Fantasy Chutes And Ladders Week Dos! Chris Wassel | October 25, 2011 Welcome to Part Deux on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton…
Penguins Hockey – The Last Days of the Igloo Bruce Hollingdrake | October 24, 2011 Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena, affectionately known as The Igloo and former home of Penguins hockey, is finally being demolished. [story originally written in 2011] – Story by Brian Lutz Strange things…
Analyzing James Neal’s Fast Start in Pittsburgh Mike Colligan | October 21, 2011 PITTSBURGH — Another game. Another goal. James Neal‘s first period tally sparked Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over Montreal Thursday night and tied him with Phil Kessel for the NHL goal-scoring…
Kris Letang’s Suspension: Penguins Getting What they Asked For James Conley | October 19, 2011 Kris Letang was suspended Tuesday for a hit on Winnipeg’s Alex Burmistrov Monday night. The two-game suspension saw Letang miss his first contest last night in Minnesota, and he’ll also…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders Week 1 Chris Wassel | October 17, 2011 Welcome to our debut column here on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the…
Stop the fighting debate, this was Beagle’s fault Tom Yawney | October 15, 2011 Isn’t the hockey world going a little overboard trying to protect players? This week Arron Asham knocked out Jay Beagle and suddenly a debate broke out over the relevance of…
Penguins vs Capitals – some positives, some negatives Justin Glock | October 14, 2011 PITTSBURGH-The Pittsburgh Penguins outplayed the Washington Capitals Thursday night at the Consol Energy Center. The Pens outshot the Caps 41-19 in the game, and 18-3 in the 3rd period. But…
Arron Asham Apologizes For Post-Fight Gestures Mike Colligan | October 13, 2011 PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin began the night shaking hands in an effort to show respect for the victims of the Lokomotive plane crash. After 62 minutes of…
Chris Kunitz Signs Two-Year Extension with Penguins James Conley | October 13, 2011 Ahead of their date with the Washington Capitals, Thursday has been quite the hectic day of developments for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby has been cleared for full contact in…
Penguins Playbook: Pens Still Adjusting To Defensive System Mike Colligan | October 11, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
10 Thoughts from NHL’s 2011 Opening Night James Neveau | October 7, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL’s opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of…
Pittsburgh Penguins Roster and Cap Analysis Mike Colligan | October 4, 2011 The first week of the season is becoming an annual tradition of roster complication and chaos for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Front offices around the NHL probably don’t feel bad for…