The 2011 NHL Draft completed on June 25th 2011 and General Manager Ray Shero and his staff scouted out five young prospects to add to the Penguins’ organization. Despite the Penguins’ arguable need for young forwards in the system, Shero used his early picks to select two up and coming defensemen before picking up three…
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…
Right Wing Penguins’ prospect Joey Haddad signed a 3-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. Haddad’s contract followed his participation in the Penguins’ rookie tournament in Kitchener, Ontario, and subsequent invitation to the Penguins training camp for a tryout. He was sent down to the Penguins’ AHL Affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on September 17th. …
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…
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,…
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ annual propsects camp will be conducted in Kitchener, Ontario, from Tuesday, September 9th, through Monday, September 15th. The camp will open with 4-days of practice, followed by a 3-day series of games against prospects from the Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The prospects camp will be led by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…
Now that the 2008 NHL Entry Draft is behind us and the initial Free Agency activity has occurred, it is time to step back and take a closer look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 draft picks. While much of the reporting focused in on Patrick Killeen and Nathan Moon, the Penguins actually acquired a total…
General Manager Ray Shero announced this afternoon that the Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled 26-year old Left Wing Jeff Taffe from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and in-turn assigned 23-year old Center Tim Brent to the AHL affiliate. Taffe, who was picked up as a free agent by the Penguins on July 13, 2007, had just recently been moved…
