In Pittsburgh, and across hockey, he needs only his first name. Mario. It’s understood that means Mario Lemieux, Hall of Fame center, arguably the most skilled...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – There are things Jack Johnson knows. Things he thinks he knows. Things he knows but isn’t telling. And things he doesn’t know...
The First of a Series. Johnston, Coach and GM. Drafted Mario Lemieux and Brings Good Luck to Sidney Crosby
Sometimes, it’s just a fact that news has a feel-good angle. That was the case Wednesday when former Pittsburgh Penguins player Joe Vitale was named the...
Let’s face it — some of the matchups on NBC Sports Net’s “Wednesday Night Rivalry” in recent seasons stretched the definition of “rivalry” as the network...
A couple weeks after the Pittsburgh Penguins made Sidney Crosby the first pick of the 2005 draft (held later than usual that summer coming off a...
Bobbleheads seemed to fall out of favor some after their initial surge of popularity, but the Pittsburgh Penguins are going full speed with the jiggling-head giveaways...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — Curiously, it almost went unnoticed during the Pittsburgh Penguins development camp last month that prospect Kasper Bjorkqvist sat out most on-ice activities,...
Let’s get philosophical for a moment. What is a fourth line in the NHL these days? The short answer is, whatever each team needs it to...
The Pittsburgh Penguins and defenseman Jamie Oleksiak have a date in Toronto July 28. That’s when Oleksiak has a scheduled arbitration hearing. The NHL Players Association...
