Before the NHL instituted a salary cap and teams could acquire and hold onto talent for longer periods, the great squads seemed to figure out how to win Stanley Cups and continue to pile them up, as if by inertia. The Montreal Canadiens won four straight Cups to close out the 1970’s, then turned it…… read more »
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Penguins Adding Dubas More Likely With Maple Leafs’ Elimination
Ever since their comparatively shocking regular-season elimination, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been a franchise in transition. General manager (GM) Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke were swiftly dismissed as new owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) made huge changes to the front office. Among the potential new hires is also the one that…… read more »
Penguins Have Five Solid Options with 14th Overall Draft Pick
With Monday’s reveal of the NHL Draft Lottery results, we finally learned that Chicago would likely be the landing place for Connor Bedard in June’s entry draft. Of course, we also learned that by the Chicago Blackhawks winning the lottery, the Anaheim Ducks would find themselves getting the second pick after a generational talent for…… read more »
Drew O’Connor, Casey DeSmith lead USA to victory in IIHF Worlds Day 1
It’s third-line center Drew O’Connor’s world, and Team USA is just living in it. O’Connor registered three points as USA defeated host Finland, 4-1, to kick off the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Men’s World Championship Friday. Finland was first on the board, but Team USA, captained by Nick Bonino and backstopped by Casey DeSmith, tied…… read more »
Friday Poll: Who is the fourth member of the Penguins’ Mount Rushmore?
The Penguins have been blessed in the last 40 years with a run of star power unlike any other. Mario Lemieux started it, and was joined by Paul Coffey, Kevin Stevens, Jaromir Jagr, Bryan Trottier, Ron Francis and many others as the basis for a star-studded Hall of Fame backbone of two Stanley Cup teams.…… read more »
Pens Points: Draft Debates
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins will be drafting with the No. 14 overall pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. If the Penguins decide to keep that pick and take a prospect, what kind of player could the Penguins get at 14, and how long will his development…… read more »
2023 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule: Full Listing of Dates, Times and TV Info
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a state of flux. They will enter the 2023 season with Kenny Pickett locked in as their Week 1 starter after a rocky rookie…… read more »
Plans to build music venue, parking garage at site of former Civic Arena move forward
Plans to build a music venue and parking garage at the site of the former Civic Arena are moving forward.… read more »
URA approves $110M plan for concert venue, parking garage in the Lower Hill
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority will allow developers with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ real estate arm to build an 80,000-square-foot concert venue in the Lower Hill District. The URA’s board approved the plan by a unanimous vote on Thursday. Plans for the venue and an additional parking garage are part of a 28-acre site owned by the…… read more »
West Virginia sweeps Backyard Brawl series
WVU Baseball | Twitter.com 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. Let’s get into it. WVU NEWS Football A look at WVU’s RB room after Mathis’ departure Now that running back…… read more »