Henry Orth
A lifelong Alaskan, commercial fishing boat captain, licensed pilot, photographer, hot sauce connoisseur, and writer of words with an affinity for all things adventurous, Alaskan, and icy.
Author's Posts
Five Most Important Players in Penguins History
January 27th, 2018 Since their NHL inception in 1967, the Pittsburgh Penguins have seen many hockey heroes of past and present don the fabled black and gold. From the rise, to the the ashes of the Igloo, and onward to the PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh has proven itself a hockey city through and through. Although, there have been dark days in...
The Enforcer Awakens: A Pittsburgh Penguins Story
January 23rd, 2018 A long time ago, in a hockey galaxy far far away, there lived a humble yet hardy horde of trash-talking, melee-loving misfits who existed only to defend their leaders against the many evils of an icy empire. Their hands were hardened, their bodies bruised, and their smug smiles regularly revealed barely a tooth left intact. To inflict...
Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff Prophecy
January 18th, 2018 From before biblical, to the days of digital, mankind has fretted about the future. The seemingly simple, yet infinitely cryptic question of "What comes next?" perplexes prophets and economists alike. While the hockey world isn’t immune from wondering what’s to come, puck prophecies don’t usually run rampant until the NHL playoff...
The Phil is Gone: The Ultimate All-Star Snub
January 15th, 2018 Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup Champion. However, an NHL All-Star he is not. Despite leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in points, goals, assists, and the NHL in power-play points, the national treasure that is Philip Joseph Kessel won’t see the ice at the 2018 All-Star Game in Tampa. It would appear that nice guys finish...
