| 21-1-2010 | Team captain meets with Sébastien Caron |
 | Team captain Zdeno Chara called a short meeting with Sébastien Caron after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I have to take the brunt of this, said Sébastien Caron as he left the ice. My play has not been up to snuff and if I'm not contributing more, I have to work harder.
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| 21-1-2010 | Adam Berkhoel agrees on a contract. |
| Adam Berkhoel has signed a $850,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of USA, Adam Berkhoel was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 8th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 28 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.
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| 18-1-2010 | Zdeno Chara reaches a milestone ! |
 | Zdeno Chara scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Vladislav Evseev. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, the happy player commented..
A native of Slovakia, Zdeno Chara was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 822 NHL games during his career, notching 76 goals and adding 224 assists along with 1188 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 44 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+14=16 with 67 PIM.
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| 17-1-2010 | Joel Quenneville praises Albert Vencl |
| Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Joel Quenneville has praised young left wing Albert Vencl in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft.
Albert Vencl has played 23 games with MoDo Örnsköldsvik this season, collecting 20+9=29 with 9 PIM.
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| 17-1-2010 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Martin Skoula is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Alexander Svitov is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Radek Dvorak has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ryan Malone has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Kris Beech has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Alexander Polushin has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal.
Duncan Keith has played 25 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Milan Hejduk remains sidelined with chest injury.
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 17-1-2010 | Pittsburgh Penguins trade |
 | Pittsburgh Penguins traded Egon Englbrecht, Nikolai Zherdev and SJ's round 3 pick in 2010 to New Jersey Devils for Scott Gomez, Ryan Malone and NJ's round 3 pick in 2010
A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 748 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 415 assists along with 499 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 43 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 14+18=32 with 36 PIM.
A native of USA, Ryan Malone was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 443 NHL games during his career, notching 132 goals and adding 144 assists along with 345 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 41 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 11+9=20 with 30 PIM.
A native of Russia, Nikolai Zherdev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 429 NHL games during his career, notching 124 goals and adding 173 assists along with 322 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 44 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 11+12=23 with 30 PIM.
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| 16-1-2010 | Milan Hejduk injured. |
 | Milan Hejduk (PIT) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Paul Mara (NYR).
He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Hopefully the team won't suffer for the next month or so, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.
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| 10-1-2010 | Joel Quenneville praises Albert Vencl |
| Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Joel Quenneville has praised young left wing Albert Vencl in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft.
Albert Vencl has played 22 games with MoDo Örnsköldsvik this season, collecting 19+8=27 with 9 PIM.
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| 10-1-2010 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Milan Hejduk is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week.
Daniel Fernholm is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Nikolai Zherdev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Zdeno Chara has played 12 games without a goal.
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Radek Dvorak has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 18 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Alexander Polushin has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal.
Duncan Keith has played 22 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 8-1-2010 | Joel Quenneville praises Frantisek Mayer |
| Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Joel Quenneville has praised young goaltender Frantisek Mayer in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft.
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| 8-1-2010 | Daniel Fernholm frustrated |
| Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Daniel Fernholm feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player.
A native of Sweden, Daniel Fernholm was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 291 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 73 assists along with 103 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 42 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 1+16=17 with 25 PIM.
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| 6-1-2010 | Tommy Visheau reaches career high ! |
| Tommy Visheau marked a new career high in goals with 18 tallies after scoring in tonights game against Carolina Hurricanes on a feed by Duncan Keith. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my great teammates, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.
A native of Canada, Tommy Visheau was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 128 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 53 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has played 41 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 18+22=40 with 4 PIM.
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| 3-1-2010 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Milan Hejduk is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week.
Kris Beech is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Erik Wilber is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking good with 6 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Duncan Keith has played 19 games without a goal.
Nikolai Zherdev has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 1-1-2010 | Player of the month: Jason Allison (C) |
 | NHL has awarded Jason Allison (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month
He registered 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points in 13 games last month.
He also had 5 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 755 NHL games during his career, notching 226 goals and adding 414 assists along with 581 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 36 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 17+20=37 with 34 PIM.
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| 28-12-2009 | Shane Endicott injured. |
| Shane Endicott of Wilkes-Barre Penguins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Detroit Vipers.
He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . That was just good, clean, hard hitting hockey. If you think I look bad now you should see the other guy, he said as the trainers examined him.
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| 27-12-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week.
Milan Hejduk is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Duncan Keith has played 16 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 23-12-2009 | Ben Eager speaks up. |
| Ben Eager is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 20-12-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking good with a 4 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak.
