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Looking back at the last 10 free agent frenzies for the Penguins
Wednesday marks the first day of July, which is historically one of the busiest days on the NHL calendar as free agency begins and general managers hand out money by the Brink’s truck to lure shiny new toys to their respective franchises. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas has gone on record saying he doesn’t […]
Penguins acquire Kaedan Korczak from Vegas for Parker Wotherspoon
The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first big transaction of the off-season by trading out defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to Vegas for Kaedan Korczak. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Kaedan Korczak from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Parker Wotherspoon, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager […]
Horcoff, Tretheway invited to USA Camp with injury update
Will Horcoff and Charlie Tretheway were invited by USA Hockey for a summer showcase ahead of the roster decisions for the 2026 WJC tournament in December. Horcoff was on the team last year and likely will return to the event. Tretheway, a 2025 third round pick of the Penguins, will have to deal with significant […]
NHL Free Agency: Names to keep an eye on for the Penguins
The NHL’s annual free agency period begins tomorrow, the Penguins enter the official start of the 2026-27 league year with a ton of cap space. They’re not expected to be overly-aggressive by targeting players who will command significant salaries and term on those contracts, per their very own general manager making the decisions. However, they […]
Penguins separate Markus, Liam Ruck to start development camp
The Penguins started out the franchise’s annual prospect development camp by splitting up the Ruck twins. First-round pick Liam Ruck and second-round pick Markus Ruck were separated onto different squads when the three-team camp kicked off Monday in Cranberry. Penguins director of player development Tom Kostopoulos said Monday that was a deliberate decision to give […]
Penguins extend qualifying offers to seven players, including Egor Chinakhov
The Penguins took care of some housekeeping to formally announce they extended qualifying offers to seven impending restricted free agents. The above captures all of the team’s restricted free agents, so the Pens will be keeping the NHL rights for all of them next season, which hasn’t always been the case recently. There are no […]
Penguins trade Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg for David Gustafsson
The Penguins made a trade on Monday, exchanging depth players with the Winnipeg Jets. Jack St. Ivany is off to the Jets, forward David Gustafsson is coming to the Pens. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward David Gustafsson from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Jack St. Ivany, it was announced […]
Penguins extensions for Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte are already aging extremely well
It remains to be seen as to what Pittsburgh Penguins general manager/president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has planned for this summer, but one area he night not have to touch much is the bottom-six forward group. That is because he already did a lot of his work in securing it during the regular season […]
Prospects descend on Pittsburgh
Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins added six new prospects to the organization at the 2026 NHL Draft. Those prospects will not have to wait long to make an impression on the fans in Pittsburgh as they make their way to the city this week to take part in the Penguins annual development camp set […]
Penguins organizational outlook heading into free agency
It ended up being a mostly uneventful draft weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins as far as major short-term changes went. They acquired Hendrix Lapierre for draft picks, used some of their stockpile future of picks to get extra 2026 mid-round selections and went about their business of drafting players without many fireworks going down with […]
2026 draft roundup: Penguins add four picks to go with Ruck twins
The Penguins are in the books for the 2026 NHL entry draft. It was an active event in terms of shuffling around, the Pens made two trades to improve their 2026 draft stock. Pittsburgh picked up a fourth round pick at 111th overall by giving up a sixth round pick (170) this year as well […]
Penguins select Tomas Galvas with 54th overall pick
After taking two forwards with their first two picks, the Penguins selected defenseman Tomas Galvas with the 54th overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft. The overage 20-year old has spent the last four years in the Czech league. Neutral Zone Galvas has clearly proven he can impact games offensively against men, which is a […]
Penguins draft Markus Ruck in second round
The Penguins completed drafted the twin brother of first round pick Liam Ruck by selecting Markus Ruck with the 39th pick of the 2026 NHL draft. M. Ruck is a left handed forward that is more of a playmaker compared to his brother’s penchant for goal scoring. Markus led the WHL in scoring. Some reports […]
NHL Draft, Day 2 Open thread
Talk about the ongoing draft event here! When: 11:00am easternWhat: Rounds 2-7 to complete the draft happen todayHow to watch: NHL Network, streaming on ESPN+Penguin picks: Two in the second round (39, 54), a third round (86), a sixth round (170)
NHL Draft: Can the Penguins keep the Ruck twins united?
