Michelle Crechiolo

July 07, 2026 Arturs Silovs, who just signed a one-year contract extension with the Penguins, had an excellent finish to his first season in black and gold. “I don’t think you can ask for more,” Erik Karlsson said following the goaltender’s performance in the playoffs. After serving as the backup for Games 1-3 of Pittsburgh’s opening-round series against Philadelphia, Silovs took over in net in hopes of helping his team climb out of a 3-0 deficit.

July 01, 2026 During the NHL Draft, Penguins President of Hockey Operations and GM Kyle Dubas spoke about Pittsburgh’s “brick-by-boring-brick” approach to the current landscape. They stuck to that over the next few days, through NHL free agency, which opened at noon on July 1. “I think for us, we’re trying to stay disciplined in our approach,” said Jason Spezza, Penguins Assistant GM and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton GM.

June 29, 2026 The big news of the first day was that Liam and Markus Ruck started Penguins development camp on different teams. Pittsburgh landed both of the identical twins over the weekend in Buffalo, taking Liam in the first round (22nd overall) and Markus in the second (39th overall). It was *the* story of this year’s NHL Draft. They are the best of friends, saying they never argue or fight, and love spending time together.