Penguins May Have Found a Seventh-Round Steal in Finn Harding Colin Witte | August 12, 2026 By the time the 2024 NHL Draft reached pick No. 223, most of the recognizable names had been taken off the board. The Pittsburgh Penguins still found a defenseman who,…
Penguins’ Crowded Roster Is Squeezing Tristan Broz at the Worst Time Colin Witte | August 11, 2026 Twice, forward Tristan Broz appeared to be next in line to join the Pittsburgh Penguins. Twice, his body betrayed the timing. The first opportunity disappeared because of mononucleosis. Last season,…
Penguins Need Markus Ruck to Establish His Own Identity Colin Witte | August 11, 2026 For most of Markus Ruck’s hockey life, there has been a convenient shortcut for describing his game: Liam’s twin. That description became even harder to escape when the Pittsburgh Penguins…
Penguins Can’t Judge Sergei Murashov by His Numbers Alone Colin Witte | August 10, 2026 Sergei Murashov could become one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most important players during the 2026-27 season, but his first extended NHL opportunity may come with statistics that do not immediately…
Penguins Keeping Kirk MacDonald Is a Big Win for Their Young Players Colin Witte | August 10, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the past several years rebuilding a prospect pool that desperately needed more talent. Their decision to keep Kirk MacDonald in charge of developing much of…
Penguins Need an Answer on Owen Pickering This Season Colin Witte | August 10, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent four years developing Owen Pickering, but the 2026-27 season should finally determine where the 2022 first-round pick fits in their future. Pickering played only four…
Penguins’ Koivunen Commitment Changes Their Young-Forward Hierarchy Colin Witte | August 6, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins changed more than Ville Koivunen’s financial future when they signed him to the longest contract on their roster. Pittsburgh signed Koivunen to an eight-year contract carrying a…
Penguins’ Ryan Miller Is Emerging as a Legitimate Late-Round Steal Colin Witte | August 5, 2026 Ryan Miller is beginning to look like much more than one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ many selections from the 2025 NHL Draft. Pittsburgh selected Miller in the fifth round, 130th…
Penguins’ Prospect Pool Has Depth—but Still Lacks a Future Star Colin Witte | August 4, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins no longer have one of the NHL’s emptiest prospect systems. Whether they have found the talent required to build their next championship core is a different question.…
Penguins Prospect Carter Sanderson Forced His Way Into World Junior Conversation Colin Witte | August 4, 2026 Carter Sanderson entered the World Junior Summer Showcase as one of the less-prominent forwards competing for the United States. He left the opening game as one of the most noticeable…
Penguins’ Melvin Fernstrom Faces a Make-or-Break Development Season Colin Witte | August 3, 2026 Melvin Fernstrom’s first full season under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins included a disappointing start, an encouraging restart and an injury that prevented a definitive evaluation. The Penguins traded Marcus…
Penguins’ Brady Peddle Is an Overlooked Prospect Worth Watching Colin Witte | August 2, 2026 Brady Peddle was temporarily overlooked in PensBurgh’s annual Top 25 Under 25 rankings. His place within the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect system may be easy to overlook for similar reasons. PensBurgh…
