Tag: Mario Lemieux
NHL Playoff Fans React To Jason Robertson’s Game 3 Hat Trick, Dallas Stars’ 2nd-Period Ambush Of Edmonton Oilers At Rogers Place
After faking a centering pass, Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson jammed the puck past Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner for…
Read more »Crosby and Lemieux: 1 and 2 In More Than Just Games Played
Updated:Barring a catastrophe, tonight’s game against the Panthers will be Crosby’s 915th as a Penguin. For those keeping track at…
Read more »10 Things Penguins Fans Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Updated:Things lately have kind of …well sucked in Penguins-land. The team waffles between looking lost, looking like garbage, and occasionally…
Read more »Memorial Cup ends as Stanley Cup Final begins
Updated:As Americans observe Memorial Day today, the 100th Memorial Cup wrapped up north of the border last night in Regina,…
Read more »Kevin Stevens’ addiction battle and remembering Jim Johannson
Updated:Seven years ago, my first live coverage assignment was at the four-day Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit in Toronto. It…
Read more »Kevin Stevens’ addiction battle and remembering Jim Johannson
Updated:Seven years ago, my first live coverage assignment was at the four-day Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit in Toronto. It…
Read more »Can anyone duplicate Mario’s 5 goals in 5 ways?
Updated:Yesterday evening marked the 20th anniversary of the night Mario Lemieux’s #66 was raised to the roof of Mellon Arena,…
Read more »The Penguins “Family” and Hockey Fights Cancer
Last month, the Penguins accepted an invitation from the President to visit the White House to celebrate their championship, causing…
Read more »Rethinking the NHL: Expanded league needs more awards
Here is the second of a few outside-the-box ideas on how the NHL could improve. August 14 – Rethinking the…
Read more »Penguins Alumni and Players Weekend Nickname Jerseys!
Major League Baseball and its Players Association recently announced the much-ballyhooed Players Weekend which will take place August 25-27. For…
Read more »Back to Back: Comparing 1992 & 2017 Penguins
First, a huge thanks to Pensblog’s Stephen S., for creating the awesome “Back to Back 2016-2017” graphic. Remember to check…
Read more »Ain’t nobody gonna touch it: The Conference Trophy Curse Myth
Mario Lemieux touched the Prince of Wales Trophy twice. So did Sidney Crosby, and he’ll soon touch it for a…
Read more »Sabres Hire Botterill – Now What?
It has happened. The thing that Pens fans and quite a few media members have wrung hands and worried about…
Read more »Mario completes cancer treatment, rejoins Penguins
<![CDATA[Shortly after New Year’s Day 1993, in a game against Boston, the chronic, intense back pain that had kept him…
Read more »2017 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend Details
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be well represented at the 62nd NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles, with defenseman Victor…
Read more »Pat & Leah Have a Hockey Podcast – “Put On Ya Captain Pants”
[protected-iframe id=”05bf88d87fd05ce39737903715152316-114320562-50437453″ info=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/295427363″ ] Episode 8 of Pat and Leah Have a Hockey Podcast is here. In this one, we…
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