The Pittsburgh Penguins have a recent history of welcoming Finnish hockey prospects. From Juuso Riikola to Valtteri Puustinen, players from Finland have filled the Penguins’ prospects pool.
Remember that time Juuso Riikola spent six minutes and 47 seconds as a left winger? Goodbye, Juuso Riikola. In honor of the Penguins’ defenseman signing with the Swedish hockey league, let’s look back at some of his highlights as a Pittsburgh Penguin.
It will forever be a story of “what if?” Defenseman Juuso Riikola has left the Pittsburgh Penguins and North America to sign a contract in the Finnish Liiga.
Juuso Riikola was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins prior to the 2018-19 NHL season, and his presence caused a log jam on the teams’ blue line. Thanks to the surplus of defensemen in the Penguins organization, Riikola was never given a fair shake in showing what he can do as an NHL regular.
A right-shot man with a higher pedigree to fit in on the third pairing with Mike Matheson will only improve this team’s playoff aspirations.
Following the new NHL rules about taxi squads, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday recalled four players from their American Hockey League affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: defensemen P.O.
The Penguins don’t have a lot go right and fall behind 5-0 to the Ottawa Senators. A late push gets them somewhat back into the game, but they fall 6-3 on the road Pregame The Penguins have two changes on defense with Juuso Riikola and P.O Joseph stepping back in to take over for Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson for the day.
The Pens have brought back Juuso Riikola and aren’t bothering to bring Tristan Jarry to Canada...Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson can’t even get into the country, which could create problems in the next few weeks for the Pens..
The Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed that Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson would play Thursday night against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Both were activated from the COVID protocol and will be in the lineup.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in trouble for the next week, and the rippling effects could have larger consequences both on the team and on the organizational outlook.
On Saturday morning, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan admitted a call-up was likely on Saturday afternoon as the team received news Saturday morning that top defenseman Kris Letang tested positive for COVID and entered the NHL protocol.
Both players with report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s training camp. The Penguins have reduced their training camp roster down to 27 players, assigning both defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Michael Chaput to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the American Hockey League.
Despite the debate and question, Juuso Riikola cleared waivers on Saturday, and the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned him to the AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins camp.
Juuso Riikola was the unquestioned star of the 2018 Pittsburgh Penguins training camp. The unknown and undrafted free agent from Finland was 24-years-old and wowed everyone with his speed and gritty play.
Juuso Riikola’s brief stints in the NHL have lasted shorter than a Ricola cough drop’s flavor. The Pittsburgh Penguins have continued to speak highly of Riikola yet the now 27-year old has limited NHL experience.
We have officially reached the moment of the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in which we have asked Mike Sullivan about all of the players on the roster and a few who aren’t.
The Penguins are trying to give themselves a bit of roster flexibility heading into Monday’s trade deadline, as forward Colton Sceviour and defenseman Juuso Riikola have been placed on waivers.
Still with the Penguins, goaltender Casey DeSmith was unavailable for a second straight day due to illness.
These two injuries on defense come after Mike Matheson was already ruled out, meaning the team will likely be forced to insert prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
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