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“Hometown Remix” uniform details expected once the NHL season gets underway
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be getting new “Hometown Remix” uniforms this fall — with details expected after the upcoming NHL season gets underway. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Hometown Remix program, through the league’s partnership with Fanatics, will be kicking off later this year. “More details to come after the puck drops on the […]
Why haven’t the Penguins traded Rickard Rakell or Bryan Rust?
There is still a debate raging as to whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins are actually trying to rebuild, or if they are instead trying to maintain some level of competition as long as Sidney Crosby is still on the roster. I am still of the belief that they are, in fact, rebuilding, and they […]
Surveying the pro tryout market for the Penguins
Veterans looking to latch on and earn an NHL contract via a pro tryout (PTO) are a hallmark event of the NHL preseason. Some clubs will bring players on to see what they have, some use it mostly to fill out requirements for preseason games to make sure they dress a lineup with enough NHL […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 8 Joel Blomqvist
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with a look at goaltender Joel Blomqvist. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase Pietila, D#24: Ryan Miller, F#23: Finn Harding, D#22: […]
Filip Hallander “should be fine” for training camp, per Swedish interview
The Penguins’ already stacked forward group could be getting even deeper with potential options. Filip Hallander lost most of the 2025-26 season due to a puck strike causing a blood clot in his leg. A translated Swedish interview (shoutout Reddit) gives an update for how he’s doing, titled “Hållander on the tough year: “I thought […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 9 Mikhail Ilyin
Russian winger Mikhail Ilyin climbs into the Top 10 ahead his fourth year with the Penguins organization as PensBurgh’s annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase […]
The Metropolitan Division contains more than fair share of top goalies
NHL Network released their top-10 goalies of ‘right now’ and one thing that stood out was the preponderance of goalies within the division for the Penguins. Half of the teams in the division can be found in this league-wide ranking. The two NYC-ish based Russian goalies of Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin are generally understood […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 10 Markus Ruck
Less than two months after being drafted by the Penguins in the second round at 39th overall, Markus Ruck cracks the Top 10 of our annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown in his debut on the list. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players […]
Mario Lemieux killing penalties
Doesn’t get much better than this on a summer Sunday to go back and watch some old Mario Lemieux highlights. Lemieux was a menace of the likes that may never be seen again. In 1988-89, Lemieux scored an NHL record 13 shorthanded goals in a single season. He had 10 the prior year and would […]
The five Penguins players I’m most curious about, 2026-27
Last year’s most curious list featured some positive surprises (Arturs Silovs, Tommy Novak) and some running in place (Owen Pickering, Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz) and a little of both (Avery Hayes). That didn’t even include some of the most curious seasons in store for people like Justin Brazeau, Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon and Anthony Mantha, […]
Building the Pens: what to expect from Sam Girard?
The latest in our informal series to set the building blocks for the upcoming Penguins season takes an individual bent about Sam Girard. Girard finds himself at a unique juncture entering the 2026-27 season. He is in a contract season, with unrestricted free agency on the horizon for himself for the first time. Despite only […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 11 Hendrix Lapierre
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with Hendrix Lapierre, a 24-year-old forward who gets a fresh start with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the hopes he can blossom the way a few other young players have in recent seasons. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 12 Ville Koivunen
The Top 25 countdown continues with the most newsworthy young player in the organization of the moment, the man with an eight year contract Ville Koivunen. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: Chase […]
Over/unders for Blake Lizotte and the Penguins’ depth players in 2026-27
We continue our PensBurgh over/under series this week with a look at some of the Pittsburgh Penguins depth players and what they might be capable of this season. Among the many surprises the Penguins had in 2025-26 was the emergence of their fourth line, specifically as it related to Blake Lizotte and Connor Dewar. Both […]
The Penguins offered a ‘roster player’ to Ottawa for 25th overall pick in declined draft trade
The Ottawa Senators produced a behind the scenes bit of content for the 2026 draft. The part around their decision with the 25th overall pick involved the Penguins. Per Ottawa’s GM Steve Staois, the Penguins had called and offered an unidentified roster player in order to get the Sens’ pick. The clip shows Staios fielding […]
Building the Pens: How will they do when 87 and 71 aren’t on the ice?
The 2025-26 season was the first time the Penguins outscored their opposition at 5v5 when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were off the ice since 2021-22. Not coincidentally, 2026 was also the first time the Pens qualified for the playoffs since 2022. A recent split of the 5v5 net goals while Crosby was on […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 13 Avery Hayes
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with Avery Hayes, a young forward who emerged as a legitimate bottom-six option after making his NHL debut last season. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: […]
Oilers looking for forwards?
Here’s one to keep in the back of your mind. The Edmonton Oilers have some cap space and are leaving it open for flexibility when it comes to adding a forward. Their GM cited an abundance of goaltending and defense. Any team with that setup is an interesting one for the Penguins who (waves hands) […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 14 Tristan Broz
The Top 25 countdown continues with Tristan Broz, who could be hoping to finally see an extended look in the NHL this season after health issues derailed plans to bring him up over the last two years. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players […]
Building the Pens’ top-six next year: more Chinakhov-Crosby?
One of the more interesting tactical changes for the Penguins came in their March 30th key game against the Islanders. The Pens would win 8-3 on the road, go beat Detroit 5-1 the next night and never look back on their way to a comfortably qualifying for playoff berth. It was a critical time in […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 15 Owen Pickering
After an extended NHL spell during his first professional season, Owen Pickering only saw four NHL contests in 2025-26, dropping his down the rankings and leaving many questions to be answered for the former first round pick as the new season approaches. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under […]
Evaluating the Pens’ 2026-27 schedule, part 2
Following up on the last article about the early part of the season, we now dive into the meat of the 2026-27 year for the Penguins. The stretch from December-February could well determine the outlook of the franchise in the short and longer term depending on how the team performs and what the futures could […]
Penguins forward depth: what to do with all these players?
After Ville Koivunen’s massive eight-year contract, an already crowded Pittsburgh Penguin forward depth chart is now bursting at the seems. However, Kyle Dubas didn’t paint Koivunen as a lock to make the NHL roster coming out of training camp. “He will still have to earn everything,” Dubas said. “As we have shown over the last […]
Evaluating the Pens’ 2026-27 schedule, part 1
There’s still a while before training camp starts but August is the final month without hockey. Let’s take the chance to set the stage now for the first part of the Penguins’ upcoming season by breaking down what they’ll be facing in the first three calendar months of the season. The activities start even earlier […]
8/7, 8/7, 8/7
Today on the seventh day of the eighth month, it’s Sidney Crosby’s birthday. There’s always reason to celebrate one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Earlier in the summer we took a look at some of the best age-39 seasons ever. Despite injury, Crosby maintained one of the best age-38 seasons in NHL […]
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