by Angie Carducci | Jan 29, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins
At age 36, Sidney Crosby is playing for a singular goal. The Penguins captain measures success in Stanley Cups, and he’s looking for a fourth before he hangs up his skates. As the Penguins enter the All-Star break, Crosby is not only doing his part; he’s earned a...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 12, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Kyle Dubas has been in sports long enough to know the saying – when things aren’t going as planned and you can’t fire the whole team, you fire the coach. Monday, the Penguins’ general manager made it clear that he has no intention whatsoever of doing that, despite his...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 29, 2023 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s something of a cliché to say a pro sports team is searching for its identity. Through the first month of the regular season, though, it’s hard to describe the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins any other way. With a 3-5 record through eight games, they’re 28th of 32 NHL...
by Angie Carducci | Aug 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The Ron Hextall era technically came to an end in Pittsburgh back on April 14, when the former GM, President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke and Assistant GM Chris Pryor were shown the door after the Penguins missed the playoffs, ending the longest active postseason...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 27, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
If you started watching Pittsburgh Penguins hockey in the Sidney Crosby era, you missed the late 1980s, when a young Mario Lemieux captained the team but the organization was still a couple of years – and a significantly better front office – away from its first...