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Lemieux, Crosby are First to Skate at Consol Energy Center

by Tony on 07/27/10 at 05:56 PM ET
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From the Penguins:

One of the most important “firsts” in the history of CONSOL Energy Center took place today – Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby were the first to skate on the ice at Pittsburgh’s sparkling new arena.

The Penguins’ owner and captain came out of different doors on the Penguins’ bench so that their skates actually touched the ice at the same time.

Video of the special moment is available at http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com

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2011 Winter Classic Press Release

by Tony on 07/27/10 at 02:34 PM ET
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / JULY 27, 2010

THE NHL’S HOTTEST RIVALRY READY FOR COOL OUTDOOR STAGE AT HEINZ FIELD
ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN THE 2011 BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC

Game Live On NBC/CBC/RDS/NHL Radio Jan. 1 At 1 p.m. ET

Bridgestone Returns As Title Sponsor For Third Consecutive Year

NEW YORK (July 27, 2010) – Representatives from the National Hockey League, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Steelers, the National Hockey League Players’ Association, the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County gathered today at Heinz Field to discuss plans for the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®. The League today also unveiled the official logo for the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic and the special team logos for the Penguins and Capitals.

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2011 Winter Classic Press Conference

by Tony on 07/27/10 at 12:39 PM ET
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In Pittsburgh, Summer Gives Way to a Winter Classic

by Tony on 07/27/10 at 09:31 AM ET
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From NHL.com’s Shawn P. Roarke:

Despite a near-perfect summer day Tuesday, Pittsburgh already is thinking cold, as in what could well be a winter wonderland Jan. 1, 2011.

Some of the plans for the biggest event of the NHL’s regular season—the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic—will be unveiled during a Tuesday afternoon press conference at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and site of this coming season’s Classic.

The fourth installment of the Winter Classic, to be played at the sparkling home of the Steelers, will feature the hometown Penguins hosting the Washington Capitals in a marquee matchup that will pit the game’s two biggest stars—Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin—against each other before a national television audience in a game broadcast by NBC in the United States and CBC in Canada.

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Longtime Penguins’ PA announcer John Barbero passes away

by Tony on 07/26/10 at 09:27 PM ET
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Seth Rorabaugh:

John Barbero, the longtime public address announcer at Civic and Mellon Arena has died following a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

According to a Penguins official, Barbero began calling Penguins games during the 1972-73 season.

EN Says: Think of what John Williams’ music meant to the Stars Wars trilogy. That’s what John Barbero meant to a Penguins game at Civic/Mellon Arena.

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Next season is key for Penguins’ Max Talbot

by Tony on 07/19/10 at 10:57 AM ET
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The play won’t disappear from the memories of Penguins fans for a long, long time.

Mucker Max Talbot takes a nice feed along the boards from Chris Kunitz to start a 2-on-1 break with Tyler Kennedy. Talbot decides to take the shot and fires a hard wrister over the glove hand of Wings’ goalie Chris Osgood for his second goal of the game and what would turn out to be the Stanley Cup-winning goal in Game Seven of the Cup Finals last June.

As I’ve said more than a few times since, Talbot’s performance in that game could very well affect his contract negotiations for the remainder of his career. Whether that would be a fair assessment or not, that’s a separate issue.

However, after a woeful, injury-riddled 2009-2010 season, Talbot is facing a critical upcoming season.

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Penguins Sign Defenseman Corey Potter

by Tony on 07/16/10 at 06:47 PM ET
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From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Corey Potter to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.

The deal is for the 2010-11 season and is a two-way contract that will pay Potter $500,000 at the NHL level.

Potter, 26, has played in eight career NHL games with the New York Rangers, recording two points (1G-1A).

Potter, who was drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round (122nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, has played the majority of his career with New York’s top-minor league affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League.

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Crosby Wins Fourth Straight ESPY Award

by Tony on 07/15/10 at 09:30 AM ET
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From the Penguins:

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby won his fourth straight ESPY Award as the Best National Hockey League Player Wednesday night.

Winners are determined by online fan voting, which was conducted at espn.com

Crosby has now won more ESPYs than any other NHL player since the awards were created in 1993. He broke a tie with current Penguins owner Mario Lemieux, who won the ESPY three times (1993, 1994 and 1998).

In addition to Crosby’s individual honor, the United States-Canada Gold Medal Game at the 2010 Winter Olympics won the ESPY Award for Best Game. Canada defeated the Americans, 3-2 in overtime, on a game-winning goal by Crosby 7:40 into the extra session to capture the gold medal on home ice.

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PensTV Interview with #1 Draft Pick Beau Bennett

by Tony on 07/13/10 at 10:32 PM ET
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Courtesy of PensTV’s Katie O’Malley:

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Penguins re-sign Forward Chris Conner

by Tony on 07/13/10 at 10:30 AM ET
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From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Chris Conner to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.

The deal is for the 2010-11 season and is a two-way contract that will pay Conner $550,000 at the NHL level.

Conner, 26, has played in 79 career NHL games since entering the league in 2006, posting nine goals and 24 points.

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