Fifty-eight players will be on the ice today as the Penguins open training camp at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. There are more players than the two sheets of ice can accommodate so the team will be split into three squads. Team 1 and Team 2 will hit the ice at 9 AM and after 45 minutes of drills, they will scrimmage from 10 AM to 10:45. Team 3 will take the ice at 11:30 AM and then return at 12:40 PM.
All of the practices will be open to the public on days when the Penguins do not have a scheduled preseason game. The first preseason games will be on Sunday against Columbus, when the team splits into two squads and one plays at 1 o’clock at PPG Paints Arena and the other plays in Columbus at 7.
The Penguins’ training camp schedule (all practices are at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex unless otherwise noted):
Thursday, September 22
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 2 Practice (Covestro Rink – Rink 2)
10:00-10:45 AM – Team 1 vs. Team 2 Scrimmage (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
10:45-11:05 AM – Team 1 and 2 Conditioning (FedEx Rink 1 & Covestro Rink 2)
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM – Team 3 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
12:40-1:30 PM – Team 3 Practice and Conditioning (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Friday, September 23
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 2 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 3 Practice (Covestro Rink – Rink 2)
10:00-11:00 AM – Team 2 vs. Team 3 Scrimmage (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
12:40-1:30 PM – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Saturday, September 24
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 3 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
9:00-9:45 AM – Team 1 Practice (Covestro Rink – Rink 2)
10:00-10:45 AM – Team 3 vs. Team 1 Scrimmage (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
10:45-11:05 AM – Team 3 and 1 Conditioning (FedEx Rink 1 & Covestro Rink 2)
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM – Team 2 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
12:40-1:30 PM – Team 2 Practice and Conditioning (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Sunday, September 25
1:00 PM – GAME VS. COLUMBUS (PPG Paints Arena)
10:30 AM – Morning Skate (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
7:00 PM – GAME AT COLUMBUS (Nationwide Arena)
Monday, September 26
DAY OFF
Tuesday, September 27
10:30 AM – Morning Skate (PPG Paints Arena)
7:00 PM – GAME VS. DETROIT
Wednesday, September 28
10:10-11:30 AM – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
12:40-2:00 PM – Team 2 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Thursday, September 29
10:10-11:30 AM – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
12:40-2:00 PM – Team 2 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Friday, September 30
10:10-10:35 – Team 1 Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
10:10-10:35 – Team 2 Practice (Covestro Rink – Rink 2)
10:40-11:40 – Team 1 vs. Team 2 Scrimmage (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Saturday, October 1
1:00 PM – GAME AT BUFFALO (KeyBank Center)
Sunday, October 2
DAY OFF
Monday, October 3
10:30 AM – Morning Skate (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
7:30 PM – GAME AT DETROIT (Little Caesars Arena)
Tuesday, October 4
12:00 PM – Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Wednesday, October 5
11:00 AM – Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Thursday, October 6
11:00 AM – Practice (FedEx Rink – Rink 1)
Friday, October 7
10:30 AM – Morning Skate (PPG Paints Arena)
7:00 PM – GAME VS. BUFFALO (PPG Paints Arena)
Saturday, October 8
DAY OFF
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