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 ‘Is ‘n’ ‘At
I had nothing in particular to write about today but felt like posting something all the same. So I thought…
Ten Best Penguins Trades of All-Time
Perhaps it was the recent expose of my sorely lacking talent-evaluation chops. My literary rambling appears to have shaken loose…
Penguins Update: Be Careful What You Wish For…
There’s an old saying. Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. So it goes with…
Penguins Update: Punchless in Pittsburgh
Time for a little hockey quiz. What do Zach Bogosian, Blake Coleman, Pat Maroon and Luke Schenn have in common?…
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 Update: Jack Riley Passes Away
He wasn’t the winningest general manager in Penguins history. Nor did his teams capture a Stanley Cup. Or even a…