Feb. 23—Because there are no first-round games in the PIHLClass 3A and 2A and Division 2 playoffs, the Class A Penguins Cup postseason begins a week early with six opening-round contests ....
The PittsburghPenguins wasted no time following the expiration of the NHL roster freeze Monday to recall scrappy forward AveryHayes from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL.
Colorado sent Samuel Girard, the longest-tenured member of the defense corps, to the PittsburghPenguins for Brett Kulak... Oilers, but had a goal and seven points in the 25 contests for the Penguins.