Duncan Keith is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking red hot with a 7 game point streak.
Who's cold
Martin Skoula has played 17 games without a goal.
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Alexander Svitov has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal.
Vladislav Evseev has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 19-12-2009 | Martin Skoula reaches a milestone ! |
| Martin Skoula scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Radek Dvorak. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he commented to the media..
A native of Czech, Martin Skoula was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 763 NHL games during his career, notching 72 goals and adding 228 assists along with 351 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 32 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 12 PIM.
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| 13-12-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week.
Kris Beech is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak.
Alexander Polushin is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak.
Vladislav Evseev is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking good with 6 points in 4 games last week.
Who's cold
Martin Skoula has played 15 games without a goal.
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Radek Dvorak has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron has been chilly and allowed 6 goals in 1 games.
Alexander Svitov has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal.
Duncan Keith has played 11 games without a goal.
Nikolai Zherdev has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 7-12-2009 | Radek Dvorak speaks up. |
| Radek Dvorak is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 8 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 6-12-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Dick Tärnström is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Duncan Keith is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Nikolai Zherdev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Martin Skoula has played 11 games without a goal.
Zdeno Chara has played 26 games without a goal.
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Alexander Svitov has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 30-11-2009 | Radek Dvorak speaks up. |
| Radek Dvorak is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 9 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 29-11-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Milan Hejduk is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Sébastien Caron is playing well with 2 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 3 goals.
Kris Beech is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Dick Tärnström is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Tommy Visheau is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week.
Who's cold
Zdeno Chara has played 23 games without a goal.
Kenny Jönsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Radek Dvorak is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week.
Patrick Lalime has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games.
Alexander Svitov has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 16 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 29-11-2009 | Pittsburgh Penguins trade |
| Pittsburgh Penguins traded Marian Gaborik, Ryan Whitney, VAN's round 2 pick in 2010 and BUF's round 3 pick in 2010 to New York Rangers for Kenny Jönsson, Radek Dvorak, Tommy Visheau and CHI's round 1 pick in 2010
A native of Sweden, Kenny Jönsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 946 NHL games during his career, notching 89 goals and adding 291 assists along with 386 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has not yet played for the New York Rangers this season.
A native of Czech, Radek Dvorak was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 989 NHL games during his career, notching 215 goals and adding 313 assists along with 335 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 25 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 10 PIM.
A native of Canada, Tommy Visheau was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 112 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 40 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has played 25 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 7+9=16 with 4 PIM.
A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 246 goals and adding 265 assists along with 306 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 24 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 12+10=22 with 6 PIM.
A native of USA, Ryan Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 265 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 82 assists along with 142 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 17 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 14 PIM.
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| 27-11-2009 | Anton Strålman frustrated |
| Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Anton Strålman feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Sweden, Anton Strålman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. He has played 23 games with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 38 PIM.
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| 25-11-2009 | Erkka Leppänen uncertain about future |
| Erkka Leppänen wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization.
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| 24-11-2009 | Ryan Whitney resumes light training. |
| Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney has resumed light training after his ankle injury and is listed day to day.
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| 24-11-2009 | Milan Hejduk reaches a milestone ! |
| Milan Hejduk scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a feed by Jason Allison. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he said after signing autographs for some kids.
A native of Czech, Milan Hejduk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 815 NHL games during his career, notching 333 goals and adding 367 assists along with 254 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 21 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 5+11=16 with 2 PIM.
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| 22-11-2009 | Ryan Whitney speaks up. |
| Ryan Whitney is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 10 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 22-11-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking good with a 5 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak.
Martin Skoula is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Kris Beech is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Daniel Fernholm is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Zdeno Chara has played 20 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
Ryan Whitney remains sidelined with ankle injury.
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| 22-11-2009 | Pittsburgh Penguins trade |
| Pittsburgh Penguins traded Sergei Samsonov, Dave Scatchard, Bryan Allen and Jeremy Williams to St. Louis Blues for Zdeno Chara, Alexander Svitov and Nikolai Zherdev
A native of Slovakia, Zdeno Chara was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 798 NHL games during his career, notching 74 goals and adding 216 assists along with 1173 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 20 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 0+6=6 with 52 PIM.
A native of Russia, Alexander Svitov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 449 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 103 assists along with 433 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 20 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 3+6=9 with 14 PIM.
