The Pittsburgh Penguins have ruled out promising rookie winger Rutger McGroarty and four other players due to injuries with three games remaining in their season.

A few members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are deemed out for the rest of the regular season. On Thursday, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that forwards Tommy Novak, Rutger McGroarty, Matt Nieto, Noel Acciari and Blake Lizotte have been shut down for the rest of the 2024-25 campaign.

Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak and Matt Nieto will miss the final three games of the regular season due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their statuses following a practice session in Cranberry on Thursday.

Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero has died. He was 62. The Minnesota Wild announced Shero's death Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how Shero died or where he was.

Ray Shero was never the star of his own story. His father, Fred, coached the Philadelphia Flyers during their 1970s Stanley Cup heyday. His mentor, David Poile, is a Hockey Hall of Fame builder. His lone championship as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins coincided with Sidney Crosby’s first.

Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, who was general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the 2009 Stanley Cup, has died. He was 62.