Rick Buker

I was thinking about our Penguins this morning, mind wandering about rather aimlessly, when it settled on defenseman Ryan Graves.…

I was a seventh grader attending classes at Jonas Salk Middle School in Sacramento the day the “big one” was…

Just when I was rather blissfully settling into a deep summertime hockey slumber, Kyle Dubas had to go and pull…

The Penguins have acquired veteran defenseman Mathew Dumba from Dallas. Also coming the Pens’ way, the Stars’ second-round pick in…

Once again, I was perusing hockey sites with nothing in particular in mind, when an idea for a potential Penguins…

There’s no question Penguins POHO/GM Kyle Dubas is an intelligent guy. Heck, he even looks the part with his horn-rimmed…

With a lull in roster activity, not to mention fresh ideas for articles, I thought I’d take a look at…

Every once in a while I’ll switch gears and write about baseball, my favorite sport growing up. This is one…

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…”