A native of Russia, Nikolai Zherdev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 405 NHL games during his career, notching 119 goals and adding 166 assists along with 298 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 20 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 6+5=11 with 6 PIM.
A native of Russia, Sergei Samsonov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 808 NHL games during his career, notching 283 goals and adding 372 assists along with 273 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 21 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 9+10=19 with 14 PIM.
A native of Canada, Dave Scatchard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 861 NHL games during his career, notching 134 goals and adding 159 assists along with 1344 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 21 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 27 PIM.
A native of Canada, Bryan Allen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 488 NHL games during his career, notching 15 goals and adding 54 assists along with 308 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 21 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 4 PIM.
A native of Canada, Jeremy Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 165 NHL games during his career, notching 43 goals and adding 59 assists along with 241 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 21 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 5+12=17 with 41 PIM.
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| 17-11-2009 | Billy Bezeau uncertain about future |
| Billy Bezeau wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization.
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| 15-11-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Milan Hejduk is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking red hot with a 6 game point streak.
Duncan Keith is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Dave Scatchard has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Kris Beech is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point.
Alexander Polushin has lost his sights and is now 10 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
Ryan Whitney remains sidelined with ankle injury.
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| 13-11-2009 | Vinny Chapman speaks up. |
| Vinny Chapman is disappointed in the team tactics after having not played in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 11-11-2009 | Vinny Chapman speaks up. |
| Vinny Chapman is disappointed in the team tactics after having not played in the last five games. He wants more icetime.
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| 11-11-2009 | Ryan Whitney injured. |
| Ryan Whitney (PIT) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Wade Redden (OTT).
He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I wish I could contribute, but I'll be out of action for awhile. Hopefully some of the others can step up their play a bit in the meantime, he said when he was taken off the ice.
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| 8-11-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Sergei Samsonov is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak.
Jason Allison is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Milan Hejduk is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week.
Marian Gaborik is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 3 game goalstreak.
Jeremy Williams is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Martin Skoula has played 15 games without a goal.
Dave Scatchard has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Sébastien Caron has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games.
Bryan Allen is sliding on a 15 game streak without registering a single point.
Kris Beech has lost his sights and is now 14 games without a goal.
Alexander Polushin has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Dick Tärnström has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Duncan Keith has played 15 games without a goal.
Stefan Kovar has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 6-11-2009 | Team captain meets with Vladislav Evseev |
| Team captain Sergei Samsonov called a short meeting with Vladislav Evseev after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I have to take the brunt of this, said Vladislav Evseev as he left the ice. My play has not been up to snuff and if I'm not contributing more, I have to work harder.
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| 5-11-2009 | Tyler Kennedy frustrated |
| Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Tyler Kennedy feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Tyler Kennedy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. He has played 4 games with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM.
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| 2-11-2009 | Jason Allison reaches a milestone ! |
| Jason Allison notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Vladislav Evseev. For me this is dream come true, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..
A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 729 NHL games during his career, notching 212 goals and adding 400 assists along with 553 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 10 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 3+6=9 with 6 PIM.
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| 1-11-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
No-one is especially hot at the moment.
Who's cold
Sergei Samsonov has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Martin Skoula has played 12 games without a goal.
Dave Scatchard has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal.
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Kris Beech has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal.
Dick Tärnström has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Duncan Keith has played 12 games without a goal.
Jeremy Williams has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 30-10-2009 | Stephen Peat resumes light training. |
| Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Stephen Peat has resumed light training after his knee injury and is listed day to day.
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| 25-10-2009 | Weekly team report |
| Who's hot
Jason Allison is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Milan Hejduk is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Marian Gaborik is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Alexander Polushin is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Vladislav Evseev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Stefan Kovar is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Sergei Brylin has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal.
Sébastien Caron hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games.
Kris Beech has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal.
Dick Tärnström has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.
Trainer's room
Stephen Peat remains sidelined with knee injury.
Colby Armstrong remains sidelined with groin injury.
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| 24-10-2009 | Team captain meets with Jason Allison |
| Team captain Sergei Samsonov called a short meeting with Jason Allison after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Jason Allison as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man
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| 21-10-2009 | Jon Rheault frustrated |
| Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Jon Rheault feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of USA, Jon Rheault was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 5th round of the 2005 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. He has played 8 games with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 2 PIM.
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| 19-10-2009 | Marian Gaborik reaches a milestone ! |
| Marian Gaborik scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Sergei Samsonov. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he said at the post-game press conference.
A native of Slovakia, Mari | |