The Toughest Penguins Ever: Bryan “Bugsy” Watson
Bryan Joseph Watson was a rambunctious little defenseman whose heart was several times bigger than his undersized body. Serving as…
Stanley Cup Update: Channeling His Inner Brooks Orpik
In the spring of 1970, the Penguins and their bitter rivals, the St. Louis Blues, brawled their way through a…
Penguins Nip Blues in OT, 3-2
Back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, the Penguins and Blues were bitter rivals. Clashes between the clubs…
Now More Than Ever, Penguins Need a Hammer
If you’re like me, you’re still simmering over last night’s end-of-the-game incident involving Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and the Bruins’…
Penguins Update: RIP Bugsy
I was saddened to learn that former Penguins defenseman Bryan Watson passed away yesterday at age 78. A hockey neophyte…
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: Michel Briere
Years before Mario Lemieux hoisted the Penguins onto his broad shoulders and carried them to Stanley Cup glory, another center…
Penguins History: When Durby and Battleship Ruled
I was going about my business last Tuesday when a good friend, Tom Blanciak, reminded me that it was the…