Pens Points: Sullivan preps his crew

Some Pens Points for you fine folks as the preseason inches closer.

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning...

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach, Mike Sullivan, gathered all of the organization’s coaches from Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, and Wheeling for the annual coaches’ meetings. This time, though, Sullivan hosted the meetings from a place he knows quite well—his hometown stomping grounds in Boston. [Penguins]

In case you missed it, the Penguins are still proving to be one of the NHL’s top draws, even with a core of elder statesmen. Pittsburgh will have 15 games broadcast on national television during the 2022-23 season. [Trib Live]

One of the Penguins’ prospects, Kirill Tankov, a 2021 seventh-round draft pick, had to be stretchered off the ice after colliding head first with the boards following a hit from behind in a recent game. [PensBurgh]

News and notes from around the NHL...

Queen Elizabeth II, England’s longest-serving monarch, died yesterday at the age of 96. Why is she being mentioned in a Pittsburgh Penguins blog? Well, the Queen has some ties to the NHL, having participated in a ceremonial face-off before a preseason game in Vancouver in 2002. Read about this and Elizabeth’s other hockey-related get-togethers. [NHL]

There are still some notable names, mostly RFAs, that are still unsigned as we get into September. Here’s a look at these players and where these negotiations stand. [Sportsnet]

Mathieu Perreault, perhaps best known for his time with the Winnipeg Jets, is moving on to the world of broadcasting, retiring from the NHL at the age of 34. [The Hockey News]

Some players suffered injuries last season with their sights set on a bounce-back campaign. [The Hockey News]