Penguins History: Mario’s Amazing Streak
For Penguins superstar Mario Lemieux, the 1992-93 season represented the pits and the pinnacle of his career all wrapped into…
Penguins History: Goodbye My Friend
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the summer of 1991 was the best of times and the worst of times. In May,…
Are the Penguins Good Enough to Win the Stanley Cup?
Given the total uncertainty over when we’ll emerge from the coronavirus pause, this feature may be totally moot. But with…
Penguins History: The Greatest Player I Ever Saw
“Who’s the best hockey player you ever saw?” It’s a question I’ve been asked many times over by friends and…
Penguins History: The Boys of Winter
If ever a team was destined for failure, it was the 1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins. Only a season removed from a…
Penguins History: The Hatfields versus the McCoys
In the spring of 1970, a strange malaise called Stanley Cup fever had, quite unexpectedly, taken Pittsburgh by storm. Following…
Penguins History: The Century Line
Throughout hockey history there have been many storied line combinations. The powerhouse Red Wings of the early 1950s boasted the…
Penguins Update: A Primer on Fighting and Physical Play
This piece was originally intended as a response to a comment posted by Mike concerning a rise in fighting majors…