Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will this be the year the Mountaineers make it to the College Cup? In his second season at the helm of the West Virginia University men’s soccer team, Dan Stratford guided the Mountaineers to their first Elite 8 appearance since 1981. And though they lost on penalty…… read more »
Aug. 9—When they hit the ice at Fenway Park on Monday, January 2 to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2023 Winter Classic, the Boston Bruins are hopeful that their top two lines will look something like this: Marchand-Bergeron-DeBrusk Hall-Krejci-Pastrnak That’s four-and-a-half odd months away, and there’s a lot that can happen between the…… read more »
Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire 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. The renewal of the Backyard Brawl between the West Virginia and Pittsburgh football programs is sold out.…… read more »
In the salary cap era, NHL teams continue to attempt to circumvent the salary cap. Teams often take on too much salary or give too much of it to too few players for a cap deficit. The league has tried to crack down on this; when goaltender Roberto Luongo retired from the Florida Panthers in…… read more »
As you would expect for expected goals, a lot of the Blue Jackets, Flyers and Islanders players last season did not drive great results. And then a lot of the Penguins, Hurricanes and Capitals’ forwards are on the right side of this outlook. Two of the players that everyone loves to talk about (or hates…… read more »
Metallica have teamed up with “Stranger Things The metal icons’ 1986 track “Master Of Puppets” soundtracked a scene in the finale of the Netflix show’s fourth season. In the final episode of the 4th season, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) plays the song on guitar to distract hundreds of demonic bats as his friends attack the…… read more »
The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, are excited to announce that they have signed two goaltenders to ECHL contracts for the 2022-23 season. Wheeling has signed Ryan Bednard and Mario Culina. We are really happy with our goaltending depth,” said Nailers Head Coach Derek Army.… read more »
Sid the Kid came into the NHL with the Penguins at 18 in 2005. Now he’s closer to the big 4-0 than he is to 30? Where does time go?… read more »
Guentzel has been the top left wing on the Penguins since entering the league in 2017 and cemented his status as a premier goal scorer last season. The 27-year-old winger scored 40 goals for the second time in his career and split the team lead in points with Sidney Crosby (84). When looking at the…… read more »
Drowning Pool have announced that Strike A Nerve, their first album in six years, will be released on September 30. The band also shared the album’s lead single, “Mind Right.” “This record is so badass, it’s perfect. It’s the four of us doing what we do to the best of our abilities,” Drowning Pool singer…… read more »