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Come on Stanley! Chug! Chug! Chug! It was
definitely a tough season for hockey, what with a
playoff game getting kicked off the air in favor of the Preakness and almost no one watching the NHL Finals. But while hockey continues to slide into ...
If Ovechkin keeps up his torrid 68-goal pace
and, in fact, hits somewhere in the high 60s,
it should go down as one of the all-time greatest goal-scoring seasons.
I would just like to thank all the
wonderful support I got from the blogging community as
I successfully attempted to make a spontaneous stunt into cash for the Mario Lemieux Foundation . The final total for this blogger's efforts came to $58 (US). ...
With a salary cap of $39 million in
2005-2006, $44 million in 2006-2007 and a reported $50.3
million this season, it is easy for a General Manager to hit-and-miss when awarding a pricey contract, reducing his room to manoeuver to fill the remaining roster spots to build a contender. Here is a breakdown of how the cap is set every year:
Hey Brett Favre - you're retired. Stay there!
Don't pull an MJ and tarnish your legacy. Don't
be like Jay-Z, call it quits and come back in a minute. Hang'em up and relax. Oh, and Green Bay: good on you for telling him no dice on the release.
Jon Lester's story is an inspiring one but
he's hardly the first player to return to active
play after being diagnosed with cancer.
So the Pensblog and The 700 Level made
a little mayor's wager on the outcome of the
Flyers-Pens game last night, wherein the winning city's representative gets to post whatever suits their fancy on the other's site. Naturally, Philly won, and we are here to enjoy our spoils.
Trust the guy who once rode shotgun: Nobody
Jaromir Jagr has ever seen drove like Mario Lemieux.
"With all due respect for [Sidney] Crosby and [Evgeni] Malkin, I don't think they are Mario Lemieux," said Jagr, preparing to go to Pittsburgh, his...
(from NHL.com) Ground was broken August 14, 2008
for Pittsburgh’s new multi-purpose arena, which is scheduled to
open in the fall of 2010 – in time for the start of the 2010-11 NHL season. --- The new arena will be the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins and also host a wide range of other entertainment events, including concerts and family shows throughout the year...
August 14 --- Official website: Pennsylvania Governor Edward
G. Rendell, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, and officials of
the SEA joined Pittsburgh Penguins Owner Mario Lemieux, Chief Executive Officer Ken Sawyer, and Team President David Morehouse today to break ground on the new multi-purpose arena that will be the home of the Penguins for at least the next 30 years...
John Challis, the PA high school baseball player
stricken with terminal cancer, was a special guest at
Sunday's Penguins-Flyers game - where he met with Pittsburgh sports stars Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger. However, there were no Pirates represented during John's visit - to which he replied, "At least the two winners are here."
Are all points really equal? A statistical analysis
of the highest single season point totals in the
NHL since 1980 to determine which season was really the "best". Does Gretzky still come out on top, or is someone like Mario Lemieux or Jaromir Jagr the owner of the NHL's best single season scoring total?
Some of the greatest moments and players in
Pittsburgh Penguins history.Goals, assists, and hits by Sidney Crosby,
Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Paul Coffey, ...
A solid look at why the Penguins should
retire Ron Francis' number 10. I agree with this
completely, Ron Francis should definitely have his Penguins jersey retired! He was the man!
Today the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes 5
new members: Mark Messier , Scott Stevens , Al
MacInnis , Ron Francis and Jim Gregory . It has been described as the class of all classes . This past weekend I've shared personal memories on our 4 player ...
Many of you know about this already, and
may have even rushed out to get it on
the first day. Or maybe Santa was especially good to you. On the other hand, if you are not aware, I want to point out this NEW DVD RELEASE TO YOU. Available for sale only as a set, or for rent via NETFLIX (by individual disc or entire series). 10 complete games (1989-2006); details of specific games on this page...
Since the 1967 NHL expansion, only Pittsburgh Penguins
star Mario Lemieux in 1987-88 has won the league's
MVP award while falling ...
Jaromir Jagr had had enough and seen enough.
So he finally decided to say something to Sidney
Crosby, the young wonderboy who would be the successor to Jagr's idol, Mario Lemieux.
from Dec 31, 1988 v NJD
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- Mario Lemieux Week Day 2: Cancer and the Comeback
- Mario Lemieux Week Day 3: The First Retirement and the Comeback
- When they were young
- Mario Lemieux Week Day 4: How I Became a Penguins Fan
- Will Roethlisberger be cashing in early?
- Penguins make Crosby captain - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Staal on cover of 'NHL 08' video game
- Happy Birthday Mario Lemieux!
- A Penguin is Born in Pittsburgh
- DIVING RIGHT IN
- Mario Lemieux Week Day 2: One Goal, Two Cups
- Happy 21st, Sid!
- FINALLY, Penguins’ new arena is on it’s way up
- TheStar.com - Sports - Don Cherry takes his plaid to U.S.
- Smizik: Penguins need a statue to go with that new arena
- VIDEO: Karma In The Hockey Arena
- Counting Down the Best Lines in "One from the Heart" (with help from ThePensBlog)
- Video - Mario Lemieux - 5 Goals In 5 Different Ways-DayWalk3r
- Lemieux and Gretzky in the Mix for NikeBauer
- The Retro Penguins Jerseys Are Sick










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