Penguins Update: The Back-to-Back Games Conspiracy
During a recent lull at work, I decided to look up the Penguins’ schedule on line. As I gazed at…
Penguins Update: Nothin’ the Maatta with Olli
Last season, right around this time, I posted an article titled, “What’s the Maatta with Olli?” on PenguinPoop. I delved…
Penguins Update: Patsies No More
Rail-thin and timid as a kid, I often was the target of a neighborhood bully named Tommy S (I’ll withhold…
A View From Up North!
Can you imagine my shock when I received an e-mail from Mr. Buker, asking me if I would like to…
Penguins Update: The Recchin’ Ball Crashes the Hall
When the Penguins took Mark Recchi in the fourth round of 1988 Entry Draft, it was hardly a lock he’d…
Penguins Playoff Update: NHL Justice a Mockery
What do Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl, Chad Ruhwedel and Scott Wilson have in common? If you answered each has been a…
Penguins Playoff Update: Shades of ‘92
I remember the incident like it was yesterday. It was Tuesday, May 5, 1992. Game Two of the Patrick Division…
From Russia with Love: Malkin Leads Penguins Assault
Maybe my title—lifted from an old James Bond flick—isn’t politically correct. Especially given the heightened intrigue and tension present between…