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2025 Penguins Draft Class: Grading the Steals & Reaches

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas seemed rather pleased with his first-round picks, even trading up for their third pick of the first round. Fans, scouting services, and consensus rankings disagreed. Comparatively, the New York Islanders’ rebuild seemed to take about 24 hours as they traded away No. 1 defenseman Noah Dobson Friday, selected Matthew…read more »

Penguins add 4 defensemen, 1 goalie on 2nd day of NHL draft

LOS ANGELES – The Pittsburgh Penguins added 10 players during the second day of the 2025 NHL draft Saturday. Pittsburgh selected defensemen Peyton Kettles (second round), Charlton Trethewey (third), Brady Peddle (third) and Quinn Beauchesne (fifth); forwards Travis Hayes (fourth), Ryan Miller (fifth), Jordan Charron (fifth), Carter Sanderson (sixth) and Kale Dach (seventh); and goaltender…read more »

Penguins’ Draft Guru Wes Clark Breaks Down Top Picks, Strategy

There were 13 draft picks over seven rounds. The already league-leading total grew, and grew some more as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas traded down a couple of times and traded away Conor Timmins to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round draft pick. A pair of marathon draft sessions later, the Penguins had their…read more »

Winnipegger taken by Pittsburgh Penquins in NHL draft

Peyon Kettles remembers the Evgeni Malkin jersey he rocked as a youngster. So you can imagine his delight when the Winnipegger pulled on a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey on Saturday after being chosen in the second round of the 2025 NHL Draft with the 39th overall pick. “It was definitely a huge relief and I’m definitely…read more »