Hockey Headlines: News on Hall, Carlyle and Congrats to the Penguins Marcy Di Michele | June 14, 2016 All Hail the Pens The Pittsburgh Penguins are your 2016 Stanley Cup Champions, as they should be, considering the way they performed since turning things around mid-season. It was a…
Crosby and Kessel, Everything that is Pittsburgh Marcy Di Michele | June 13, 2016 Conn Smythe for Leadership It was seven years to the day, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins hoisted the Stanley Cup, his first, and what he hoped would be the first…
Hockey Headlines: Latest on Lucic, Kessel and More Marcy Di Michele | June 8, 2016 Stanley Cup Final Round-up “Phil Kessel didn’t change. His uniform did”. [Toronto Star] If the Pens can win it all, should Kessel be the playoff MVP? [Globe and Mail] Whether…
This is What We Play For Marcy Di Michele | June 7, 2016 It’s every little kid’s dream, when they’re dodging cars playing street hockey, or skating around a frozen pond with their friends. Winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal, and…
Hockey Headlines: Stanley Cup, Who Wants it More? Marcy Di Michele | June 4, 2016 Are the Sharks Dead in the Water? There’s only one series going on right now, so I can understand all the narratives and hot takes. It’s remarkable how the complexion…
Hockey Headlines: The Real Crosby Bias Marcy Di Michele | June 2, 2016 Who’s Crying Now? I know where the narrative comes from, the one that labels Sidney Crosby as a “crybaby”. When he was a rookie, he did whine on occasion (although…
Trouble Brewing with the Oilers Young Core? Marcy Di Michele | May 31, 2016 Eric Belanger is your typical “character” NHL player. A veteran of 820 games, and seven different teams, Belanger wasn’t known as a sniper or playmaker, but he was money in…
Hockey Headlines: Stanley Cup Final Prediction Marcy Di Michele | May 30, 2016 Sharks or Pens? The day is finally upon us. The Stanley Cup final goes tonight from Pittsburgh, and there’s no shortage of storylines in this one. On the one side,…
Hockey Headlines: Canucks/Panthers Trade; Pens or Bolts? Marcy Di Michele | May 26, 2016 The Sharks are in Uncharted Waters They finally did it. Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and the San Jose Sharks are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in…
Hockey Headlines: Is it Crosby’s Fault? Marcy Di Michele | May 24, 2016 A collection of the latest news from around the world of hockey: Yesterday, an article predictably surfaced essentially blaming Sidney Crosby for the state of his team, as the Penguins…
Hockey Headlines: Updates on Trevor Daley; Fleury or Murray? Marcy Di Michele | May 21, 2016 A collection of the latest news from around the world of hockey: The Penguins nearly completed a comeback for the ages (started by Phil Kessel, who else), but just fell…
What the Hockey World Can Learn from Phil Kessel Marcy Di Michele | May 19, 2016 The huge smile on his face during the awkward post-game interview with Pierre McGuire said it all. Phil Kessel is having fun. This exciting playoff run in Pittsburgh, of which…
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