Oilers Rebuild Continues; Deal Perron to Penguins Brett Slawson | January 2, 2015 The Edmonton Oilers have finally put a stop to the ever revolving rumour mill, at least for the time being. On Friday, the Oilers dealt winger David Perron to the Pittsburgh Penguins…
Penguins End 2014 Successfully, Look Ahead to 2015 Adam Williams | December 31, 2014 Penguins End Four-Game Losing Streak With Beau Bennett, Christian Ehrhoff, and Craig Adams returning to the Penguins’ lineup, the co-leaders in the Metropolitan Division defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a…
14 Penguins Goals That Almost Were (Part 2) The Hockey Writers | December 31, 2014 These are the top six goals that almost were for the first part of the Penguins 2014 season. Unlike the last grouping, each of these “oh so close” moments happened…
14 Penguins Goals That Almost Were (Part 1) The Hockey Writers | December 30, 2014 It’s countdown season and so far there have been plenty of outstanding lists from the contributors here at The Hockey Writers over the past two weeks. After watching all the…
Pouliot, Dumoulin, and Rust: An Incredible Week of Firsts for Pittsburgh Allie LaCombe | December 21, 2014 Recently, it’s not new news that the Penguins’ have been facing injuries upon injuries. Mumps, lower body injuries, upper body injuries… you name it. Inevitably, they look to their farm…
An Improbable Hero in Pittsburgh Brady Smith | December 19, 2014 At the onset of a new season, general mangers put together a team that they believe will have success and a team that they believe is built for a playoff…
Penguins: New Kids on the Block (of Ice) The Hockey Writers | December 17, 2014 No Sid, no problem…yet. Despite the slew of well documented health issues and injuries that has recently depleted the number of Penguins stars over the last month (Pascal Dupuis, Beau…
Sid out with Mumps…Preview of Tampa vs. Pittsburgh Allie LaCombe | December 15, 2014 Well. The mumps have made their way to Pittsburgh. It was reported that captain Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with the mumps and will be out for tomorrow’s game versus…
“Not Our Rival!” Or Are They? The Hockey Writers | December 15, 2014 During the 2003-04 NCAA basketball season the University of Maryland’s men’s basketball team played Duke University in three hard fought basketball games. Duke won the two regular season matchups, but…
And The Most “Impactful” Addition to the Penguins Is… The Hockey Writers | December 12, 2014 A few weeks ago I wrote on reasons why the Penguins will be thankful despite all of their health concerns. Well, since that article Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz, Patric Hornqvist,…
Road to Raleigh Hockey Runs through Pittsburgh Mark Shiver | December 11, 2014 Raleigh has a professional hockey team. That is a good thing. Even though the fan support has been dismal this season, not having the Carolina Hurricanes in town would create…
Christian Ehrhoff Heating Up For The Pittsburgh Penguins Adam Williams | December 6, 2014 Slow Start When Christian Ehrhoff was signed to a one-year, $4 million dollar deal on the first day of Free Agent Frenzy by the Pittsburgh Penguins, on paper, their defense…