Quick camp brings challenges for Penguins taken in Cranberry, Pa. (Top story). Photo by GREG MACAFEE / DKPS

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'Urgency'

Quick camp brings challenges for Penguins

By Taylor Haasein Cranberry, Pa.

September 17, 2026

'You’ve got to get to your game fast.' Jason Spezza was talking about Ville Koivunen's push for a roster spot when he said that Thursday on the first day of the Penguins' training camp at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, but the sentiment applies to everyone.Read More

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