Penguins’ Stanley Cup Dreams Started With Red Kelly Christy Walters | July 9, 2019 The name Leonard “Red” Kelly is well-known around the Toronto area for multiple reasons: a four-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the team’s former coach, as…
Penguins’ 13 Seasons of Playoff Memories: Round 2 Christy Walters | April 29, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest active streak for consecutive playoff appearances in the NHL with 13 seasons under their belt. Though they failed to advance to the second round…
Penguins Playoff History With the Islanders Grows Deeper Bob Hoffman | April 18, 2019 No tarot card reader or Ouija board would have predicted the New York Islanders would sweep the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris…
6 Memorable Penguins All-Star Performances Shane Darrow | January 27, 2019 The 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend allows us to sit back and be mesmerized by the best talent in the world all on the same sheet of ice. The two Pittsburgh…
Hornqvist’s Hat-Night Hat Trick Sets Penguins Record Christy Walters | December 6, 2018 In just two minutes and 47 seconds, Patric Hornqvist wrote his name in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ record books. He scored the fastest hat trick in team history and 21st-quickest trick…
Penguins Family Ties: The Franchise’s Father-Son Duos Christy Walters | December 3, 2018 OTTAWA — A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan. DevCore Group, which submitted a bid to develop the area near Parliament Hill in 2016 but lost to a group co-he…
Penguins & Thanksgiving Eve: A Holiday Tradition Christy Walters | November 19, 2018 American Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November and ushers in the holiday season, bringing with it a myriad of made-up, lesser celebrations like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.…
Curse of the Penguins No. 19 Christy Walters | November 6, 2018 When the Pittsburgh Penguins made a three-way trade with the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights on Feb. 23, 2018, a three-peat Stanley Cup victory looked within reach. The deal…
5 Penguins Who Went From Supervillains to Superheroes Christy Walters | October 27, 2018 There is always an opposing player that every city loves to hate. He gets away with the cheap shots, agitates the defense, or has the goalie’s number. The city hates…
Ron Jones: A Forgotten First-Rounder Nathaniel Oliver | June 3, 2018 Former NHL defenseman Ron Jones had a successful hockey career, even if that success did not transfer to the NHL. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound blueliner was an offensive-defenseman during his junior…
Upstart Golden Knights Similar to 2015-16 Penguins Zeke | May 13, 2018 In a recent press conference, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer was asked about the similarities between the 2015-16 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Sharks current rival,…
Remembering Sidney Crosby’s Enforcers Nathaniel Oliver | February 26, 2018 There was a time when the Pittsburgh Penguins felt that their once-in-a-generation superstar Sidney Crosby needed a gang of toughs to keep him safe. He was an 18-year-old phenom during…