Home Opener Set for Oct. 11 vs. Florida
The National Hockey League released the 2011-12 regular-season schedule today and the Penguins will open the season with a three-game road trip to Western Canada – beginning with the season opener at Western Conference champion Vancouver on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. The trip will conclude with stops in Calgary (Oct. 8) and Edmonton (Oct. 9).
This marks the first time the Penguins have opened the regular season with three straight road games since the lockout-shortened 1994-95 campaign when they visited Tampa Bay, Florida and the NY Rangers Jan. 20-25, 1995.
Following the Western Canada trip, the Penguins will return home to CONSOL Energy Center for the home opener versus the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh plays its first game in Winnipeg since Feb. 16, 1996 when the Penguins visit the recently-relocated franchise on Monday, Oct. 17 for an 8:30 p.m. faceoff. Winnipeg makes its first visit to CONSOL Energy Center on Friday, Feb. 10.
The Penguins’ schedule features six contests against each Atlantic Division opponent and four games against the other 10 Eastern Conference teams.
Pittsburgh will play at least one game against each of the Western Conference teams, including home-and-home series with Dallas (home, Nov. 11; road, Feb. 29), Colorado (home, Nov. 15; road, March 3) and St. Louis (home, Nov. 23; road, Jan. 24).
Western Conference teams that will visit Pittsburgh in addition to those three teams include: Detroit (Dec. 13); Chicago (Dec. 20); Anaheim (Feb. 15); Columbus (Feb. 26); Phoenix (March 5); and Nashville (March 22).
Other schedule notables include:
Visits from the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on Monday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, March 11.
During the month of December, visits from Boston (Dec. 5), Detroit (Dec. 13) and Chicago (Dec. 20) mean that each of the past four Stanley Cup champions (including the Penguins) will skate at CONSOL Energy Center.
An early-season matchup with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Oct. 13 at CONSOL Energy Center.
Two season-long four-game road swings Nov. 26-Dec. 3 (at Montreal, at NY Rangers, at Washington and at Carolina) and Feb. 1-7 (at Toronto, at Boston, at New Jersey and at Montreal).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2011-12 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
Home Games in Bold
Thursday Oct. 6 at Vancouver 10:00 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 8 at Calgary 10:00 p.m.
Sunday Oct. 9 at Edmonton 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 11 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Oct. 13 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 15 BUFFALO 7:00 p.m.
Monday Oct. 17 at Winnipeg 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 18 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m.
Thursday Oct. 20 MONTREAL 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 22 NEW JERSEY 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 25 at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Oct. 27 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 29 at Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Nov. 3 at San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 5 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
Friday Nov. 11 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 12 at Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 15 COLORADO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Nov. 17 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 19 at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Monday Nov. 21 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 23 ST. LOUIS 7:00 p.m.
Friday Nov. 25 OTTAWA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 26 at Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 29 at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 1 at Washington 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 3 at Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Monday Dec. 5 BOSTON 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 8 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 10 at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 13 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Friday Dec. 16 at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 17 BUFFALO 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 20 CHICAGO 7:00 p.m.
Friday Dec. 23 at Winnipeg 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 27 CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 29 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 31 at New Jersey 1:00 p.m.
Friday Jan. 6 N.Y. RANGERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 7 NEW JERSEY 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 10 OTTAWA 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 11 at Washington 7:30 p.m.
Friday Jan. 13 at Florida 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Jan. 15 at Tampa Bay 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 17 CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 19 at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Friday Jan. 20 MONTREAL 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Jan. 22 WASHINGTON 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 24 at St. Louis 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 31 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 1 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 4 at Boston 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 5 at New Jersey 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday Feb. 7 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Friday Feb. 10 WINNIPEG 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 12 TAMPA BAY 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 15 ANAHEIM 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 18 at Philadelphia 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 19 at Buffalo 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday Feb. 21 N.Y. RANGERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 25 TAMPA BAY 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 26 COLUMBUS 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 29 at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 3 at Colorado 9:00 p.m.
Monday Mar. 5 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Mar. 7 TORONTO 7:30 p.m.
Friday Mar. 9 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Mar. 11 BOSTON 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Mar. 15 at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 17 at New Jersey 1:00 p.m.
Sunday Mar. 18 at Philadelphia 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday Mar. 20 WINNIPEG 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Mar. 22 NASHVILLE 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 24 at Ottawa 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Mar. 25 NEW JERSEY 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Mar. 27 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Mar. 29 at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Friday Mar. 30 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Apr. 1 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Apr. 3 at Boston 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Apr. 5 N.Y. RANGERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Apr. 7 PHILADELPHIA 3:00 p.m.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
PENGUINS TO BEGIN 2011-12 REGULAR SEASON WITH THREE-GAME ROAD SWING TO WESTERN CANADA
Monday, June 20, 2011
PENGUINS OWN 23rd PICK IN THE 2011 NHL ENTRY DRAFT
The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the 2011 NHL Entry Draft with five selections, including the 23rd-overall pick in the first round. The 2011 draft will be held Friday, June 24 (Round 1) and Saturday, June 25 (Rounds 2-7) at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN.
Round 1 will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday and will be nationally televised by VERSUS. The NHL Network will carry Rounds 2-7 on Saturday, with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Along with their first-round pick, the Penguins have picks in the second round (54th overall), fifth round (144th), sixth round (174th) and seventh round (209th).
