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 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…
Penguins History: My Favorite Team
Over the course of their storied 50-year-history, the Penguins have iced all sorts of hockey teams. From the sublime to…
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…
Penguins-Flyers Rivalry Part 3: Rise of the Broad Street Bullies (1972-1984)
The Pens-Flyers rivalry heated up during the early ‘70s, due in no small part to the emergence of “the Broad…
My final regular season game at the Igloo
Wow, it really hasn’t sunk in yet that Thursday night’s game Vs. the Islanders really was the last regular season…
Memories of the Mellon Arena
The Mellon Arena/Civic Arena/Igloo has hosted its final regular season hockey game. The Penguin management did a tremendous…