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Former Pittsburgh Penguin Phil Kessel to work out with Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate

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February 13, 2024

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Former Pittsburgh Penguin Phil Kessel to work out with Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel will work out for the Vancouver Canucks organization.

In a post on the social media website X, formerly known as Twitter, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said, “Phil has made his way to Vancouver and will be working out in Abbotsford this week.” The Abbotsford Canucks are the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate, while the Vancouver Canucks have the most points (76) in the NHL.

The 36-year-old has not played a game in the NHL this season after winning a Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights last season. During the team’s postseason run, which concluded with a win over the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, Kessel played in four games, tallying two points. He did not appear in any of the team’s postseason games past the first round.

In the 2022-23 regular season, Kessel tallied 14 goals and 22 assists in 82 games.

Kessel won the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017 with Pittsburgh before being traded to the Arizona Coyotes in 2019. He had 110 goals and 193 assists in four seasons with the Penguins and became a fan favorite.

Phil Kessel was acquired by the Penguins in June 2016 from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Kessel has appeared in 1,064 consecutive regular-season NHL games and has not missed a game since October 2009.

He joined the NHL in 2006 after being drafted in the first round by the Boston Bruins.

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Michael Guise is a web producer for KDKA-TV. He has worked for the station since 2019.

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Stanford meets Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament

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7 hours ago

March 9, 2026

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Stanford meets Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament

Pittsburgh Panthers (12-19, 5-13 ACC) vs. Stanford Cardinal (20-11, 9-9 ACC)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Stanford faces Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament.

The Cardinal have gone 9-9 against ACC teams, with an 11-2 record in non-conference play. Stanford has a 3-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Panthers’ record in ACC games is 5-13. Pittsburgh has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Stanford is shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 45.7% Pittsburgh allows to opponents. Pittsburgh’s 43.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.0 percentage points lower than Stanford has given up to its opponents (45.6%).

The teams square off for the second time this season. Stanford won the last meeting 75-67 on Feb. 26. Ebuka Okorie scored 34 to help lead Stanford to the win, and Cameron Corhen scored 22 points for Pittsburgh.

TOP PERFORMERS: Okorie is scoring 23.1 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Cardinal. Benny Gealer is averaging 13.1 points and 1.7 steals over the past 10 games.

Corhen is scoring 13.1 points per game with 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Panthers. Barry Dunning Jr. is averaging 13.1 points and 6.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 6-4, averaging 77.9 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 64.2 points, 29.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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