Pittsburgh acquired its seventh-round selection from the San Jose Sharks at last year’s draft in exchange for the Penguins’ 2010 seventh-round pick.
The Penguins previously traded three 2011 draft picks when they sent their third-round pick to Philadelphia at last year’s draft in exchange for the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis; they dealt their fourth-round pick to Edmonton in January, 2009 as part of a package that netted goaltender Mathieu Garon; and they traded their seventh-round selection to Ottawa on Feb. 24 of this past season to re-acquire forward Alex Kovalev.
The Penguins’ postseason roster featured 10 players that were originally drafted by Pittsburgh, including five that were taken in the first round.
Joining first-round selections Brooks Orpik (2000, 18th overall), Marc-Andre Fleury (2003, 1st), Evgeni Malkin (2004, 2nd), Sidney Crosby (2005, 1st) and Jordan Staal (2006, 2nd) were Max Talbot (2002, 234th), Tyler Kennedy (2004, 99th), Kris Letang (2005, 62nd), Dustin Jeffrey (2007, 171st) and Nick Johnson (2004, 67th).
Three other Penguins’ draft picks spent time at the NHL level this season: Joe Vitale (2005, 195th); Brian Strait (2006, 65th); and the since-traded Alex Goligoski (2004, 61st).
The Penguins will be providing complete draft coverage on the team’s official website at Pittsburgh Penguins Draft Central, which will include an in-depth draft preview, features and scouting reports on each of the Penguins’ five picks, coverage of the five local players ranked as top draft prospects by NHL Central Scouting and a live draft blog.
Here is a look at the Penguins last 10 first-round picks:
Year Name Pos Selection
2010 Beau Bennett RW 20
2009 Simon Despres D 30
2008 (Traded to Atlanta) -- --
2007 Angelo Esposito C 20
2006 Jordan Staal C 2
2005 Sidney Crosby C 1
2004 Evgeni Malkin C 2
2003 Marc-Andre Fleury G 1
2002 Ryan Whitney D 5
2001 Colby Armstrong RW 21
Here is a look at some other notable draft picks in Penguins history:
Year Name Pos Selection
1969 Michel Briere C 26
1972 Denis Herron G 40
1977 Mark Johnson C 66
1984 Mario Lemieux C 1
1986 Rob Brown C 67
1987 Shawn McEachern C 110
1988 Mark Recchi RW 67
1990 Jaromir Jagr RW 5
1991 Markus Naslund LW 16
1992 Martin Straka C 19
1993 Patrick Lalime G 156
1998 Rob Scuderi D 134
1999 Ryan Malone LW 115
2000 Brooks Orpik D 18
Round 1 will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday and will be nationally televised by VERSUS. The NHL Network will carry Rounds 2-7 on Saturday, with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Along with their first-round pick, the Penguins have picks in the second round (54th overall), fifth round (144th), sixth round (174th) and seventh round (209th).
Pittsburgh acquired its seventh-round selection from the San Jose Sharks at last year’s draft in exchange for the Penguins’ 2010 seventh-round pick.
The Penguins previously traded three 2011 draft picks when they sent their third-round pick to Philadelphia at last year’s draft in exchange for the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis; they dealt their fourth-round pick to Edmonton in January, 2009 as part of a package that netted goaltender Mathieu Garon; and they traded their seventh-round selection to Ottawa on Feb. 24 of this past season to re-acquire forward Alex Kovalev.
The Penguins’ postseason roster featured 10 players that were originally drafted by Pittsburgh, including five that were taken in the first round.
Joining first-round selections Brooks Orpik (2000, 18th overall), Marc-Andre Fleury (2003, 1st), Evgeni Malkin (2004, 2nd), Sidney Crosby (2005, 1st) and Jordan Staal (2006, 2nd) were Max Talbot (2002, 234th), Tyler Kennedy (2004, 99th), Kris Letang (2005, 62nd), Dustin Jeffrey (2007, 171st) and Nick Johnson (2004, 67th).
Three other Penguins’ draft picks spent time at the NHL level this season: Joe Vitale (2005, 195th); Brian Strait (2006, 65th); and the since-traded Alex Goligoski (2004, 61st).
The Penguins will be providing complete draft coverage on the team’s official website at Pittsburgh Penguins Draft Central, which will include an in-depth draft preview, features and scouting reports on each of the Penguins’ five picks, coverage of the five local players ranked as top draft prospects by NHL Central Scouting and a live draft blog.
Here is a look at the Penguins last 10 first-round picks:
Year Name Pos Selection
2010 Beau Bennett RW 20
2009 Simon Despres D 30
2008 (Traded to Atlanta) -- --
2007 Angelo Esposito C 20
2006 Jordan Staal C 2
2005 Sidney Crosby C 1
2004 Evgeni Malkin C 2
2003 Marc-Andre Fleury G 1
2002 Ryan Whitney D 5
2001 Colby Armstrong RW 21
Here is a look at some other notable draft picks in Penguins history:
Year Name Pos Selection
1969 Michel Briere C 26
1972 Denis Herron G 40
1977 Mark Johnson C 66
1984 Mario Lemieux C 1
1986 Rob Brown C 67
1987 Shawn McEachern C 110
1988 Mark Recchi RW 67
1990 Jaromir Jagr RW 5
1991 Markus Naslund LW 16
1992 Martin Straka C 19
1993 Patrick Lalime G 156
1998 Rob Scuderi D 134
1999 Ryan Malone LW 115
2000 Brooks Orpik D 18
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