Penguins History: The Hatfields versus the McCoys
In the spring of 1970, a strange malaise called Stanley Cup fever had, quite unexpectedly, taken Pittsburgh by storm. Following…
Penguins Update: A Primer on Fighting and Physical Play
This piece was originally intended as a response to a comment posted by Mike concerning a rise in fighting majors…
Penguins Season in Jeopardy?
As I watched our Penguins completely fall apart on Saturday night against San Jose, the words to the old 1980’s…
Penguins Update: When the Goin’ Gets Tough…
This article has absolutely nothing to do with the plight of our Penguins as they struggle to keep pace in…
Penguins History: My Favorite Team
Over the course of their storied 50-year-history, the Penguins have iced all sorts of hockey teams. From the sublime to…
Penguins Update: Jack Riley Passes Away
He wasn’t the winningest general manager in Penguins history. Nor did his teams capture a Stanley Cup. Or even a…
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 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…