For the gray-inducing, head-shaking context, there will be a trio of Pittsburgh Penguins rookies in the lineup this season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a pretty decent forward group entering the 2025-26 season, especially if they don’t make any ...

The Penguins’ Bryan Rust (17) celebrates after his goal with Sidney Crosby (87), Erik Karlsson (65) and Ville Koivunen (41) during the first period April 17.

Ville Koivunen Position: Right winger Shoots: Left Age: 21 Height: 6-foot Weight: 172 pounds 2024-25 NHL statistics: Eight games, seven points (zero goals, seven assists), 18:07 average ice time ...

Ville Koivunen’s parents are both doctors. His father Petri is a head and neck surgeon, while his mother Riitta is an IVF doctor. Riitta never thought she’d become a hockey mom, but Ville ...

PITTSBURGH -- Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty, the Penguins' top two prospects, were 'great,' per Mike Sullivan, upon being recalled for a 1-0 overtime win over the Senators tonight at PPG ...

Those recalls included forwards Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty. With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, these call-ups represent a last-ditch effort to inject fresh energy into a ...

Koivunen nearly matched that total again in the next year, netting 28 points in 52 games. But his struggle to cross the 30-point threshold was matched by just one goal in 12 AHL games at the end ...

Koivunen was called up from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. Koivunen has been lighting it up in his first season at the AHL level, tallying 21 goals and 34 assists in 62 games, good for sixth ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a very different look on Sunday evening in their 1-0 win over the Ottawa Senators, getting big minutes from both Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen, their top forward ...

This was Koivunen's first multi-point effort in the NHL. The 21-year-old picked up seven assists, including three on the power play, and added 15 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating over ...

Mike Sullivan clearly liked what he saw in Koivunen’s game. “I was curious to see how Ville would handle the size and the speed and I thought he handled it extremely well,” Sullivan said.