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Penguins 2011 Draft Pick Summary

Paul — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:43:57 +0000

Tags: 2011 Draft, Dominik Uher, Joe Morrow, Josh Archibald, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prospects, Ray Shero, Scott Harrington, Scott Wilson

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...

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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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Joey Haddad Signed to Entry Contract

Paul — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:41:53 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Joey Haddad, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prospects, QMJHL

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. ...

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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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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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Prospects Camp Set to Open Sept 9th

Paul — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:23:09 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Prospects, Training Camp

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...

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Draft Pick Spotlight – Patrick Killeen & Nathan Moon

Paul — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:01:23 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Alexander Pechurski, Nathan Moon, Nicholas D’Agostino, Patrick Killeen, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prospects

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...

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Taffe Called Up, Brent Sent Down

Paul — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:22:16 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Jeff Taffe, Pens Roster, Player News, Pre-Season, Prospects, Tim Brent, Training Camp

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...

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