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George Majchrzak

George Majchrzak is a former adjunct professor of English turned freelancer based in Ohio. A lifelong Red Wings fan, he had been woodshedding for a few years, ghostwriting for a ghostwriter, but then emerged with his own work, contributing to The Hockey Writers on the Penguins beat. That is, when his three recalcitrant cats allow it. He can be found on Twitter @GRChrzak and both Threads and Instagram @georgemajchrzak.

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Heinen, Poehling & Joseph

George Majchrzak | June 17, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Jarry and DeSmith

George Majchrzak | June 10, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Carter, Granlund & Pettersson

George Majchrzak | June 4, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Rakell, Rust & Petry

George Majchrzak | May 30, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Zucker, Guentzel, Dumoulin

George Majchrzak | May 24, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins 2022-23 Season Grades: Crosby, Malkin, and Letang

George Majchrzak | May 20, 2023

The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally, in the…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Have Five Solid Options with 14th Overall Draft Pick

George Majchrzak | May 13, 2023

With Monday’s reveal of the NHL Draft Lottery results, we finally learned that Chicago would likely be the landing place for Connor Bedard in June’s entry draft. Of course, we…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky Does the Unthinkable Again

George Majchrzak | May 3, 2023

It wasn’t supposed to end this way: Brad Marchand hugging a tearful Patrice Bergeron before the pair left the ice following a disappointing end to a historic season for the…

Categories Editor's Choice, Florida Panthers

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2005-06 Season

George Majchrzak | April 28, 2023

It was a long, cold winter in 2005. There was no hockey played that year, as a lockout caused one of North America’s major sports leagues to cancel its season…

Categories Hockey History, Penguins History

3 Reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins Missed the 2023 Playoffs

George Majchrzak | April 20, 2023

The 2023 NHL Playoffs have officially kicked off, and as we are all aware, this is the first time since 2006 that neither Sidney Crosby nor Alex Ovechkin is active.…

Categories Editor's Choice, Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Playoff Hopes Aren’t Dead Yet

George Majchrzak | April 11, 2023

This was supposed to be a requiem for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The way they had been playing the past month, it looked like their hopes of reaching the 2023 NHL…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Oilers’ Draisaitl Continues to Prove That He’s Elite in His Own Right

George Majchrzak | April 5, 2023

It’s April, and the 2022-23 NHL regular season is winding down, the final push for the remaining wild card spots has heated up, and elsewhere, the playoff brackets are locking…

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers
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