The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Liam Ruck last night in the first round. Ruck will be very invested to see what the Pens end up doing today when round two starts and his twin brother Markus is still available. The twins, in what else but a joint interview, talked about their connectedness. TSN: How much better […]
NHL Draft: Penguins select Liam Ruck with the 22nd overall pick
With their first overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Liam Ruck out of Medicine Hat of the WHL. Scott Wheeler wrote of Ruck: He’s a right-shot winger who has good touch, a quick release, likes to go short side and can pick his spots in the net — with […]
NHL Draft Open thread
Talk about the NHL Draft here, if you please! Details- When: 7:00pm easternWhat: First round of the draft (Rounds 2-7 begin tomorrow at noon)How to watch: ESPN (tomorrow, NHL Network)Penguin pick: Currently 22nd overall, but they have a manager with a history of draft night trades
Report: Penguins interested in Jason Robertson
Kyle Dubas often talks about urgency and wanting to push the Penguins towards being as strong as they can be now and in the future. Somehow wrangling three-time 40+ goal scorer Jason Robertson out of Dallas would be the biggest and best move Dubas could make, provided he could pull it off. Any tidbit is […]
On this date in Penguins history: Evgeni Malkin drafted in 2004
22 years ago today, Evgeni Malkin was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before he was drafted by the Penguins, Malkin made his professional debut in Russia, playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk when he was 17 years old. The 2004 NHL Draft was held in […]
2026 NHL Mock Draft
Ahead of tonight’s NHL draft, let’s take a stab at how the first round could play out tonight. First, a moment of silence for our near miss last year – when we tried to predict that Kyle Dubas would go ‘off the board’ with a high pick on a WHL center that no one saw […]
Penguins acquire Hendrix Lapierre
The Pittsburgh Penguins are kicking off their summer moves by apparently acquiring center Hendrix Lapierre from Washington. Pittsburgh gives up a third round pick in 2027 and a fifth in 2028 to bring Lapierre on board. Lapierre is a player who has had his ups and downs over four pro seasons with the Capitals, as […]
New owners: Hoffmann’s, Penguins make introductions
The Hoffmann Group appeared first almost a year ago last summer and reached an agreement to purchase the Penguins in December, but it wasn’t until this week with an NHL Board of Governors meeting that they received final approval to complete the sale and take over from Fenway Sports Group. The Hoffmann’s held an introductory […]
If you’re gonna mock drafts, you gotta be tough
The title a nod to song from a certain movie, anyways it’s difficult to draft NHL players. NHL teams are tasked with scouting players mostly when they are 16 and 17 years old and have to try and rank what they will be as fully formed adults. Needless to say, it’s not an exact science […]
NHL 2026-27 Salary Cap Outlook for the Penguins
Business is booming for the NHL, another healthy salary cap increase goes into effect at the start of the league year on July 1st. The Penguins have angled themselves into a ton of cap flexibility, entering draft week and the start of free agency with currently over $45 million in cap space, according to CapWages. […]
2025-26 Season In Review: Jack St. Ivany
Vitals Player: Jack St. IvanyBorn: July 22, 1999 (Age: 26)Height: 6’4″Weight: 197 poundsHometown: Manhattan Beach, California, USAShoots: RightDraft: 2018, fourth-round, No. 112 overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers2025-26 Statistics: 20 games played, 0 goals, 7 assists, +4 ratingContract Status: St. Ivany is entering the third-year of a three-year, $2.40 million contract that comes with a $850,000 salary cap number. Story of the Season St. […]
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