens' preseason schedule. Sept. 22 – Detroit Red Wings – 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – at Columbus Blue Jackets – 7 p.m. Sept. 25 – Minnesota Wild – 7 p.m. Sept. 27 – Columbus Blue Jackets – 4 ... Read More
Penguins turn their attention to Ron Wilson and Marc Crawford
New Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has taken his time since being hired to begin the search for a new head coach to replace the fired Dan Bylsma. Rutherford as also been quoted as wanting a head coach with a presence, someone who the Penguins players will respect right off the bat. With that in mind it seemed quite odd that Wilkes Barre/Scranton head coach John Hynes has been the only candidate seriously linked to the Penguins job for the past couple of weeks, as Hynes ... Read More
Is John Hynes the favorite to be next Penguins coach?
After firing Dan Bylsma, new Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has made it clear that he won't start interviewing head coaching candidates until next week. But there already may be a favorite for the job. Rutherford identified current Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head coach John Hynes as a candidate and did confirm that Hynes will interview for the job next week. The 39-year old Hynes is one of the first candidates identified by Rutherford after posting a 186-102-20 record in ... Read More
PSN Video Cast: Brycen Spratling joins the fun, Polanco Watch
And we are LIVE! Join the crew as they have special guest Brycen Spratling of Pitt joining the show before he heads out to compete in Eugene, Oregon. The guys will name their player of the week, talk about the changes that the Penguins have made, Gregory Polanco's arrival, Big Ben's contract and more! Tweet your questions to get them answered on air! ... Read More
Report: Pens to hire Jim Rutherford as next GM
The Pittsburgh Penguins search for a general manager appears to be over and to the delight of many Pens fans, it won’t be Pierre McGuire steeping into the seat vacated by Ray Shero’s firing. Instead, according to Bob McKenzie from TSN, the Penguins have hired former Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford to head up the front office. He will try and right the ship of a team that has underperformed miserably during the postseason the past five years. Rutherford, 65, was ... Read More
For Pens fans, Stanley Cup Finals is cringe worthy
"Article by Gino Ferretti for Pittsburgh Sporting News" Pittsburgh is still in the pits. It's in the bleak blue eyes of the Starbucks barista. It's in the mumbled tone of the young man scanning your groceries at Giant Eagle. The manager of the Rite Aid near my house, who loves to bend my ear about the hottest sports topics of whichever day I've stopped in, only has a good morning and head nod for me lately. On my way to work I pass the house of an elderly man who is always up too ... Read More
Why not Pierre McGuire?
If you’re a Pens fan, let me sum up the past two weeks of hockey action for you — it sucked. Well, not that action itself sucked, as the Blackhawks and Kings battled to a Game 7, in what was nothing short of an amazing series. But it sucked from the vantage point that as a Pens fan, you had to watch four teams battle it out for a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, while your favorite team was stuck at home on the couch. Despite the lack of on-ice action for the Pens, there’s been a plethora of ... Read More
June 1 video cast: Polanco, Pirates and Pens
And we are LIVE! Join our three-man staff as they discuss all things Gregory Polanco, Pierre McGuire to the Penguins, reviewing the MLB season at the one-third mark and much more. Tweet us at @pghsportingnews to have your questions answered LIVE! ... Read More
May 24 edition of PSN video cast
We are LIVE! Join the guys as they talk Polanco, the Pirates' streak, Wandy getting DFA'd, Josh Harrison, the Pens and more! ... Read More
Will Bylsma soon suffer the same fate as Shero?
Article by Gino Ferretti, representing Pittsburgh Sporting News Lately, when the Penguins swing and miss, the stir is rarely seismic. After the gloom and doom Pens fans have had to endure pre-2006-2007, a small discomfort is just dust in the wind. But after five consecutive early exits for this perennial Cup contender, change was inevitable. Except nothing has been changed quite yet, has it? If anything, it was a reset. A reset that will undoubtably push the story line back to this ... Read More