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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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TK on Malkin’s Wing for Day 1 of Practice

Paul — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:06:09 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Aaron Boogard, Alex Goligoski, Alex Grant, Ben Lovejoy, Bill Guerin, Brad Thiessen, Brent Johnson, Brian Strait, Brooks Orpik, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Chris Connor, Chris Kunitz, Chris Lee, Craig Adams, Deryk Engelland, Dustin Jeffrey, Eric Godard, Eric Tangradi, Evgeni Malkin, Jamie Hunt, Jay McKee, Joe Vitale, Joey Haddad, John Curry, Jonathan D'Aversa, Jordan Parise, Jordan Staal, Keven Veilleux, Kris Letang, Lane Caffaro, Luca Caputi, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Mark Letestu, Matt Cooke, Mike Rupp, Nathan Guenin, Nathan Moon, Nick Johnson, Nick Petersen, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Bissonnette, Pittsburgh Penguins, Robert Bortuzzo, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Bayda, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simon Despres, Tim Wallace, Training Camp, Tyler Kennedy, Wade Brookbank, Wyatt Smith, Zach Sill

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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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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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’ Training Camp – Roster Cut by 9

Paul — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:28:30 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alex Grant, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Dany Sabourin, Darryl Sydor, Dustin Jeffrey, Eric Goddard, feature, Hal Gill, Joey Haddad, Jonathan D'Aversa, Jordan Staal, Keven Veilleux, Luca Caputi, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Letestu, Max Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Nick Johnson, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Training Camp, Video

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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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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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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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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Final Pre-Season Line Tweaks in Action

Paul — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:54:34 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Line Combinations, Penguins Lines, Pens Defense, Pens Forwards, Training Camp

The Pittsburgh Penguins are making final pre-season tweaks to prepare the club for the much anticipated start of the 2007-2008 NHL Season this week. In addition to making the final roster cuts yesterday, the Penguins organization returned to the ice and got down to the business of adjusting the lines, practicing the system and getting...

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Roster Final, USA Today Picks Pens

Paul — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:30:04 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Penguins Player News, Pens Defense, Pens Forwards, Pens Roster, Training Camp, Wiles-Barre/Scranton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

According to Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made the final four training camp cuts today. The move was expected with the pending league deadline and brings their roster down to 22 players. 1 short of the 23 allowable, for the start of the NHL season. It is unclear what the...

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