Panthers celebrate back-to-back cups with shiny rings
NHL, Sports
October 7, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seth Jones had waited most of his life to get a Stanley Cup ring. And then he had to wait even longer before he could see it. The Florida Panthers handed out the rings fro...
Breaking down the Penguins’ roster
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 6, 2025
The season begins Tuesday against the Rangers and former coach Mike Sullivan. A look at all 49 players the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed to an NHL contract ahead of the 2025-26 season. Forwards Noel...
Penguins’ Rust down with injury
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 3, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be sidelined a minimum of two weeks due to an undisclosed injury. The regular season begins with a road contest against the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Rus...
Penguins’ St. Ivany injured in preseason win over Buffalo
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany suffered an undisclosed injury during a 5-3 preseason win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. There was no immediat...
Metcalf, Gainwell key to Steelers’ win
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 1, 2025
For much of their game in Ireland, the Pittsburgh Steelers felt like they were leading the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Guinness was flowing. The Terrible Towels were waving. Everyone was dancing an ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 1, 2025
Ben Kindel looks every bit like someone who just had his 18th birthday April 19. He has a thick shock of curly, unkempt hair and a complexion devoid of wrinkles. Plus, his five o’clock shadow looks as...
Penguins announced first class for rebooted Hall
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 24, 2025
By any measure, the 198384 season was the worst in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it was no accident. The roster was constructed with the intent of being awful. And then it was progressiv...
Letang ‘feeling good’ following heart surgery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 20, 2025
The regularity with which Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has bounced back from significant injuries and even life-threatening health scares approaches the unbelievable. Concussions, a brok...
Penguins size up new head coach on first day of camp
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 19, 2025
The sights and sounds Thursday at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening day of training camp were reflective of the organization’s new direction, but so was what wasn’t seen or heard. Gone was the familiar...
Penguins’ Dubas: ‘This team is on the right path’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 19, 2025
There are always expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the 2025-26 season is no exception. The expectations, at least externally, are clear: Few anticipate the Penguins being a contender, at l...
What to do with so many right-handed defensemen?
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 17, 2025
There’s an adage that a hockey team can never have too many right-handed defensemen. The Penguins might be testing the limits of that convention. As they enter the 2025-26 season, they appear to have ...
No rest for Rust as Penguins get ready for season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 16, 2025
Rust never sleeps. And he certainly never rests on his laurels. Despite missing 11 games due to various ailments in 2024-25, Bryan Rust managed to establish career highs in goals (31), assists (34) an...
Crosby still the center of attention for Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
September 16, 2025
The Penguins’ depth down the middle will look much like it did last season. And for the past two decades, at least at the top. Sidney Crosby remains an elite topline center as evidenced by the 91 poin...
Penguins will relaunch franchise Hall of Fame
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
August 27, 2025
The past dozen years or so have been eventful for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There have been a pair of Stanley Cup championships, a gaggle of blockbuster trades, a handful of general managers and even a...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 20, 2025
TribLive Television analyst Mike Rupp won’t be back on Penguins broadcasts this season. The former NHL winger confirmed Monday that he will not return for a third season as color analyst on SportsNet ...
Penguins’ Jones eyes an everyday role in the NHL
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 9, 2025
When Caleb Jones reports to preseason training camp in September, he’ll be getting underway with the Pittsburgh Penguins at a time of considerable organizational change. With Dan Muse — a first-time h...
Report: Lemieux group way below FSG asking price
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
August 6, 2025
If Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are going to reclaim the Pittsburgh Penguins, their bid is going to have to increase. That’s the word from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. During his most recent “32 Th...
Remembering our ‘Voice of the Penguins’
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By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
July 29, 2025
In our region, Pittsburgh Pirates fans once had the legendary Bob Prince as their “Voice of the Pirates” and we had John Barbero — the unmistakable “Voice of the Penguins.” Eric James, a member of Rin...
New defenseman Clifton wants to get back to old self
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 26, 2025
Jason Spezza welcomed Connor Clifton to the NHL. And in a blunt fashion. Making his NHL debut as a member of the Boston Bruins on Nov. 16, 2018, Clifton, a defenseman, crossed paths with Spezza, then ...
Judge acquits 5 junior hockey players
NHL, Sports
July 25, 2025
AP LONDON, Ontario (AP) — An Ontario judge acquitted five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team on Thursday in their sexual assault case, saying the complainant’s allegations lacked the ...