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Mike Sullivan selected to lead the U.S. Men’s Team in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off & 2026 Olympic Winter Games

USA Hockey has named Mike Sullivan, known for leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup wins, as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / May 18

World Championship: Puljujarvi scores twice, Puustinen adds another in Finland loss

Jesse Puljujarvi scored two goals and Penguins teammate Valtteri Puustinen added a third to round out Finland's scoring in their 5-3 loss to Canada in the preliminary round of the World Championship in Czechia Saturday morning.

Mike Sullivan News / Field Level Media / May 18

Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team

USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.

Mike Sullivan News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / May 18

Penguins’ Mike Sullivan Named 2026 Team USA Olympic Coach, Four Nations Face-Off

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan earned as big of an honor as can be given to a coach short of the Hall of Fame Saturday when he was tabbed to coach Team USA in both the coming 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Mike Sullivan News / Daily Faceoff / May 18

Mike Sullivan to coach U.S. at 2025 4 Nations Cup, 2026 Olympics

USA Hockey named Mike Sullivan their head coach for the 2025 4 Nations Cup squad, as well as the 2026 Olympic team. “I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to coach Team USA in these two significant international events,” Sullivan said.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / 2 hours ago

USA Hockey names HC for 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and 2026 Olympics

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Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / May 18

Agent: UFAs Should Be Drawn to Penguins

Sure, he knows that the Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the NHL’s oldest teams. And, yeah, he’s aware that they have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for two years in a row and haven’t won a postseason series since 2018.

Michael Bunting News / Pensburgh / May 18

2023-24 Season in Review: Michael Bunting

The Penguins’ trade-deadline acquisition added a burst of energy to the team’s late-season playoff push. Player: Michael Bunting Born: September 17, 1995

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / May 18

On this date in Penguins history: Pens crush Flyers, storm into 2008 Cup Final

A 6-0 win for the Penguins in 2008 sent them back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 16 years. Sixteen years ago today, Mellon Arena was the site of a thrashing in the Battle of Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / May 17

Penguins Blog: Stories I Didn’t Publish

There are a dozen different issues with the Pittsburgh Penguins, not the least of which is the collision of perceptions and results between the first 68 games and the last 14.

Marcus Pettersson News / Pensburgh / May 17

2023-24 Season in Review: Marcus Pettersson

New defensive partner but the same strong play from Marcus Pettersson this season. Player: Marcus Pettersson Born: May 8, 1996 (Age 27 season) Height:

Pittsburgh Penguins News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / May 17

Survey Says: Penguins players' least favorite foods

We've reached the last of the Survey Says features I built up over the course of the season. This one was a little related to the previous one, in which we found out what Penguins players' favorite foods are.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / May 16

Penguins Draft Order Set; Denied First-Round Pick

The New York Rangers rallied from a two-goal third period deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at PNC Arena Thursday. Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick, and the Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, in the process denying the Pittsburgh Penguins a first-round pick.

Alex Nedeljkovic News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / May 16

Nedeljkovic Gets Easiest Shutout For Team USA

Alex Nedeljkovic, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ free-agent-to-be goaltender, earned one of the easiest shutouts of his pro career Thursday. Perhaps the easiest of his life, for that matter.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 15