Ahead of the game in Minnesota, Sullivan said that the team is making strategic changes to improve on the fly. We’re going through a process with our whole team,” Sullivan said. We’re playing a lot of hockey.… read more »
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Minnesota Wild Gameday Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins
Wild Projected Lineup Kirill Kaprizov – Freddy Gaudreau – Mats Zuccarello Mason Shaw – Connor Dewar – Matt Boldy Brandon Duhaime – Joel Eriksson Ek – Marcus Foligno Sam Steel – Marco Rossi – Tyson Jost Jacob Middleton – Jared Spurgeon Jonas Brodin – Matt Dumba Jon Merrill – Calen Addison Filip Gustavsson – Zane…… read more »
Anthrax’ Frank Bello Explains European Tour Cancellation
Anthrax bassist Frank Bello says the band canceled its 20 European tour dates due to spiraling costs. Anthrax had originally been scheduled to play 20 shows during October-November as part of its 40th anniversary U.K./European tour. Instead, they confined their celebrations to playing eight U.K. shows from September 27 to October 8. “When I saw…… read more »
Evgeni Malkin Approaching 1,000 Games Played
Two games later the Penguins travel to Chicago and if all things go well that will be Malkin’s 1,000th career NHL game. Reaching 1,000 games in the NHL is not an easy task, and Malkin’s teammate and good friend Sidney Crosby can attest to that. Crosby was the first ever Penguins player to reach the…… read more »
Ranking the Penguins early areas of concern
With a 6-7-3 record through their first 16 games (and a terrible record over their past 41 games) there are pretty clearly some concerns with the Pittsburgh Penguins right now. The top line has been awful, the penalty kill has struggled, Tristan Jarry has been disappointing, and Kris Letang has been uncharacteristically bad to start…… read more »
On 20th anniversary, prep school coach remembers Sidney Crosby’s year in Minnesota
They have an all-star game the night before the championship game,” Ward said. I remember Sidney was in the game, and I got a chance to run into his dad Troy after, and they had expressed some interest” in Shattuck-St. Mary’s.… read more »
On 20th anniversary, prep school coach remembers Sidney Crosby’s year in Minnesota
Long before Sidney Crosby was captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and a three-time Stanley Cup champion, he was simply Sid, a 15-year-old from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. Shattuck-St. Mary’s coach Tom Ward, who made a pit stop in the NHL as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres, still remembers the first time he saw…… read more »
Nickelback To Be Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC have announced that renowned rock band Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 JUNO Awards. Taking place in Nickelback’s home province of Alberta on March 13, 2023, the ceremony will appear on the JUNO Awards…… read more »
Rickard Rakell Needs to be Back on Penguins First Line
This recent slump should force the hand of head coach Mike Sullivan to slot Rust back on the second line, where he started the season. For the first handful of games of the 2022-23 season, Rust played with Evgeni Malkin and Jason Zucker where he had great success. Rust put up five points (2G-3A) in…… read more »
West Virginia to host Penn on Friday night
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports 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. The West Virginia men’s basketball team is finishing its week at home with a matchup against an Ivy League opponent. The…… read more »