Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
Goaltender Arturs Silovs will represent Team Latvia at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, it was announced on Tuesday. [Penguins]
Rookie forward Rutger McGroarty left a practice session on Tuesday due to an apparent injury. [Trib Live]
But here is some good news on the injury front: Evgeni Malkin said he is hopeful to return to game action this week after missing the last 15 games with an upper-body injury. [Penguins]
ICYMI: Longtime NHL defenseman and former Penguin Jack Johnson has retired from professional hockey, joining the Vancouver Canucks organization as a professional scout. [PensBurgh]
The time is rapidly approaching for the Penguins to make more than just a stopgap decision with defensive prospect Harrison Brunicke and his development. [PensBurgh]
Our long Egor Zamula nightmare is finally over. Zamula is signing a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to his agent. [TSN]
News and notes from around the NHL…
The Blue Jackets have announced another front office move, naming Laurence Gilman vice president of hockey operations, the team said Tuesday morning. [TSN]
“It’s unfortunate the fans ran (Mitch) Marner out of town. I mean, that’s a huge impact for their group. He’s a point-per-game player — that hurts,” Florida Panthers (and former Boston Bruins) forward Brad Marchand said to the media before the Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs battled on Tuesday. [Sportsnet]
Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Tynan Lawrence, considered a top player ahead of the 2026 draft, is electing to play for the NCAA’s Boston University Terriers for the remainder of the season, according to NHL insider Darren Dreger. [TSN]