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A Series of Unbelievable Firsts for Ben Kindel

Not long after the Penguins selected Ben Kindel with the 11th overall pick, his parents Steve Kindel and Sara Maglio did an interview for a profile. Both retired professional soccer players, they know ...
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Ben Kindel’s impressive preseason reason for long-term optimism

The Pittsburgh Penguins first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft is having an outstanding preseason and getting better each game ...

Penguins silence Rangers in defensive clinic to open Dan Muse era

The Penguins put on a better defensive performance than in any game last season in Dan Muse's debut as head coach.

Before & After: Penguins’ Kindel and Brunicke No Sleep & Memorable Debuts

The world’s most famous arena and NHL debuts by a pair of teenagers in the Pittsburgh Penguins […] The post Before & After: Penguins’ Kindel and Brunicke No Sleep & Memorable Debuts appeared first on ...

Rookies Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel set to make NHL debuts in Penguins' season opener

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Harrison Brunicke and forward Ben Kindel are each scheduled to make their NHL debuts on Tuesday in the team’s season opener, a road contest against the New York Rangers.
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'Youthful energy' helps Penguins usher in new era

Malkin created the play off a face-off that led to Justin Brazeau giving the Penguins a 1-0 lead at 19:28 of the first period. He lost the face-off to Vincent Trocheck perhaps on purpose so he can ...

Penguins hang on to junior-eligible prospects Ben Kindel, Harrison Brunicke

It didn’t take long to realize how real the Pittsburgh Penguins’ youth movement became Saturday. In the main dressing room at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, the nameplates illustrated that notion ...
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Penguins celebrate start of a new era while paying tribute to Crosby, Malkin and Letang

NEW YORK — Dan Muse was very intentional when he chose the Pittsburgh Penguins' starting lineup on opening night. Their new coach made sure to get Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke out there for their ...
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Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel to make Penguins' opening-night roster

For the first time in a while, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have a pair of teenagers on their opening night roster. Earlier today, head coach Dan Muse confirmed to play-by-play commentator Josh ...

Penguins keep Ben Kindel, Harrison Brunicke; Ryan Graves headed to AHL Wilkes-Barre

A couple of teenagers have made the initial Penguins NHL roster. Ben Kindel, the 18-year-old No. 11 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and 19-year-old defenseman Harrison Brunicke — whom the Penguins believe ...
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Penguins will show glimpses of future this season

If last season was any indication that the best years of the Crosby-Malkin-Letang Pittsburgh Penguins are behind them, then this year will further confirm the organization needs to continue preparing ...