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: A Primer on Fighting and Physical Play
This piece was originally intended as a response to a comment posted by Mike concerning a rise in fighting majors…
Penguins History: Michel Briere
Years before Mario Lemieux hoisted the Penguins onto his broad shoulders and carried them to Stanley Cup glory, another center…
Calgary Flickers but Penguins Win in OT
For the first 10 minutes of the game last night the Calgary Flames dominated our Locals. They were out-shooting the…
Pittsburgh: The Town Where Hockey Tough Guys Go to Die
Ryan Reaves. Jamie Oleksiak. And now Erik Gudbranson. Tough guys all. Each rated among the best fighters in the NHL,…
SOP, Penguins drop opener to the Sabres
As I watched the Penguins‘ home opener last night, all I could hear were strains of Steven Tyler’s voice, “It’s…
Penguins: It runs down hill.
It is an old saying. I have said it many times, heard it many times in different contexts and in…