Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The weekly update for the search on the next Pens coach It’s time for the weekly update on the coaching search for the Penguins. As it was last week, it’s still been mostly quiet — as expected. Rick Tocchet is off the board, having decided to cast his lot with the Flyers. Kyle Dubas remains in Sweden with Team Canada at the World … [Read more...] about Candidates, timeline are coming into focus for Penguins’ head coaching job
2024-25 Season in Review: Sidney Crosby
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Time marches on, but Sidney Crosby remains inevitable. Vitals Player: Sidney CrosbyBorn: August 7, 1987 (Age 37 season)Height: 5’ 11”Weight: 200 poundsHometown: Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: 2005 first round (1st overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2024-25 Statistics: 80 games played, 33 goals, 58 assists = … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Season in Review: Sidney Crosby
Mitch Marner: Pipe dream or realistic possibility for the Penguins?
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It comes down to just how urgent is “urgent” for Kyle Dubas.. Kyle Dubas has been tending to use a curious word often when it comes to his intended timeline towards getting the Penguins back into contention. “We want to operate as urgently as we can to return the team there.,” Dubas said in February. “We don’t want … [Read more...] about Mitch Marner: Pipe dream or realistic possibility for the Penguins?
Past 11th overall picks in NHL history
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI via Getty Images Players drafted over the years at 11th overall include former Penguins Jarome Iginla and Jeff Carter The phrase “past performance is no guarantee of future results” is a CYA catch-all often associated with the stock market. It could apply just as easily to a subject like the NHL draft. You never know what could happen … [Read more...] about Past 11th overall picks in NHL history
On this date in Penguins history: Pittsburgh throttles Philadelphia to punch ticket to 2008 Cup Final
Jerry Lai-Imagn Images The Penguins shut out the Flyers on May 18, 2008 to clinch their spot in the Stanley Cup Final. Seventeen years ago today, the Penguins beat up on the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, punching their ticket to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, earning their first appearance in the final in over 15 years. The Penguins … [Read more...] about On this date in Penguins history: Pittsburgh throttles Philadelphia to punch ticket to 2008 Cup Final