LATEST PENS HEADLINES FROM THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
Staal aims to be healthy for Oct. 7 opener
At one point earlier this summer, Penguins center Jordan Staal thought he and medical professionals had a reasonable timetable to get his right foot healthy for training camp. "It was a little different story, though," Staal said Thursday. An infection set him back to the point where he got clearance just this week to start working out. He will miss the start of training camp Sept. (Today)
Staal likely ready for Penguins' October opener
Penguins center Jordan Staal has been dealing with an infection following surgery on his right foot that will force him to miss the start of training camp, but it is not considered serious and the team said in a statment that it expects him to be ready for the season opener Oct. 7. (Yesterday)
Lemieux to receive one of Canada's highest civilian honors
Penguins owner and Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux will receive the Order of Canada Friday in Ottawa in a ceremony conducted by Canada governor general Michaelle Jean. (09/01/2010)
Penguins give kids tickets to preseason game
The Penguins will distribute thousands of tickets to area children, and Imagine Pittsburgh will distribute 8,000 tickets for the team's Sept. 25 preseason game against Columbus at Consol Energy Center. (09/01/2010)
LATEST PENS HEADLINES FROM THE PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW:
Staal frustrated by recovery An offseason setback will keep Jordan Staal from being on the ice when the Penguins open training camp Sept. 17.
Pens hatch plan to entice students Regional students will not be charged for tickets to the Penguins' third home exhibition game — part of an effort to get the area's brightest young minds together with local companies. (2010-09-02)
Chelios retires after 26 seasons Chris Chelios, the longest-tenured defenseman in NHL history, finally is hanging up his skates. (2010-09-01)
Staal setback hardly crippling The Penguins can survive some training camp time without center Jordan Staal, even if he is targeted for a prominent offensive role. (2010-08-27)
Pens make 'difficult call' on Guerin Bill Guerin never needed a letter on his sweater to provide the Penguins leadership or levity as he did in 2009 when they most needed those intangibles. (2010-08-27)
Pens' Staal experiences setbacks, status for camp uncertain The team is unsure if center Jordan Staal will be available for the start of training camp Sept. 17. General manager Ray Shero said today that Staal has "experienced a couple (of) setbacks" over the summer after undergoing surgery May 1 to repair a torn tendon in his right foot (2010-08-26)
Penguins get heavy play on national TV Hockey fans across American figure to get a healthy dosage of the NHL's most marketed rivalry with possibly of three of four regular-season games between the Penguins and Washington Capitals broadcast on network or cable television. (2010-08-26)
Talbot views Haiti devastation first-hand On a 30-minute flight aboard a prop plane, three athletes silently gazed out the windows onto an earthquake-crippled country. Then they landed, and things really got jarring. (2010-08-26)
