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Penguins History: When Durby and Battleship Ruled

I was going about my business last Tuesday when a good friend, Tom Blanciak, reminded me that it was the…

Penguins Playoff Update: The Tom Wilson Dilemma

To respond or not to respond. That is the question. Is it better to turn the other cheek and count…

Penguins Pay a Steep Price for Victory

September 29, 1973. Brantford (Ontario) Civic Centre. The Pittsburgh Penguins squared off against their arch-nemesis—the truculent St. Louis Blues—in an…

Penguins Must Get Tougher

The late Barclay Plager, noted St. Louis villain and early Penguins tormentor once said, “It’s not who wins the fight…

Penguins History: The Pests

The Penguins have employed their share of pests—the thorn-in-the-side guys who make a living out of irritating the opposition. Here…

Penguins History: Keith McCreary

One of the earliest Penguins heroes, Vernon “Keith” McCreary typified the teams of the late 1960s and early 70s. While…

Penguins History: Battleship Kelly

In the annals of Penguins history, perhaps no player cultivated a more fearsome reputation—or earned a more colorful nickname—than left…

Penguins-Flyers Rivalry Part 2: The Early Years (1967-1972)

The seeds for “the Battle of Pennsylvania” were sown perhaps as far back as the mid-1960s. Upon learning of the…