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Penguins Make First 12 Roster Cuts

Paul — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:46:12 +0000

Categories: Announcements, Features, News Digest

Tags: Aaron Boogaard, AHL, Alex Grant, Brian Strait, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Evgeni Malkin, Jamie Hunt, Joey Haddad, Jordan Parise, Keven Veilleux, Kingston Frontenacs, Lane Caffaro, Nathan Moon, Nick Petersen, Ontario Hockey League, Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Sidney Crosby, Training Camp, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Zack Sill

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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Tangradi to Debut on Crosby’s Wing in Tonight’s Pre-Season Opener

Paul — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:10:25 +0000

Categories: Announcements, Features, News Digest

Tags: Brad Thiessen, Chris Connor, Chris Kunitz, Deryk Engelland, Dustin Jeffrey, Eric Godard, Eric Tangradi, Jay McKee, Joe Vitale, Jordan Staal, Line Combinations, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Robert Bortuzzo, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Bayda, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simon Despres, Zack Sill

Just a little over 3 months after winning the Stanley Cup in Detroit, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice tonight for the pre-season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Mellon Arena. The game comes after just a couple days of training camp practice, being accelerated to accomodate the upcoming G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. ...

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Sharpen Your Skates, It’s Hockey Time!

Paul — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:49:49 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Eric Tangradi, Evgeni Malkin, Hal Gill, Jay McKee, Jordan Staal, Luca Caputi, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Mellon Arena, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Prospects, Rob Scuderi, Stanley Cup, Training Camp, Tyler Kennedy

It’s hard to believe, but hockey season is just a little over 3 weeks away! Everything is about to shift back into high gear for the Penguins’ organization as 47 players and prospects report to training camp this Saturday, September 12th, when they will undergo physicals and fitness testing. Practice starts on Sunday at Mellon Arena...

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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 Hold Off the Leafs Late Comeback

Paul — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:48:29 +0000

Categories: Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Dany Sabourin, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Ruslan Fedotenko, Toronto Maple Leafs

The Pittsburgh Penguins held off a third period comeback to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their 3rd pre-season game on Wednesday night at Mellon Arena. The Penguins played without the services of Sidney Crosby who sat out as a precaution with a sore groin. Marc-Andre Fleury also took the night off as Dany Sabourin...

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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 Beat Lightning 3-2 in Penalty Filled Matchup

Paul — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:54:07 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Dany Sabourin, John Curry, Kris Letang, Max Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Ruslan Fedotenko, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tyler Kennedy, William Thomas

Despite being outshot 39-24, the Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender duo of Dany Sabourin and John Curry stopped all but 2-shots to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Monday night. In what could have been billed as a battle of mostly third-line players, there were 5-fighting majors, a boarding major, 3-game misconducts for a total of...

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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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Training Camp Opens Next Week!

Paul — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:39:32 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Exhibition, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Sweden, Training Camp

Let’s Go Penguins! The long and winding road to the 2009 Stanley Cup begins on 16 September as the Pittsburgh Penguins assemble for Training Camp and then head into the pre-season. In their first official meeting of the new season, the players will spend next Tuesday going through a spate of physicals, testing and meetings at...

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