The Secret Behind Crosby’s Faceoff Move Mike Colligan | December 22, 2010 A few weeks ago we took a look at how Sidney Crosby, in his sixth NHL season, was finally moving into the legendary realm of Mario Lemieux. Amidst a career…
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 –…
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…
Canadiens PK Subban Stirs the Pot in Montreal The Hockey Writers | December 4, 2010 If there wasn’t at least one controversial issue to face the Canadiens’ storied franchise, it just wouldn’t be hockey in Montreal. For the past couple of years, discussions between the…
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…
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…
The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys – Book Review Christopher Ralph | October 21, 2010 Duthie’s humorous hockey/ sports comedy offering belongs right up there on the hockey library shelf with such legendary books as The Game by Ken Dryden and Searching For Bobby Orr by Stephen Brunt. Wait a minute – then why is it in my bathroom magazine rack!?!
Pittsburgh Penguins A to Z Preview: Asham, Zbynek, and Everything in Between Mike Colligan | October 6, 2010 Instead of the traditional position preview, let’s take an alphabetical look at a few of the Pittsburgh Penguins high hopes, questions, and obstacles for the 2010-2011 season.
Eric Tangradi Could Be Diamond In Rough For Penguins Mike Colligan | September 29, 2010 By Mike Colligan When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Ryan Whitney to the Anaheim Ducks in February of 2009 they were dealing from a position of strength. With a surplus of…
Hockey — Not Cancer — On Henderson’s Mind: Anniversary Of THE Goal Christopher Ralph | September 28, 2010 Christopher Ralph is a senior sportswriter here at THW specializing in covering NHL prospects and the entry draft. Either I have forgotten or somehow the news eluded me…
Pittsburgh Penguins 2010-11 Training Camp: Week 1 Thoughts Mike Colligan | September 27, 2010 By Mike Colligan Notes and thoughts from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first week of training camp: Eric Tangradi had his strongest effort of the preseason in Saturday’s win over Columbus. Even…