Brady Smith
Smith works full time with Rise Against Hunger, a non-profit set on ending world hunger by 2030. He's a hockey enthusiast living in Pittsburgh, PA and formerly covered the Pittsburgh Penguins for THW. Follow him on twitter @BSmithWV
Author's Posts
What's Going On with Sidney Crosby?
November 24th, 2014 November has been anything but easy for the NHL's best player. Sidney Crosby started the 2014-15 season off with 15 points in 9 games and looked poised to make his case for the league MVP once again. But something seems off. The points aren't coming easy anymore and Crosby has scored just 1 goal in his last 11 games, which raises the...
The Eastern Conference Championship... In November.
November 18th, 2014 It's November 18th and we're talking about a match-up that a month ago, many would have overlooked. The Pittsburgh Penguins lost so much in the offseason and they have a rookie head coach. Maybe they'll squeak into the playoffs, but their regular season dominance is likely over. And as for Montreal, well they don't have a captain. How...
The Flower Got an Extension
November 5th, 2014 It seems like yesterday that Penguins fans were calling for Marc-Andre Fleury's trade. Was it really three years ago when he allowed 30 goals in the playoffs to Philadelphia? And let's not forget about his lack of judgement in last year's playoffs against Columbus that extended that series by a game. But then, he has a way of turning...
Knock Knock; Who's There? 7,311 Panthers Fans.
October 14th, 2014 In any sport, you look forward to playing at your home venue. Being the home team offers many advantage; comfortability, no jet lag, a crowd that gets behind you... or at least that's what the expectation is. But on October 13th, 2014, the Florida Panthers didn't enjoy much of a home ice advantage; in fact, they played in front of the...
Malkin Watch: Picking Up where Bylsma Left Off?
October 7th, 2014 For the first time in many seasons, Pittsburgh Penguins fans saw former head coach Dan Bylsma put Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby on the same line late in the 2014 Playoffs. Knowing now that Crosby was dealing with an injury, it makes more sense as to what Bylsma was trying to do; take some pressure off of 87. But fans and media can both...
Change the Culture of Domestic Violence & Be a "Vehicle for Social Change."
October 1st, 2014 No longer can we hide it or act like it doesn't exist; there IS a domestic violence problem in professional sports leagues, and further more, a crime issue. Domestic violence, by definition, is a PATTERN of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic context. And as we begin accepting the...
