Steve Rodenbaugh

I am a retired Navy pilot now flying in the airline industry. I graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Master's Degree in International Relations from the Navy War College and Salve Regina University. I worked as a featured columnist for Bleacher Report for 3 years covering the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Penguins and now cover the Penguins for The Hockey Writers

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Penguins Get Depth & Flexibility in Bjugstad, Blueger & McCann

February 7th, 2019 As strange as it may sound, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a problem at the center position the past two seasons. Despite being blessed with two of the most dominant center icemen of their generation in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the lack of production from the rest of the centers has been a thorn in the...

Jim Rutherford Gives the Pittsburgh Penguins a New Identity

February 3rd, 2019 Ever since he replaced Ray Shero as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 6, 2014, Jim Rutherford seems to have known that he had to be aggressive in order to return the Penguins to the status of Stanley Cup contender. Patience, although it is a virtue, was not a sound strategy for a team whose top two stars,...

Catch and Release; Jim Rutherford Casts Himself as Both Buyer and Seller at the NHL Trade Deadline

January 30th, 2019 With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, general managers once again seem to find themselves in one of two categories; that of being either a buyer or a seller. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, however, seems to find himself in both roles as all indications are that he will be very active before 3 p.m. EST on...