Top 5 Scorers in Penguins History
Sidney Crosby will enter Thursday night’s game with 999 career points. If he plays anywhere close to the level he brought to Tuesday’s contest, he will join the 1,000-point club…
Penguins History
Kasparaitis Talks Islanders, Rangers & Life After Hockey
Not many hockey players were as polarizing during their NHL career as Darius Kasparaitis. A master of the hip-check, Kasparaitis was drafted by the New York Islanders fifth overall in…
Top 10 Memorable Games of the Crosby Era
After most emotions have calmed down and championship hangovers have finally passed, how are you dealing with the withdrawal symptoms creeping in? Let me help you — and myself —…
Pens on the Brink of Something Special
Doc Emrick will remember this date quite well: October 13, 1960. The last time a professional championship was won within the Pittsburgh city limits by one of its three remaining…
Mark Recchi – Hockey Hall of Fame Debate
In this series, we debate the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame using the Hall’s criteria of judging a player…
Pittsburgh Penguins All-Halloween Team
Halloween is upon us. And, with the holiday that celebrates everything haunted and scary, I decided to look at the scariest Pittsburgh Penguins and create a lineup that no one…
The Pittsburgh Penguins Franchise Four
The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
Andrew Ference Shares Fax He Sent Teams Before 1997 Draft
Thursday on Twitter, Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrew Ference shared a bit of “gold” he discovered at his house. It’s a pretty inspirational fax he sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins in…
Looking Back: Islanders – Penguins Classic 1993 Series
One of the all-time best playoff series in New York Islanders history was the 1993 second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. But before we dive into that great match-up, let’s look…
Revisiting the Penguins Trade of Jaromir Jagr
July 11, 2001. It was a relatively mild, but heavy summer day in Pittsburgh. And although the frigid weather was positioned squarely in the rearview mirror and seemingly distant future, everyone’s…
The Igloo: A Retrospective on Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena
In Pittsburgh, at 66 Mario Lemieux Place, nestled in behind the city’s iconic skyline, sits a parking lot. To many youngsters, only just now coming up with the city and…