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Penguins Back in Pittsburgh, Working on Power Play

Paul — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:59:41 +0000

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Jeff Taffe, John Curry, Kris Beech, Kris Letang, Mike Zigomanis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Whitney, Sergei Gonchar

With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ European vacation now over, they got back to work on Wednesday with their first practice at Mellon Arena in nearly 2-weeks. The Penguins, who split their opening weekend with the Ottawa Senators, got busy by working on key areas that need improvement. Chief among those are special teams and the power play. Having one...

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It’s Time for Hockey!

Paul — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:34:14 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Janne Pesonen, John Curry, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins

Just a couple short months after the Penguins lost in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, a redesigned Pittsburgh Penguins’ team starts the long haul again as they open the season against the Ottawa Senators in Sockholm, Sweden, on Saturday afternoon. While some of the faces have changed from last season, the desire to...

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Shortened Penguins Roster Arrives in Sweden

Paul — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:29:41 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Bill Thomas, Brooks Orpik, Connor James, Danny Richmond, Dany Sabourin, Darryl Sydor, Eric Godardm Jeff Taffe, Evgeni Malkin, Hal Gill, Janne Pesonen, John Curry, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Bisssonnette, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Rob Scuderi, Roster, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Whitney, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Sweden, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, at about 3:30 AM this morning (Pittsburgh time) after a tiring 10.5 hour flight (including a refueling layover in Ireland). Despite the lengthy trip, the team got checked into their hotel, met for a team meal, and then hit the rink at Hovet Arena in Stockholm for practice. ...

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Penguins Send 13 Players to AHL, Trim Roster to 29

Paul — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:19:31 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Aaron Boogaard, Adam Henrich, Alex Goligoski, Ben Lovejoy, Bill Thomas, Christopher Minard, Connor James, Danny Richmond, David Brown, David Gove, Deryk Engelland, Janne Pesonen, Joey Mormina, John Curry, Jonathan Filewich, Kris Beech, Paul Bissonnette, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Prospects, Ryan Stone, Tim Wallace, TJ Kemp, Training Camp

As anticipated, Pittsburgh Penguins’ General Manager Ray Shero announced the next round of training camp cuts today, sending 13 players to the AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The 13 players sent to Wilkes-Barre includes forwards Kris Beech, Ryan Stone, Adam Henrich, Aaron Boogaard, Tim Wallace, Jonathan Filewich, David Gove and Christopher Minard. It also includes defensemen...

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Penguins Announce Monday Night Lineup

Paul — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:42:33 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Aaron Boogard, Adam Heinrich, Alex Goligoski, Bill Thomas, Danny Richmond, Dany Sabourin, Deryk Engelland, Eric Godard, Hal Gill, Janne Pesonen, Jeff Taffe, John Curry, Kris Beech, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Max Talbot, Paul Bissonnette, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Stone, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue their pre-season play on Monday night as they play Game #2 against the Lightning in Tampa Bay. While the Pens played most of their A-List talent in Saturday night’s loss to the Lightning, they will field a much different team for Monday night’s game. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Miroslav Satan, Jordan...

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Penguins Lose Pre-Season Opener in Shootout

Paul — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:42:01 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Godard, Evgeni Malkin, Injury, Janne Pesonen, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Ryan Stone, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tampa Bay Lightning

The Pittsburgh Penguins battled back from a 3-1 defecit, but ultimately lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a shootout when #1 draft pick Steven Stamkos scored the deciding goal on Saturday night. The Lightning, under new head coach and former ESPN color analyst Barry Melrose, sat many of its veterans for the pre-season opener, including Vinny...

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Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 Training Camp Preview

Paul — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:40:38 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Alex Grant, Ben Lovejoy, Chris Minard, Connor James, Dany Sabourin, Deryk Engelland, Eric Godard, Evgeni Malkin, Janne Pesonen, Jeff Taffe, John Curry, Jonathan Filewich, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prospects, Ryan Stone, Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby, TJ Kemp, Training Camp, Tyler Kennedy

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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