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Summer’s over: Recapping the Penguins’ offseason
Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. College football is back, the NFL is about to start up. Most of the Penguins are in town, skating at the practice rink and getting ready for training camp of their own that should be ready to begin officially in about 10 days or so. What’s […]
The final hockey-less weekend countdown
This time next week the Penguins’ prospects will be in Detroit getting ready for their first game next Saturday, a soft launch of sorts for the 2026-27 season. At this time it doesn’t look like the Red Wings have streaming broadcasts available for anyone outside their local Michigan/Ohio area, so fingers crossed on that for […]
The player who needs to deliver for the Penguins
According to Sportsnet: Pittsburgh Penguins: Arturs Silovs It’s something of a similar story in Pittsburgh. After finishing second in the Metro last season, after a string of campaigns in the division’s basement before that, the Penguins enter 2026-27 looking to prove their resurgence was more than a one-year fluke. They’ll do so with a lineup that’s […]
Prospect Tier shows how much Penguins prospect pool has improved in just two years
On Thursday we dove into the Pittsburgh Penguins roster and how it stacked up with the rest of the league on The Athletic’s player tier ranking, and how it showed the team is lacking some younger, proven impact talent. Today, we are going to take a similar dive into the prospect pool after The Athletic’s […]
Building the Pens: How will Dan Muse do in year two?
It was obvious the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26 would be different from the start. Naturally, they had to be after Mike Sullivan was out and a rookie NHL coach was taking over. The changes were visible from Muse’s very first day, a high-energy, up tempo practice with assistant coaches banging sticks enthusiastically on the glass […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
What will Sidney Crosby’s next cap hit be?
In the absence of much going on, Josh Yohe had some words last week on the next Sidney Crosby contract. The upcoming 2026-27 season is currently the last year Crosby is under contract, though about no one expects it to be his final year – including Crosby himself this past spring. When a similar contract […]
PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 3 Sergei Murashov
PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with a look at goaltending prospect Sergei Murashov. 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, […]
PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 4 Rutger McGroarty
Rutger McGroarty, last season’s top prospect in the Pensburgh rankings, slips back to No. 4 in the 2026 rankings after playing 24 games with the Penguins 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: The best of the […]
Sidney Crosby ranks seventh in NHL’s top center list
Sidney Crosby checked in at seventh for the top-20 listing of centers by the NHL Network. NHL Network’s Jamison Coyle, E.J. Hradek and Mike Rupp counted down the best centers based on player performance over the past several seasons, with an emphasis on the 2025-2026 regular season and 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, while also considering future upside. The Top 20 Centers Right Now list collectively features 50 All-Star Game appearances, 11 Ted Lindsay Awards, 10 Stanley Cups, nine All-Rookie Team...
Looking at nhl.com’s three questions about the Penguins
As they do every summer, NHL.com had their day for Pittsburgh Penguins season preview information in setting the early stage for the upcoming hockey year. They had some questions, let’s discuss. 1. Can Malkin shine in his potential final season? Evgeni Malkin was resurgent last season, his 20th in the NHL. The forward had 61 points […]
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