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The Athletic’s NHL player tiers re-confirms Penguins biggest issue and need

On Wednesday, The Athletic released its annual NHL player tiers list, taking the top-150 players in the league and putting them into separate tiers to indicate what level they are on. The tiers include MVP level, franchise player, All-Star, star, and support players. The list is compiled by taking into account player net ratings, the […]

Prospect games in Detroit announced for Penguins

The Red Wings unveiled the schedule for the upcoming prospects event that they are hosting which the Penguins are attending. The Pittsburgh prospects start out against a team from the Blue Jackets next Saturday afternoon. Detroit also announced their roster, which traditionally Pittsburgh doesn’t do before days before the event. All of their NCAA prospects […]

NHL Odds ‘n Ends: Hellebuyck, expansion, Jagr finished?

The latest official Team USA to trade request is goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Before anyone asks, there’s no reason to expect he would be in Pittsburgh’s interests- or more importantly nor would they be on his list. The Athletic recently listed eight possibilities of teams that might make sense, and the Penguins were nowhere to be […]

Wild Earn Terrible Position In Very Important NHL Ranking

Famously, each press box in the NHL is loaded with some sort of snacks for the beat reporters in attendance. It's things we sometimes see pictures of online from said beat reporters, if they choose to post it, but for the well-traveled beats, they know the landscape very well. Pittsburgh Penguins re...

Penguins announce theme nights for 2026-27 home schedule

The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled the seasonlong promotional lineup during home games this season, featuring 22 unique theme nights for fans of all ages and interests. The promotional schedule also includes two events celebrating significant moments in franchise history. The Penguins will hold their second annual Hall of Fame Game on Nov. 14 against the Ottawa […]

Predicting the Flyers’ opening night lineup way too early

The calendar has flipped to September and for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be regular season NHL games played this month. The Philadelphia Flyers open Rookie Camp next Friday, with Training Camp shortly thereafter. They’ll open their preseason slate on Sept. 21 ahead of the season opener on Sept. 30 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers are in an interesting position, roster-wise at least. In prior years, you could perhaps look at the roster and know where a ha...

Kris Letang Has High Praise For Canadiens Budding Star Ivan Demidov

Pittsburgh Penguins star defenseman and potential future hall of famer Kris Letang had some high praise for Montreal Canadiens budding star forward Ivan Demidov recently. Appearing at the second annual Stick With Us 3-on-3 charity hockey tournament in Montreal this past weekend, Letang found himself engaged in some fun and interesting hockey banter. At one […] The post Kris Letang Has High Praise For Canadiens Budding Star Ivan Demidov appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Get the best of PensBurgh on the new SB Nation app

It’s a big day for PensBurgh. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Penguins.  You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of the Feed. […]

What the Penguins could look like in 2028

After last week’s look at our 2024 outlook about predicting the 2026 Penguins, let’s take the impossible stab at looking at what the 2028 Penguins could be working with. This task is tough, since barely any players are under contract for the future. Pittsburgh only has six players under contract for 2028-29 as of right […]

Joining the Charge: Introducing Myself to Bolts Fans

Allow myself to introduce… myself. Yeah, I know – I just used a 20-year-old Austin Powers reference on a hockey blog. If you’re walking into a new locker room, you might as well do it with a little swagger and some self awareness. I’ve been a diehard hockey fan since I was a kid in western Pennsylvania. I watched Mario Lemieux come back from the dead twice. I watched Jaromir Jagr break my teenage heart by taking his talents to Washington. That heartbreak eventually turned into Marc-A...

Mario Lemieux reportedly out as Penguins minority owner

Pittsburgh Penguins legend Mario Lemieux reportedly no longer has a stake in the franchise he bought out of bankruptcy 27 years ago. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s King Jemison reported Monday Lemieux and Ron Burkle no longer hold a minority state in the team. Lemieux and Burkle gave up their stake as part of the franchise’s sale […]

Katie Florio joins SportsNet Pittsburgh as Penguins rinkside reporter

Katie Florio is heading to Pittsburgh. The former Capitals Radio host announced Monday that she’s joining SportsNet Pittsburgh and NESN as the television rinkside reporter for the Penguins, with some Pirates broadcast work included as well. “I’m thrilled & honored to join SportsNet Pittsburgh / NESN as the TV Rinkside Reporter for the Pittsburgh Penguins,…

The Boston Bruins Are Still One of the NHL’s Most Popular Teams

Last week, the NHL released its national TV schedule for the upcoming season. The Boston Bruins, along with the Pittsburgh Penguins, topped the list with 20 national broadcasts. All 20 Bruins’ nationwide broadcasts will air on traditional linear TV — ESPN, ABC or TNT — with none exclusive to streaming-only services like Hulu, ESPN+ or […] The post The Boston Bruins Are Still One of the NHL’s Most Popular Teams appeared first on The Lead .

Katie Florio named new rinkside reporter for SportsNet Pittsburgh

SportsNet Pittsburgh has announced that Katie Florio will be taking over the rinkside reporting duties for the network during coverage of Penguins games this coming season. Florio, a native of Johnstown, will be joining SportsNet Pittsburgh’s broadcast team that consists of Josh Getzoff, Colby Armstrong, Phil Bourque, and Dan Potash. “Katie brings a rare combination […]

What we thought the 2026 Penguins would look like two years ago

Here’s a fun one, let’s hop back into the time machine to July 2024 for an article titled, “What could the Penguins look like in two years?” Spoiler alert: the very active Kyle Dubas changed the picture in ways that couldn’t be forseen. We knew it at the time but you can’t predict the unpredictable. […]

Rating the best Penguins 2026-27 promo giveaways

Every season, teams across the NHL host promotional nights offering free giveaways to help drive fan interest to purchase tickets. This season will be no different, and last week, the Penguins announced their promotional giveaway schedule for 2026-27 that features an array of different items to be handed away at various points throughout the season. […]

Reviewing and explaining this year’s top-25 list

The 2026 Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 listing of the best young players in the organization is now complete, here it is. 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: Peyton Kettles, D#21: Zam Plante, […]

Pre-camp 2026 Penguins’ roster prediction

Now that the summer Top 25 Under 25 series has wrapped up today, and with it (almost) the month of August, let’s turn attention to next season. Players on the Penguins are trickling into town and starting to workout in Pittsburgh to prepare for NHL training camp that will begin in mid-ish September. Opening night […]

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 1 Ben Kindel

We have reached the top of the PensBurgh top-25 under 25, and unless you are a certain prospect analyst that has been making waves on social media over the past week it is probably not a shock to see who is at the top of the list: It is 19-year-old center Ben Kindel, moving up […]

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 2 Harrison Brunicke

We’re getting close to the end of this year’s list of the top young players in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ organization. Today, at No. 2, we see the organization’s prized young defensemen who turns full time this season and looks ready to take the next step in his journey. Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and […]

Pens to be featured in national broadcasts 20 times this upcoming season

When the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway this fall, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be featured in nationally broadcasts games 20 times. The 20 nationally broadcast games that the Penguins play this coming season will be featured on TNT, ESPN, ABC, and ESPN+/Hulu. The Penguins will open their season on September 30 in Philadelphia when they […]