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Ben Lovejoy announces retirement at age 35

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National Hockey League veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy of Concord, NH announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 35.  Lovejoy…

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Minnesota Wild Hire Bill Guerin as General Manager

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Almost a month ago, the Minnesota Wild made its biggest ‘splash’ of the 2019 off season by firing Paul Fenton…

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Bill Guerin Hired as Wild GM

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BREAKING: #mnwild have finally found a high-scoring right-shot forward Sources say #penguins asst GM Bill Guerin will be named the…

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Another One: Chris Kunitz Announces His Retirement Too

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After 15 full seasons (plus parts of two others), 4 Stanley Cups, and an Olympic Gold Medal, Chris Kunitz announced…

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Oilers Trade John Marino To Penguins

The Edmonton Oilers, for the second Friday in a row, have made a trade. The club has dealt the rights…

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Dying Alive: “How do ya do, Mario Lemieux?”

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Pens Agree To Terms with Zach Aston-Reese

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With Zach Aston-Reese’s arbitration hearing scheduled for today, GMJR and the Penguins took it down to the wire before settling…

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A Team In The Wilderness: How Did The Penguins Get Here?

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So, I wanted to write this for a while, but I also wanted to let the dust settle and collect…

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UND Hockey: Greg Johnson Passes Away

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(Photo Credit: UND Athletics). On Monday, University of North Dakota Hockey fans received some bad news. UND’s all-time leading scorer…

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FATHER’S DAY: Matt Cullen Calls It A Career

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If you, like me, don’t follow depth players around the league as closely as you should, when the Penguins signed…

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BREAKING: Mike Sullivan Extends Contract

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Happy Friday, gang. GMJR continues to get some business done, extending HCMS for four more years to squash any fears…

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Brandon Tanev And The Myth of Needing To Be Active on July 1

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With NHL Free Agency opening yesterday, big decisions, big terms, and big money were made across the league, including some…

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Dying Alive: “If you think you got me, you’re dumb.”

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[protected-iframe id=”65d68025f0b4a85d1ad224a0b045ed54-142507471-50437453″ info=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/645018027%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-SmHNS&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no”] …and we’re back! The Penguins traded Phil Kessel. Why is Jim Rutherford doing what…

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MONDAY READER: The Epic That Was Three Straight Penguins-Capitals Series

As fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the second round in 2016, 2017 and 2018 were some stressful times.  We went…

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FREE AGENCY TRACKER: Pens Sign Brandon Tanev

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Following his trading of Phil Kessel for Alex Galchenyuk on Saturday night, the Penguins and GM Jim Rutherford opened up…

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Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin

Last night, the drama finally came to an end. Jim Rutherford moved on from Phil Kessel, sending him to Arizona…

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Penguins trade Phil Kessel to the Coyotes

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There was a significant trade in the National Hockey League on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, the Pittsburgh Penguins…

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Schedule Released, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees, and Other Stuff

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It’s just been one of those action-packed days around the NHL today, folks. First, Brooks Orpik’s carcass finally announced its…

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Brooks Orpik Calls It A Career After 16 Seasons

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The year is 2000.  You’re listening to Vertical Horizon and Matchbox Twenty on your Sony Walkman after you heard about…

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Pensblog Predictions Revisited

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The doldrums of the summer are upon us and with the Awards Show happening and finally wrapping up the 2018-19…

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Five Options for the Penguins with the 21st Pick

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The Penguins have the 21st overall pick in the draft this year. And while I’m still not convinced they’re going…

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SEASON ROUNDUP: Patric Hornqvist

The Penguins and GMJR likely aren’t done wheeling and dealing this offseason following the acquisition of Dominik Kahun from Chicago…

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Pens Trade Maatta to Chicago for Dominik Kahun, Pick

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The first big domino of the season for Jim Rutherford and the Penguins just dropped as he traded Olli Maatta…

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Cup Winning Rookie Goalies: Comparing Jordan Binnington’s Run With Both of Matt Murray’s Runs

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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: An NHL team was floundering midseason, made a coaching change, brought up a…

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MONDAY READER: Fixing NHL Officiating

Welcome to The Monday reader, a once-a-week or once-ever-other-week column looking at the NHL, Penguins and other scattered thoughts. There…

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SEASON ROUNDUP: The Good and the Bad of Olli Maatta

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Aside from Phil Kessel, one name that is pretty consistently mentioned as Trade Bait for the Penguins this offseason is…

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