To Shake Hands or Not to Shake Hands? Why is This Even a Question? Monica McAlister | January 2, 2011 The NHL may not have a handshake ‘rule,’ but it has become tradition after every playoff series comes to an end and for the last few years after the Winter…
Caps Get Revenge with Victory over Penguins in 2011 Winter Classic Angie Lewis | January 2, 2011 After all the hype, advertisements, television series, concerns over weather and delays, the 2011 NHL Winter Classic finally took place at Heinz Field. Just as viewers and fans expected, this…
Five things to know about the Penguins going into tonight’s Winter Classic Mike Colligan | January 1, 2011 PITTSBURGH – Earlier this week, THW’s Angie Lewis took a look at five things every viewer should know about the Washington Capitals heading into the big game. For the…
Penguins Alumni Game Interviews with Gary Roberts, Ron Francis and Larry Murphy Mike Colligan | December 31, 2010 (Lemieux Interview via Sean Leahy at Yahoo! Sports Puck Daddy) PITTSBURGH – After falling countless times to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1990’s, Peter Bondra finally scored a late goal…
Winter Classic Weather Update and Sidney Crosby Interview Mike Colligan | December 28, 2010 PITTSBURGH – With Saturday’s Winter Classic now firmly within the Pittsburgh 5-day weather forecast, nervousness is beginning to set in amongst fans concerned over the possibility of rain and warm temperatures.
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…
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…
Penguins and Capitals at Heinz Field First Look: 2011 Winter Classic Mike Colligan | May 28, 2010 Following the first Winter Classic in 2008 which saw Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins battle the Buffalo Sabres, an eventual Crosby vs. Ovechkin matchup felt inevitable. The only scenario…