Conner McTague
Conner McTague is a recent graduate of the Journalism program at Durham College. He covers the Pittsburgh Penguins for The Hockey Writers. He hopes to make a career out of sports reporting.
Author's Posts
Penguins Pulpit: Kessel, 60-Minute Effort & Goalless Players
October 16th, 2018 After a four-day break following their second game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to action with a two-game slate. On Thursday night, the team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 4-2; with Phil Kessel recording his first hat trick as a Penguin. The story was different on Saturday night as the team was...
Murray's Injury Could Confuse Penguins' Crease
October 10th, 2018 During the late morning on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced netminder Matt Murray had been diagnosed with a concussion, the third of his career and his second in less than eight months. Of course, concussions have no set timetable for recovery, and it puts the Penguins in a difficult position. That's because Murray's list...
Penguins Pulpit: Letang's New Record
October 8th, 2018 For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins weren't entering as the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Instead, they were looking to get revenge for their second-round defeat at the hands of the Washington Capitals — the new defending champs. They were given an early chance to do so, opening the 2018-19 schedule...
Penguins Preseason: 3 Important Takeaways
October 4th, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins didn't have to fill many holes on their roster during the offseason, so it was natural to assume the 12 forwards and six defensemen would be set from day one of training camp; but as the famous saying goes, that's why you play the games. The team completed its six-game preseason with a record of 2-3-1, but...
Can Sidney Crosby Reach 2,000 Points?
September 29th, 2018 Sidney Crosby has won just about everything you can in hockey. Since entering the league in 2005-06, he's won three Stanley Cups, two Conn Smythes, two Art Ross trophies, two Hart Trophies, three Ted Lindsays and two Rocket Richards. He's recorded 411 goals, 705 assists and 1,116 points in 864 career games -- only Alex Ovechkin has more...
Penguins Seeing Results of Shero's Draft Day Moves
September 26th, 2018 Ray Shero's time as the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager is often seen as a failure. After all, he had both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin throughout their early and mid-20s and only managed to win one Stanley Cup out of it. He was often praised for the trades he made, most notably acquiring a trio of wingers for essentially next...
