Eight years ago today, Patric Hornqvist turned things around for the Penguins’ franchise. Eight years ago today, Patric Hornqvist put the Capitals on the brink of elimination in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was the second round of the playoffs and the two teams with the most regular season points in the Eastern Conference were matched up in the postseason for the first … [Read more...] about On this date in Penguins history: Patric Hornqvist puts the Caps on the brink of elimination
Penguins prospect Brayden Yager wins second WHL sportsmanship award
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins’ 2023 first-round pick is the WHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player for the second season in a row. Brayden Yager, the Penguins’ No. 14 pick of the 2023 draft, has been named the WHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player for the second year in a row. The 19-year-old Moose Jaw Warriors forward is the sixth player in league history to claim … [Read more...] about Penguins prospect Brayden Yager wins second WHL sportsmanship award
Penguins “part ways” with associate coach Todd Reirden
Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first change of the off-season has been made in Pittsburgh The Penguins will have a new look coaching staff in 2024-25. Associate coach Todd Reirden is out. The Penguins have parted ways with Associate Coach Todd Reirden, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle … [Read more...] about Penguins “part ways” with associate coach Todd Reirden
Pens Points: Gonna Get Down on Friday
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Let Pens Points help jump start your weekend with some hockey headlines. It’s the end of another week and the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is nearing its conclusion. For teams eliminated, the join the likes of the Pittsburgh Penguins and 13 other teams who have been in offseason mode for a few weeks already, kickstarting … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Gonna Get Down on Friday
Friday Poll: The Sullivan Situation
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Time to talk about Mike Sulivan Coaching can always be a lightning rod for attention and criticism when times are tough, and Mike Sullivan is certainly in that spotlight now. The Penguins haven’t made the playoffs in two years. They haven’t won a playoff series in now six years. It’s a long ways from the days of glory in … [Read more...] about Friday Poll: The Sullivan Situation