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Disco Stu
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Disco Stu has been a hockey fanatic since he attended his first game back in 1971, an ugly tilt between the Penguins and the Bruins which was won in big fashion by Boston that night. He instantly became a fan of not only of the Bruins and the Penguins that night but of hockey in general, a love that he still carries to this day (Okay, his fondness for the Bruins quickly evaporated once he began attending high school in New England and due to the obnoxiousness of all Boston sports fans, he has been turned off to all things Boston sports since then).Â
After attending a second game during the ’71/’72 season and seeing a hat trick scored by Jean Pronovost, he adopted the future member of the Penguins’ Bi-Centennial line as his favorite and continues those feelings today even being lucky enough to meet his idol at the final game at Mellon Arena and getting him to sign his Pronovost jersey.
Disco Stu with Cup
All of Disco Stu’s Stuff:
- Pittsburgh Penguins First Half of the 2011/2012 Season Report January 13, 2012
It's the halfway point of the Penguins season and right now the Penguins are in the midst of one of their biggest downturns in recent history. They say you can learn from the past so we've put together a group of long time Penguins fans, one of whom ...
- Leafs Trade former Penguin Luca Caputi to the Ducks January 3, 2012
Toronto has shipped out former Penguin prospect Luca Caputi to the Anaheim Ducks for prospect, Nick Deschamps. Looks like Shero knew what he was doing when that was all he gave up for Alexei Ponikarovsky. In 26 games with Toronto, Caputi had 1 Goal a...
- The Pittsburgh Penguins: Big on Talent, even Bigger on Heart November 9, 2011
In this day and age of negativity, it is not often you get to witness the nicer side of sports. Â Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods and Jennifer Mercer and Matt Ciesluk of Catalyst Public Relations, I was able to witness the pure unadulterated joy that p...
- When you break it down scientifically, the numbers never lie October 26, 2011
With their methodical 3 - 0 victory over the New York Islanders last night at the Nassau County Colosseum, the Penguins now find themselves with a 7-2-2 record after 11 games, a pace, if kept up, that would see them record 119 points and surely the top...
- It’s awfully crowded at the bottom September 23, 2011
 It's getting close to crunch time now as the first exhibition games are in the books,and opening day draws ever nearer.   Any Penguin fan worth his salt has to be uber excited about the depth that Ray Shero has amassed for the upcoming season. Â...
- Ch Ch Ch Changes July 1, 2011
The free agent frenzy began at 12:01 with Jamaal Meyers signing with the Blackhawks for one year, and it hasn't slowed down yet. Before noon, the Penguins announced that they had broken off negotiating with Jaromir Jagr, and instantly turned their at...
- 2011 NHL Playoff Predictions April 13, 2011
We thought we would post some of our emails that are going back and forth here at PenguinPoop about how we think the playoffs will go down. We are doing this informally, so some of us are only talking about the first round Eastern Conference, while ...
- Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Predictions April 12, 2011
The PenguinPoop prediction debate is on. For the first time that I can remember one of our writers is saying they think the opposing team will win. Some are saying the Penguins are underdogs and some are saying they think the Pens fans think th...
- NHL needs to adopt NBA playoff format March 21, 2011
With the addition of the expansion Nashville Predators in 1998, the NHL realigned to a strictly geographic six-division structure (three per conference) and changed their playoff format to the top eight teams in each conference making the playoffs wi...
- Islanders Organization, Jack Capuano and Garth Snow Continue to Embarrass NHL March 3, 2011
UPDATE: On Friday, March 4, the NHL suspended Gilles for 10 games, and he will forfeit over $60,000 in salary. Not one member of the Islanders organization accompanied him to his hearing in Toronto It has now been four weeks since the infamous P...
- The Penguins Playoff Push starts tonight March 2, 2011
To coin a phrase, today is the first day of the rest of the season. Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, the Penguins will now focus on the final 18 games of the regular season and try to finish as high in the standings as they can. T...
- Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Deadline Day February 28, 2011
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS MOVES: Ray Shero has said that the Pittsburgh Penguins have made no moves today. Todays Penguins Trade Rumors EX-Penguin Player Moves: Former Penguin goalie Ty Conklin has cleared waivers. Some Other Moves: Jason...
