Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Baylor Bears for the 30 years before West Virginia joined the Big 12 were not a good football team. They won 146 games over those 30 years, an average of 4.8 games per year. They had ten years where they were above .500, meaning they had…… read more »
Besides the three Penguins legends who got their wish to retire together, here’s a look at three players who could be X-Factors in Pittsburgh this season: Rickard Rakell It was great to see Rickard Rakell get his wish and re-sign with the Penguins as Hextall showed the team is committed. Rakell signed a six-year contract…… read more »
The Athletic rounded out the Penguins top five prospect rankings with goalie Joel Blomqvist at four and forward Tristan Broz at five. When the Penguins brought in general manager Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke, they were given the difficult duty of attempting to stay competitive now, but also begin building for…… read more »
In the matter of a few days, the Pittsburgh Penguins handed out contract extensions to a pair of their assistant coaches. Mike Vellucci and Todd Reirden were re-signed to two-year contract extensions with the Penguins; Reirden was also promoted to associate coach. The new contracts for Vellucci and Reirden align them with the final year…… read more »
Photo by Swen Pförtner/picture alliance via Getty Images Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Alex Ruoff, one of the great West Virginia men’s basketball players, is returning to his alma mater…… read more »
It took little time for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie George Pickens in training c… read more »
Expected to name JT Daniels the starter week one, Brown pivots and won’t name starter yet. On Nicco: “I really like his progression from the spring to fall camp. A lot of true freshman [quarterbacks] don’t get a lot of game-like reps with the first team defense and he’s got a bunch. He got a…… read more »
Assistant coach Mike Vellucci has signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team announced Monday. Vellucci, 56, of Michigan, joined the Penguins organization in 2019-2020 as general manager and head coach of the team’s AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In his past two seasons as the Penguins’ assistant coach, Vellucci oversees the…… read more »
The second summer of Ron Hextall’s tenure as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager has seen him reconstruct the minor league system. Part of that change was allowing several prospects to walk in free agency, including Jordy Bellerive. Bellerive, a 23-year-old center, has signed with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL.… read more »
Even during the slow season of the NHL calendar, the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager, Ron Hextall are hard at work. The team re-signed and promoted coach Todd Reirden for two more seasons. Reirden’s promotion makes him the “associate coach” of the Penguins, but his responsibilities will primarily remain the same as he handles the…… read more »