Kyle Dubas and the Penguins buck convention in Round 1, picking Benjamin Kindel then trading back

Kyle Dubas and the Penguins buck convention in Round 1, picking Benjamin Kindel then trading back

Kyle Dubas went against the grain with the Penguins’ back-to-back picks Friday. The Penguins entered the first round of the 2025 NHL draft with the...

Talking the 2025 NHL Draft with Kyle Dubas and Wes Clark

The Penguins enter the 2025 NHL Draft with two first-round picks (11th and 12th), 11 total selections, and a lot of assets over the next three years that will play a key role in returning the franchise to contention as soon as possible. “It's exciting. I mean, the team hasn't

PITTSBURGH DRAFTS BENJAMIN KINDEL 11TH OVERALL

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Friday night marked a major moment in shaping the future of the Penguins organization. The Pittsburgh Penguins were slated to pick twice, back-to-back in the first round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Pittsburgh maneuvered its way to dealing its second pick for two later first-round choices, but the Penguins hung onto 11th overall. And the first new addition to the prospect pipeline is Benjamin Kindell. 11th OVERALL – BENJAMIN …

Penguins Shake Up NHL Draft With Round 1 Trade

The Pittsburgh Penguins had made three first-round picks in a single NHL Draft just one time before Friday night. The headliner that June was a lanky French-Canadian center named Mario Lemieux, who was joined later in the opening round by defenseman Doug Bodger and forward Roger Belanger. Well, Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas, who began the evening with the Nos. 11 and 12 choices in Round 1, traded the latter of those to Ph…

Penguins select Calgary Hitmen forward at No. 11, swap 12th pick with Flyers for Nos. 22 and 31

Entering the day with back-to-back selections at Nos. 11 and 12, the Pittsburgh Penguins took forward Benjamin Kindel 11th overall before trading their next pick to the Philadelphia Flyers during the first round of the NHL draft Friday.