IRVINE, Calif. — Ben Kindel was the last player to depart the ice Monday afternoon at Great Park Ice, home of the Anaheim Ducks’ practice facility. He sat in the corner he shares with Harrison Brunicke, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ other teenager, and took a deep breath after putting himself through quite a workout.

The penguins at the Houston Zoo have temporarily moved "behind the scenes" due to safety concerns about material they could ingest there, according to zoo officials. The zoo's Humboldt penguins moved out of their habitat after officials noticed them "interacting with materials" that could harm them if ingested,

Dan Muse confirmed the status of the veteran Penguins star ahead of Tuesday’s clash. The Pittsburgh Penguins are monitoring Kris Letang’s status after the veteran defenseman missed Sunday’s practice with a lower-body injury suffered during Saturday’s loss to the New York Rangers.

Dubas very politely nudged Sullivan from his head coaching perch because he believed his team needed new life and because Sullivan was never overly interested in a rebuild. The split hurt Sullivan and wasn’t an easy time for the prideful coach whose loyalty to the organization and especially to Crosby runs deep.

An October 2025 social media post correctly reported that researchers documented an apparent effort by a troop of chimpanzees in the Congo Basin to domesticate more than 30 penguins.

Zoo-goers hoping for a glimpse of the birds still have one option: the Penguin Encounter experience, which allows guests to meet the penguins behind the scenes and learn about their care. How long they'll remain off exhibit isn't clear. Some visitors noted the habitat was already covered during Brew at the Zoo on Sept. 12.

Behind Adam Fox’s middle-of-it-all, three-point effort, the Blueshirts defeated the Penguins 6-1 to secure their new head coach’s first win over his former team after Pittsburgh shut them out at Madison Square Garden just four days earlier. The power play scored twice on four attempts.

Sidney Crosby helped his Pittsburgh Penguins continue an undefeated start to the 2025-26 season on Thursday night.

The Seaquarium opened in 1955 and was a mainstay Miami tourist attraction. Long a target of animal-rights activists, it recently lost its lease.