- Taking a Shift with Brian Duff February 27, 2011
Unless you are not a hockey fan or have been living in Outer Mongolia for the past four years (and in either case, I'm not sure what you're doing on this site), then you know Brian Duff as the host of the best hockey show on television, NHL Network...
- Penguins trade for Kovalev puts Crosby's return in doubt February 24, 2011
---------------------------> The Penguins today reacquired Alexi Kovalev today from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional 7th round pick in the 2011 entry draft. The pick could change to a 6th round one if the Penguins advance beyond the first ...
- Penguins fans will love James Neal as much as they will miss Goligoski February 21, 2011
Today, Ray Shero pulled off another trade that is being touted by Dallas fans as highway robbery. The Penguins sent crowd favorite defenseman, Alex Goligoski to the Dallas Stars for Left Winger, James Neal and Defenseman, Matt Niskanen. Stars' ...
- Penguins possible trade acquisitions drying up while Shero waits on Crosby February 17, 2011
Within the past week, three possible players the Penguins may have been targeting at the trade deadline have been plucked by other clubs, and in all three instances, the price was fairly low. The least likely of the three to be acquired by the Pengui...
- What will the Penguins do next????? February 8, 2011
Now that Dave Molinari and Ecklund are done telling us exactly what the Penguins will not be doing, let toss out a few things my sources are telling me the Penguins may actually do. Due to the injuries that the Penguins have sustained this year ...
- Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Rumors January 11, 2011
We will keep updating this until the trade deadline: ----------------February 28th We will be updating everything today from 10AM until 4PM on our: Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Deadline Day page ----------------February 28th If the Pengui...
- Pittsburgh Penguins First Half of the Season Report January 6, 2011
When the horn sounded at the end of last nights game, it marked the end of the first half of the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins themselves have less than twenty four hours from the end of the first half last night 'til the start of ...
- Winter Classic is over, and I, for one, am glad January 4, 2011
The 2011 Winter Classic is in the books, and thankfully, it is time to get back to your regularly scheduled season. - Was anyone else wondering why they didn't have the Stanley Cup presentation immediately after the game was over like they usually d...
- PenguinPoop Photos: The Winter Classic a Weekend to Remember... January 3, 2011
Sorry you haven't heard from any of us over the weekend. We said we were going to party like rock stars and here is a photo blog of the proof. We made promises to certain people not to show all of the pictures, but here is what we were allowed to: U...
- Penguins prospects not the only reason to watch the World Junior Championships December 18, 2010
After this article was written, both Philip Samuelsson and Brandon Saad were cut from the US roster on the last day of cuts. They say it's the most wonderful time of the year, and if you are a hockey fan like me, it certainly is. The NHL seaso...
- Crosby Plays Entire Game Alongside Real Penguins December 8, 2010
From ff-press.com - too funny not to be reprinted here Chicago, IL – Sidney Crosby may be the best hockey player in the world, but you can give him a big fat zero when it comes to attention to detail. In an effort to trim payroll and f...
- First Quarter Report Card November 18, 2010
Well, the season is now 20 games in which means that roughly one quarter of it is gone, and so, just like when you were back in school, it is time to issue the first quarter report card for the team, the players and the coach. The Team: B- ...
- Pittsburgh Penguins Contracts and the 2010 NHL Free Agent Market May 20, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero has a lot of work ahead of him in the NHL free agent market trying to put together a team that has the best chance to win the Stanley Cup. Ray Shero can sign Penguin players up until July 1st, after that he can sig...
- Now is not the time for Penguins to make panic moves May 13, 2010
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- Penguins beat Montreal at their own game. May 5, 2010
It took all the way until the completion of Game 2 this time before everyone decided to start panicking as opposed to after Game 1 of the Ottawa series. I just get the opinion that most folks in this city, judging by the callers on the talk shows and...
- Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Playoff Predictions April 29, 2010
This has all happened before... In 1998 the exact same group of teams from the Eastern Conference made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs. The exact same seeds advanced past the first round, 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th with the 4th place team going to the f...
