5 Penguins Who Went From Supervillains to Superheroes
There is always an opposing player that every city loves to hate. He gets away with the cheap shots, agitates the defense, or has the goalie’s number. The city hates…
Penguins History
Ron Jones: A Forgotten First-Rounder
Former NHL defenseman Ron Jones had a successful hockey career, even if that success did not transfer to the NHL. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound blueliner was an offensive-defenseman during his junior…
Upstart Golden Knights Similar to 2015-16 Penguins
In a recent press conference, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer was asked about the similarities between the 2015-16 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Sharks current rival,…
Remembering Sidney Crosby’s Enforcers
There was a time when the Pittsburgh Penguins felt that their once-in-a-generation superstar Sidney Crosby needed a gang of toughs to keep him safe. He was an 18-year-old phenom during…
Crosby Passes Jagr but Who’s Better?
Sidney Crosby tallied three points in a 6-3 Pittsburgh Penguins win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night to overtake the one and only Jaromir Jagr on the Penguins’ all-time…
Five Most Important Players in Penguins History
Since their NHL inception in 1967, the Pittsburgh Penguins have seen many hockey heroes of past and present don the fabled black and gold. From the rise, to the the…
The Enforcer Awakens: A Pittsburgh Penguins Story
A long time ago, in a hockey galaxy far far away, there lived a humble yet hardy horde of trash-talking, melee-loving misfits who existed only to defend their leaders against…
Penguins 1992-93 Win Streak One for the Record Books
It didn’t seem like a big deal at the time. A 3-2 win by the Pittsburgh Penguins over the visiting Boston Bruins at The Igloo on Mar. 9, 1993, stopped…
A Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Flurry 45 Years Later
With players such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly have had an explosive offense in their history. But during a game in…
Mario Lemieux: The Triumphant Return from Retirement
This article was originally written in December, 2012. In 1997 the National Hockey League lost one of the greatest players to ever play the game early. Mario Lemieux didn’t pass…
Notable Penguins Injuries Over the Years
Whether it has been due to the sheer number of games the Pittsburgh Penguins have contested in the previous seasons, or by some other force of nature, the team has…
Sid of 1,000 – Master Crosby
Sidney Crosby’s latest in a long line of achievements victimized the Winnipeg Jets last night. Facing away from the net and fighting through the left wing, Crosby relentlessly shrugged off…