Future Hockey Hall of Famers Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby topped the NHL in jersey sales during the 2022-23 regular season. According to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, Ovechkin was first and Crosby was second, followed by Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak in third, New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes in fourth and Toronto Maple Leafs forward…… read more »
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Key Dates for the Pittsburgh Penguins Offseason
The Penguins are part of this event – scheduled for Monday at 8 PM on ESPN – which will determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks of the 2023 NHL Draft. The draft lottery participants are ranked from fewest regular-season points to most. Pittsburgh had the third-best record amongst those teams, which…… read more »
West Virginia mercy rules Pitt in Backyard Brawl
Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/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. Let’s get into it. WVU NEWS Baseball Freshman pitching, veteran bats explode for 10-0 run-rule victory over Pitt…… read more »
Penguins Reward Alex Nylander with New Contract
While most of the hockey world was focused on the playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins quietly went about their offseason business. After a disappointing end to the regular season wherein they missed the postseason for the first time since 2006, general manager (GM) Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke were both dismissed as…… read more »
Pens Points: Former Penguins exec gets a promotion
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Penguins do not have many bounce-back candidates for next season. [ PensBurgh ] Other teams around the NHL also will be dealing with a cap crunch, which provides a perfect opportunity for the next Penguins general manager to swoop in to land some sneaky-good players.…… read more »
Mpox Antiviral Outcomes Are Similar Regardless of HIV Status
NEW YORK, NY–Mpox patients treated with tecovirimat, an antiviral drug widely used since last summer’s outbreak, had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, researchers at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine have found. “Columbia and Weill Cornell were two of the early sites in New York City to see…… read more »
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Petr Klima dies at 58
Czech forward Petr Klima, a Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers in 1990, has died. The news was announced by HC Litvinov, the Czech club where he started his career in the 1981-82 season, and by Kadan, where he previously worked as the general manager. Klima emigrated from communist Czechoslovakia in 1985, four years…… read more »
Blackhawks Anders Bjork, Drew Commesso named to USA roster
Two Chicago Blackhawks will join Team USA for the upcoming Men’s World Championships, with Anders Bjork and Drew Commesso donning the red, white and blue.… read more »
The Penguins do not really have many bounce-back candidates for next season
The most frustrating thing about the Pittsburgh Penguins missing the playoffs during the 2022-23 season is that the vast majority of their top players not only performed to their expected levels, they actually exceeded them. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin played all 82 games and were great. Jake Guentzel scored 36 goals. Rickard Rakell and…… read more »
Potential salary cap casualties for the Penguins to target via trade
In the NHL, salary cap space for teams is often the key when it comes to personnel decisions. The league is looking to endure one more year of a mostly flat cap, as it has been since 2019 and prior to the pandemic. A flat cap means that some contending teams are out of salary…… read more »