What can the Penguins unlock with Justin Brazeau?

PensBurgh 8/15 3:56A Jim Rixner

Justin Brazeau was the latest Penguin free agent signee to talk to the media in the summer, and this could be an interesting one to dive into a little bit. 6 6 . 227 pounds. Net-front menace. Justin...

Who could make their NHL debuts for the Penguins in 2025-26?

PensBurgh 8/14 3:20A Jim Rixner

What is one thing that Rutger McGroarty, Joel Blomqvist, Owen Pickering and Ville Koivunen have in common? All skated a solo rookie lap to signify their first NHL game in the 2024-25 season . Look at...

Catching up with the remaining active Penguin Stanley Cup champions

PensBurgh 8/13 4:38A Jim Rixner

Chad Ruhwedel announced his retirement yesterday, sunsetting another career from the Stanley Cup era for the Penguins. Ruhwedel, 35, played 34 regular season games and six playoff games in 2016-17 —...

The Penguins might fall back under .500 all-time next season

PensBurgh 8/12 1:55A Jim Rixner

Missed this last week , but huge shoutout to reddit user Ugluk4242 for this outlook of the Penguins’ all-time performance. Inspired by the Buccos getting to (and eventually falling under) .500 on July...

Rumor round up for what little is going on

PensBurgh 8/11 2:42A Jim Rixner

The dog days of summer are in full effect, where apparently all the NHL managers decided to all cut out to their cottages way before normal this time around. There hasn’t been a trade made across the...

A mini 2009 reunion at Fleury’s party

PensBurgh 8/10 2:45A Jim Rixner

A fun slice of life for Sunday: Max Talbot reshared a picture on Instagram of a bunch of 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Penguins (and Brent Johnson) getting together to celebrate Marc-Andre Fleury. From...

Summer hypothetical: what if the Penguins get better goaltending next season?

PensBurgh 8/8 3:01A Jim Rixner

When shifting gears to think about the upcoming season, goaltending will be a big focus and point of emphasis for any NHL team, but especially the Pittsburgh Penguins. 2024-25 saw a drama-filled year...

Allegheny Six Conference preview: The lore of the Peters Township-Upper St. Clair rivalry grows

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Sports) 8/7 10:00P Saul Berrios-Thomas / Pittsburgh

PensBurgh Top-25 under 25: No. 15 Emil Pieniniemi

PensBurgh 8/7 9:49P Adam Gretz

The 2025 version of our Pensburgh Top-25 Under 25 countdown list rolls on with a look at a prospect from Kyle Dubas’ first draft class with the Pittsburgh Penguins, defenseman Emil Pieniniemi. Catch...

What to expect from Sidney Crosby in his age 38 season

PensBurgh 8/7 5:30A Adam Gretz

(Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is celebrating his 38th birthday on Thursday, and for most players that would be an age where they would either...

Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 16 Tristan Broz

PensBurgh 8/7 3:32A Garrett Behanna

The 2025 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list rolls on with a look at a Ron Hextall-era draft pick, 2021 second-rounder, Tristan Broz. Catch up on the previous entries for this...

Summer hypothetical: What does a bounce-back look like for Ryan Graves in 2025-26?

PensBurgh 8/6 5:16A Jim Rixner

In the dead of summer, let’s go through some optimistic type of scenarios for the Penguins where they could see improvements. Today we’ll start with one of the most limited players tied to Pittsburgh...

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 17 Tanner Howe

PensBurgh 8/5 12:00A Julia Stumbaugh

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Howe will look to make his AHL debut once he recovers from the knee surgery that will sideline him until 2026. Howe dropped ten spots in Pensburgh’s prospect...

PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 18 Avery Hayes

PensBurgh 8/4 1:00A rjnaugle2

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images A well earned contract has Avery Hayes pushing for an NHL spot with the Penguins. His newly drafted brother already made an appearance earlier in the countdown, but now...

Penguins’ mid-summer off-season checklist

PensBurgh 8/4 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Looking at what the Pens have done in recent weeks and what is still to come A few more weeks have ticked by since our last summer checklist for key decisions the...