Greg Thornberry
Greg is a Pittsburgh Penguins writer for 'The Hockey Writers'. He is a Pittsburgh area native who has written for multiple Penguins news and opinion sites. In addition to hockey writing, he is also an experienced YouTube creator. Greg started with THW in 2015 as a Blue Jackets writer, and spent time as a Fantasy Hockey analyst.
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Penguins Blessed With Great Players, Better People
August 3rd, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed with some of the most talented players to ever grace a slab of ice. Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jaromir Jagr highlight a rich history of Penguins' skaters representing the best of their generations. As fortunate as Pittsburgh has been on the ice, they have been even more...
Penguins Trading Hagelin Feels Inevitable
July 24th, 2018 Over two years ago I wrote that the acquisition of Carl Hagelin changed the identity of the Pittsburgh Penguins. I still believe that to be true, but all good things must come to an end. A deal moving Hagelin out of Pittsburgh may not happen tomorrow, or even before the start of the season but given the team's shifting roster, and...
Penguins Head-to-Head: Kessel vs. Kovalev
July 20th, 2018 We as followers of hockey loathe 'the dog days of summer' for reasons other than the sweltering heat. No games. Few roster moves. In fact, there is so little action, some of us get desperate and watch...baseball. The horror of it all. Fear not, my friends, for I am here to add some Pittsburgh Penguins talk to your life with a...
Penguins’ Youth Will Define Season
July 7th, 2018 When you think of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the first names that come to mind are Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, and Kris Letang. All 30-something veterans who have accomplished just about everything you could imagine in the hockey world. To date, general manager Jim Rutherford’s biggest offseason acquisitions are...
Penguins May Not Be Done Dealing
July 4th, 2018 July 1 was an interesting day for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Columbus Blue Jackets castoff defenseman Jack Johnson smiled like the Cheshire cat while being introduced to the Pittsburgh media. Also in a surprise move, the Penguins brought back a familiar face in the form of 41-year old Matt Cullen. These moves give general manager...
Penguins & Johnson: The Sky is Falling
July 2nd, 2018 So the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Jack Johnson. Take a deep breath. It’ll be OK. The mood in the city has taken a shift from doom and gloom to, "no worries, Sergei Gonchar will fix him." I would advise somewhere in the middle with a wait-and-see approach. There are definite reasons for both concern and optimism, but we...