- Poll: Who would you like to see as the Penguins 2nd Round Opponent? April 27, 2010
[poll id="7"] Ask any of the Penguins players which team they would rather face in the second round of the playoffs, and they'll all most likely give the same stock answer, "It doesn't matter to me"Â On the other hand, I'm sure like me, you all...
- Penguins' superior depth finally does in Ottawa April 25, 2010
Whew, let's all catch our collective breaths now that the first round is finally over. It sure didn't look like we'd be saying that about midway through the second period last night as the Penguins trailed the Sentaors 3 - 0 at the 9:48 mark. Someo...
- Fleury gives the Penguins a huge advantage over every other team April 22, 2010
It was just over a week ago that many so called "fans" of the Pittsburgh Penguins were ready to run Marc-Arndre Fleury out of town. The Penguins had just come off of a 5 -4 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their best of 7 series in which ...
- Random thoughts on Penguins/Ottawa Series April 21, 2010
I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but you might have a hard time convincing me the Eastern Coference isn't shaping up exactly like the NHL would like with Pittsburgh and Washington not meeting until the Conference Finals and the Pens getting a secon...
- A few quick notes April 20, 2010
The Pens have won their last four Game 4's with two coming on home ice and two on the road. The Senators are making a couple of line up changes tonight. It looks like former San Jose Shark and more recently former Binghamton Senator Jonathan Cheec...
- Maybe Theodore should just worry about playing hockey April 16, 2010
In response to this comment on Tuesday by Tomas Plekanec, "It's not as though we are facing (Martin) Brodeur or (Ryan) Miller," Plekanec told La Presse. "They don't have a dominant goaltender. When you look at the goaltending matchup in this series it ...
- A Town Called Panic April 15, 2010
Let's cut through the crap and get right to the point, the Pens stunk last night. Oh sure, there were a couple of players who refused to let the rest of the team drag them down to their level, but as a whole, they stunk. If you listened to any ...
- Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Playoff Predictions April 12, 2010
We have a saying here at PenguinPoop that "We have more hockey knowledge in our body than you have in your entire pinky", that just being a little humor and all, the "body" of people writing here at PenguinPoop have probably been to more Penguin games ...
- My final regular season game at the Igloo April 10, 2010
Wow, it really hasn't sunk in yet that Thursday night's game Vs. the Islanders really was the last regular season game to be played at Mellon Arena. I attended my first hockey game there in 1971 and saw the Pens play the Boston Bruins with Bobby Orr,...
- And Down the Stretch they come March 29, 2010
There are 2 weeks left in the NHL regular season, and currently the Penguins sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference. The Washington Capitals have pretty much locked up the the #1 seed so 2nd is the best the Penguins can hope for, and they need to do every...
- Amazing the difference a year makes March 22, 2010
The Penguins head to Detroit for their first visit since winning Game 7 of the Stanley Cup there back on June 12th, 2009. I find it just amazing how feelings can change in just one year's time. When the Penguins lost the Cup to Detroit in 2008, we ...
- Great news for DirecTV subscribers March 16, 2010
If, like me, you are a subscriber to DirecTV, then you have been without the Versus channel all year which meant you were without access to any other hockey broadcasts except the Penguins or when DirecTV would offer the Center Ice Package for a free we...
- I'm sorry but Cooke has to be suspended March 8, 2010
I'm sure after reading the headline, many of you were hoping I was referring to Ron Cook of the Post-Gazette, and while I feel he should never be allowed to write about hockey again, I'll have to leave that rant for another column. Today I'm here to...
- Why Ponikarovsky will get a point tomorrow March 5, 2010
There's every reason to believe that Alexei Ponikarovsky will get no less than an assist in tomorrow's game vs. Dallas, but in more likelihood, he should get a goal. If you look at the stats from Wednesday and Thursday night's games and see the pleth...
- Best news of the day March 4, 2010
According to the PG, Versus has used up their allotment of exclusive broadcasts involving the Penguins for the season so tonight's game will also be seen on FSN Pittsburgh which is great news for all of us DirecTV subscribers
- Capital's Trade analysis March 3, 2010
Since there's not much in the way of big names being traded today, I'm left to talk about the questionable moves that the Caps have made today. 7th Round draft pick to the Hurricanes for Scott Walker. Walker will add some grit and some depth, but...
