by Angie Carducci | Jun 2, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When Conor Sheary first got called up from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this year and found himself on a line alongside Sidney Crosby, the Penguins’ captain took him under his wing. “He told me I was there for a reason; I was playing with him for a reason,”...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jun 1, 2016 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks
In two short weeks, the National Hockey League will officially wrap up the 2015-16 season. Before that summer hiatus happens, the pinnacle of the treacherous grind through training camp, preseason scrimmages, 82 regular-season games, and 12 victories in the spring...
by Angie Carducci | May 31, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks
Immediately after his Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, captain Sidney Crosby was asked for his gut reaction on facing the San Jose Sharks for the Stanley Cup. “It’s going to be fast hockey,” he smiled. “From what I’ve...
by Angie Carducci | May 27, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby didn’t just touch the Prince of Wales trophy this time. He lifted it along with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, held it for photos with alternate captains Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz, then carried it across the ice to the Penguins’ locker room for...
by Angie Carducci | May 25, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Facing elimination for the first time in the 2016 playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a page from their one-time coach Herb Brooks, who famously told his 1980 U.S hockey team that great moments are born from great opportunity. “I just told them to embrace the...
by Angie Carducci | May 23, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
On a night when pro wrestler Shawn Michaels, the original Heartbreak Kid, came to Pittsburgh in honor of the Penguins’ HBK line, the Tampa Bay Lightning broke the Penguins’ hearts instead. In a span of 1:31 to end the first period of Game 5 and start the second, the...
