Rickard Rakell Quietly Had One of the Penguins’ Best Seasons

About this episode

The episode recaps Rickard Rakell's season and discusses the future of the Penguins and Sidney Crosby.

On this episode of Tip of the Ice-Burgh, Nick Belsky and Nick Horwat recap Rickard Rakell's under-the-radar season in 2025-26, and discuss what the future might look like for the Swedish forward. They also chat about the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clinching a spot in the Conference Finals of the Calder Cup Playoffs, and what Sidney Crosby had to say about his future at the World Championships in Switzerland. Tune in! Check out our latest episodes 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqCEXcpGhPx_ijFhVZOT1WVSRtaAsnkg5 Read Josh Yohe's article here 👉 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7295749/2026/05/21/penguins-sidney-crosby-retirement-future-nhl-canada/?source=emp_shared_article ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xEz2obkC3dpVjLlns2Qgi 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tip-of-the-ice-burgh-podcast/id1497683396 Find us on Twitter: https://x.com/IceBurghPodcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #Penguins #NHL #PittsburghPenguins #Hockey #Podcast #Pens #LetsGoPens #Pittsburgh #HockeyPodcast #TipOfTheIceBurgh #TOTIB #Pod Learn more about your ad…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Belsky, Nick Horwat

Topics covered

• Rickard Rakell
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Calder Cup Playoffs
• Sidney Crosby
• NHL
• hockey

Keywords

• Rickard Rakell
• Sidney Crosby
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Calder Cup Playoffs
• NHL
• hockey podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Calder Cup Playoffs

Books & works: Josh Yohe's article

Places: Switzerland

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