Do the Penguins Play Up (or Down) to the Competition?
I was working the front desk yesterday afternoon at Wright’s Gym when one of our members, Jim Hartley, commented on…
Former Penguin Zarley Zalapski Dies
The Penguins have lost a member of their extended family. Zarley Zalapski, the team’s top pick in the 1986 Entry…
Penguins Ink Sheary to Three-Year Deal
The Penguins have signed forward Conor Sheary to a three-year contract worth $9 million, general manager Jim Rutherford announced today.…
Somebody Has to Stop the Puck!
Of the top 100 drafted players in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, only nine were goaltenders. Taken at number 83,…
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 Update: Streit a Guerin in Disguise?
Over the years, the Penguins have featured dozens of foreign-born players representing a virtual smorgasbord of nationalities. Czechs, Finns, Germans (Tom…