Rick Buker

Like all sports, hockey’s a game of inches. A nudge of the puck…a bounce this way or that…often can determine…

The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins is filled with anomalies and precursors. Consider, for example, the strange case involving three…

There’s an old axiom in baseball. You win with pitching, defense, and timely hitting. Translated for hockey? Defense, clutch goaltending,…

Okay, this really isn’t about the Penguins. But with my journalistic well a little dry, I thought I’d shift gears…

It can’t be this easy. Those were my thoughts as I watched our Penguins bury the San Jose Sharks beneath…

I’ll be honest. I don’t know a whole lot about the Penguins’ opponent for the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals. A quick…

Lord Stanley, here we come. Or, as inimitable Penguins play-by-play announcer Mike Lange once chirped, “You can spit-shine your shoes.…

The goal was vintage Sidney Crosby. As the second-period clock ticked under 30 seconds, the Penguins’ captain took a short…

Rick Buker on The Toughest Penguins Ever: Steve Durbano: “Hello Rob, Thank you, so very much, for sharing about your experiences and relationship with Steve. There’s a human side…”
Rick Buker on Who Do You Want Our Penguins To Draft?: “Hey Other Rick, I’m so glad my nagging paid off … 🙂 I have, indeed, been looking forward to this…”
Rick Buker on Baby Penguins Fall to Marlies in Game Six: “Hey all. In a matter totally unrelated to the Pens, the Kings apparently are set to hire Peter Laviolette as…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Prospects Update: Which Kids Actually Have a Chance to Make the Team?: “Rick, The more things change, the more they stay the same. The last two preseasons Blomqvist won the starting job…”
Rick Buker on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “Interesting, Other Rick. Thanks for sharing. As an aside, I read an article by Bob Duff which states that Larkin…”
the Other Rick on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “What I am hearing is that Detroit is pushing hard for Robertson from Dallas and Robertson is going to ask…”