Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It’s moving slowly but first time NHL players this season shows that young players are starting to make their way through the Penguins’ pipeline One of my favorite little offseason features is looking back at last year and seeing the journey that it took for the first-time players in the NHL for the Penguins during that season. … [Read more...] about The pipeline for growing young talent is starting to turn on for the Penguins
On this date in Penguins history: Brooks Orpik puts the Islanders on ice in 2013
Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Orpik scored an overtime game-winning goal against the Islanders on this date in 2013. 12 years ago today, Brooks Orpik was the hero the Penguins needed in overtime of Game 6 during their series against the New York Islanders in 2013. The Penguins loaded up at the trade deadline before the playoffs, adding Jerome Iginla, … [Read more...] about On this date in Penguins history: Brooks Orpik puts the Islanders on ice in 2013
2025 NHL Draft Rankings: #4 Anton Frondell
Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The first European player for the draft takes center stage in today’s prospect profile Welcome back to our feature on draft profiles for projected top picks in the upcoming 2025 NHL draft. Catch up with the previous one here: No 1. Matthew SchaeferNo 2. Michael MisaNo. 3 Porter Martone For the rankings, we have turned to … [Read more...] about 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: #4 Anton Frondell
On this date in Penguins history: Nick Bonino sends the Capitals packing
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Nick Bonino scored an overtime, series-winning goal against the Caps on this date nine years ago. Nine years ago today, Nick Bonino and his partners on the HBK Line sent the Washington Capitals home with a thrilling, series-winning, overtime goal during the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the 2016 playoffs, the Penguins and … [Read more...] about On this date in Penguins history: Nick Bonino sends the Capitals packing
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin named to NHL’s Quarter Century team
Photo by Dave Sandford - Pool/Getty Images The 2000’s are already 1⁄4 of the way over... The NHL is naming 25 players to their “Quarter Century” team, and for once the league finally got it right by including Evgeni Malkin! Oh yeah, and of course Sidney Crosby made the list too, no surprise there as being the greatest player the NHL has seen since the Lemieux/Gretzky … [Read more...] about Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin named to NHL’s Quarter Century team