The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first training camp cuts today, re-assigning 12 players and whittling their camp roster down to 43. Over the next 2 weeks, the Penguins will need to skinny the roster down by another 20 players to arrive at the 23 players required by September 30th for the start of the regular…
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On-ice practice began this morning at Mellon Arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins 2009/10 Training Camp. The most notable news from today is that Tyler Kennedy was the first player to be paired up with Evgeni Malkin and Ruslan Fedotenko. I am sure that this is just one of many pairings that will be evaluated on…
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With the shortened training camp, the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects are getting very little time to show their skills as they contend for the few potentially available spots on the roster, most likely 2 or 3 wing positions and possibly a defenseman. This afternoon, following Day 3 of training camp, the coaching staff made 9 cuts,…
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After a short summer break, the Pittsburgh Penguins are ready to hit the ice again as they get back to training camp this week. Over the summer, the team saw some significant complexion changes with the exodus of some key role players. Yet, despite the loss of Marian Hossa, Ryan Malone, Gary Roberts, Ty Conklin,…
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The 2008 rookie tournament got underway in Kitchener, Ontario, on Saturday with the Penguins’ young talent putting up a decisive win against the Toronto Maple Leafs rookies in their own back yard. Center Mark Letestu, signed as an undrafted free agent in March 2007, racked up 4 points (1G, 3A) in the win. Right Winger Jean-Michel Daoust,…
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