Georges Laraque – Ask the Alumni Andrew Rodger | December 22, 2010 For the casual hockey fan, the name Georges Laraque conjures up images of one of the true heavyweights in the NHL. In this month’s “Ask the Alumni” we learn that there is more to the story of Big Georges Laraque.
World Junior Championships 2011 Players To Watch – Part 1: Jaden Schwartz, Sean Couturier, Brett Connolly & Ryan Ellis to lead the way for Team Canada Christopher Ralph | December 21, 2010 Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the…
Penguins and Capitals Alumni Rosters Announced Mike Colligan | December 16, 2010 Led by owner Mario Lemieux, the Pittsburgh Penguins alumni will take on a team of former Washington Capitals greats on Dec. 31 at 9:30 a.m. as a warmup to the…
It’s Time to Put Kris Letang Into the Norris Trophy Conversation Mike Colligan | December 14, 2010 By Mike Colligan A look into the recent history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise reveals no shortage of legendary offensive players. Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin –…
Interviews with Team Executives Leading up to HBO 24/7: Penguins-Capitals Mike Colligan | December 10, 2010 Following Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on December 2nd, I stepped outside the locker room with Penguins Vice President of Communications Tom McMillan to ask him a few…
Bill Guerin Talks Retiring as a Penguin, Malkin in his Office, and a Heinz Field Preview Mike Colligan | December 6, 2010 Lindsay Applebaum at the Washington Post says this is the official NHL rendering of the Winter Classic at Heinz Field that will be released later today. Unless this photo passed…
Sidney Crosby Moves Into Mario Lemieux’s Realm Mike Colligan | December 3, 2010 PITTSBURGH – In the 1990’s, I remember witnessing Mario Lemieux score four goals or seven points at the Civic Arena and thinking to myself: ‘try to remember this moment, you’ll…
5 Interesting Details from the 2010 Forbes NHL Team Valuations Mike Colligan | December 2, 2010 By Mike Colligan Forbes has released their annual NHL franchise valuations for 2010 and, for the most part, results were as anticipated. The Phoenix Coyotes are bleeding cash and the…
Send Us A Question For Georges Laraque Andrew Rodger | November 13, 2010 Our next guest for the “Ask the Alumni” series at The Hockey Writers is Georges Laraque. Be part of the interview, send us a question for “Big Georges Laraque”.
Is This Rock Bottom? Should the Penguins Bring Back Bill Guerin? Mike Colligan | November 11, 2010 By Mike Colligan The Pittsburgh Penguins led the Boston Bruins 4-2 after two periods of play Wednesday night and were well on their way to closing out their most impressive…
Who is Mark Letestu of the Pittsburgh Penguins? Mike Colligan | November 10, 2010 By Mike Colligan You’ll be hard-pressed to find an NHL shootout where the first five shooters possess higher than a 40% career success rate. On Saturday night, it happened as…
Jordan Staal Suffers Fractured Hand Mike Colligan | November 1, 2010 By Mike Colligan Is there an end in sight to the constant stream of bad news for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal? The former ‘Iron Man’ was nearing a return…