- Wolski for Mueller analysis March 3, 2010
The Colorado Avalanche have traded Wojtek Wolski to the Phoenix Coyotes for Peter Mueller and Kevin Porter. Mueller had really fallen out of favor with Phoenix management lately with an attitude that seemed to say, "I'm not really sure I want to pla...
- Aaron Ward to the Ducks March 3, 2010
The Ducks pick up some depth on the blue line while Carolina unloads the remaining salary of a soon to be UFA. Ward's minutes will be replaced by Alexandre Picard who the Canes picked up from Ottawa in the Matt Cullen deal. Carolina also acquires goalt...
- Seidenberg to Boston March 3, 2010
Okay, so Boston replaces Derek Morris at a slightly lower cap hit possibly opening up some room for another deal later today. Seidenberg will definitely be an upgrade at the point on the PP, and Florida continues to ship out any healthy bodies that th...
- This would be hillarious March 3, 2010
Tell me they shouldn't be playing this on the scoreboard every time he scores a goal Â
- Other trades so far with analysis March 3, 2010
Nashville aquires Denis Grebeshkov from Edmonton for a 2nd Round Pick: Nashville acquires a good puck moving defenseman to go along with Ryan Suter and Shea Weber. It will probably lessen the blow of losing Dan Hamhuis. Grebeshkov is an RFA afte...
- Trade Analysis - All Day Long March 3, 2010
Happy Trade Deadline Day to everyone in Hockeyland. Hopefully, one of these days, this will be a national holiday both here and in Canada, but until that time, I'll be here analysing the days deals. First up: Toronto sends Alexei Ponikarovsky t...
- When Bad Things Happen To Bad People March 2, 2010
The Philadelphia Flyers announced Tuesday that netminder Ray Emery will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a hip injury. "Ray Emery will have surgery in the near future to repair his right hip," said general manager Paul Holmgren in a te...
- Top 5 reason NHLers don't want to go to Olympic Games in Russia March 1, 2010
1. Back Bacon is better than Borscht 2. The Beer is much better in Canada 3. 8 hour time difference means games played in prime time in Russia will be on at noon on East Coast and 9:00 AM on West Coast. 4. Because we all want to see Ted Leonsi...
- Flyers complain even when they win January 12, 2010
A complaint from the Flyers organization has led to an NHL investigation of why Fox Sports Pittsburgh did not turn over the video of the view they showed after a non goal call was made in their game last week. The network waited until after the non g...
- Pens to meet up with the Wild and Sykora tonight, or not January 11, 2010
I'm pretty sure if you go into any 7/11 in the Minneapolis area right now and purchase a carton of milk you will see a picture of ex-Penguin Peter Sykora on it. What has happened to the talented sniper who once patrolled the wing at times on both Cr...
- Are you watching the World Junior Championships? You should be!!! January 5, 2010
I figure if you are a reader of this site that you're not just a Pens fan but a hockey fan as well. Well, right now, possibly the best hockey tournament of them all is about to conclude tonight, the World Junior Championships. It is a multi country...
- Kunitz out 4 - 6 weeks January 5, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz will undergo surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle Wednesday and will be sidelined for four to six weeks. Dr. William C. Meyers will perform the surgery in Philadelphia. “Chris has played with this injur...
- Do we want our players in the Olympics? December 18, 2009
In about 2 weeks, most countries will be announcing their rosters for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the early word is that there could be as many as seven Penguins picked to play. For Canada, Sid is a lock, Fleury has certainly played his way ont...
- Stupid is as stupid does December 1, 2009
This has to be one of the stupidest plays you will ever see in the NHL, and had it happened to a player on an opposing team, you would be looking at one hell of a suspension, I'm not sure what the penalty is for doing it to your own teammate though. ...
- Couple of quick updates. November 30, 2009
What an awesome spectacle it was being at night when Sid got his hat trick. It's funny he wasn't complaining to the refs about how long it took to clean up the mess this time. Goligoski's groin is acting up again, and apparently he will not play toni...
- When will the helicopter ride end? November 24, 2009
First off, I'd like to thank Reg for asking me to be a contributor to this great site. I've wanted to for a quite a while but could never seem to find the time to get anything written. Well, I have the time now, and look forward to being able to a...
