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The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect development camp will kick off this coming Monday, July 12, and run until July 17. The development camp is a chance for the Penguins coaching staff and management to get a good look at the prospects who they just drafted and those currently in the minor league system. Players’ performances could determine how they will rank in the prospect depth system, or, if they’re far enough along, ...

Free agents. Every NHL team has at least a few of them every year. Some are prime players who seem to have no problem getting signed right away. Others...well...it's a little harder. These are the players who are injury-prone, had less than stellar seasons, or have attitude issues that keep them from playing well with others. These players can sometimes remain unemployed almost right until the start of the season. They ...

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are two of the players that have helped shape the Pittsburgh Penguins into one of the most dynamic franchises in the NHL today. They follow in the footsteps of other players before them such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, and Ron Francis who were part of some of the greatest years in Penguins history. Where do Crosby and Malkin stand among some of the legendary players ...

The 2010 NHL Draft came to a close on Saturday afternoon. When it was all said and done, 30 NHL teams came out of it with anywhere from five to 13 new prospects for their systems. Some of these players will be contributing to the NHL as soon as the 2010-2011 season. Others may go develop in college or junior hockey for a few more years. Some may go to ...

Welcome to day one of the 2010 NHL Draft. Tonight, Bleacher Report will be live blogging all the action of the first round, which airs on Versus and TSN. 11:00 P.M. Coverage of the draft closes with the final breakdown of round one: 22 forwards, six defensemen, and one goalie in the first round. Thanks for tuning in tonight! 10:56 P.M. The Chicago Blackhawks have traded their 30th round pick to the Islanders for the 35th ...

Since 2005, the Pittsburgh Penguins have become one of the most successful young teams in the league. They have gone to the Stanley Cup Finals in back-to-back years and came out with a title over the Detroit Red Wings in 2009. They have stockpiled their team with generational talents such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-Andre Fleury. But none of this means that the Penguins do not have any ...

When the news came out on Tuesday night that Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo was leaving the organization to take a head coaching position with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, it seemed like most Penguins fans could hardly wait to bid him farewell. Most of the comments I saw were of the “good riddance” and “Thank God he’s gone” varieties. A lot of the fans feel that Yeo ...

With the 2010 NHL Draft just a week and a half away, there are several questions and debates that have yet to be answered. How will the Edmonton Oilers, who have not made the playoffs since making the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006, begin to rebuild their struggling franchise? Who will Atlanta select to help in the near total rebuild of their organization after cleaning house shortly after the end of ...

Now that the Stanley Cup has been awarded and the Chicago Blackhawks’ parade has been held, it is time to look back at this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. There were upsets. There were moments of jubilation. There were Cinderella stories. With about two months of postseason play, it is difficult to choose the cream of the crop of the 2010 NHL postseason. In my opinion, here are the top 10 ...

When then-Anaheim Ducks prospect Eric Tangradi came to the Penguins organization last February as part of a trade package, there was a lot of excitement surrounding him. At the time, the excitement was understandable. Tangradi played three seasons for the Belleville Bulls of the OHL where he improved his point totals each season. He started off his first season in 2006-2007 with 20 points in 65 games; then tallied 60 points ...