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Four Penguins Rank Among Potential All-Star Starters Entering The Final Week Of Voting
by Tony on 12/29/10 at 03:42 PM ET
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From the Penguins:
Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury earned more than 52,000 votes last week to move into the top spot among goaltenders with 311,623 votes heading into the final week of 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, presented by XM.
Fleury, who owns a 15-2-1 record, 1.82 goals-against average and .937 save percentage over his past 18 starts, joins fellow teammates Sidney Crosby (523,822), Kris Letang (391,525) and Evgeni Malkin (289,878) as potential All-Star Game Starters.
Crosby, who leads the NHL in both goals (30) and points (61), is the only player to cross the half-million mark in votes. He and Letang continue to rank Nos. 1-2 among overall vote-getters.
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Jordan Staal discusses his injury and possible return date
by Tony on 12/29/10 at 03:39 PM ET
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NHL’S Winter Classic/Heritage Classic Alumni Roster More Than 100 Strong
by Tony on 12/27/10 at 05:25 PM ET
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From the NHL:
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals who participate in the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field will join a privileged group of 121 athletes currently on NHL rosters who have forged their own memories of playing in a special NHL game in a unique setting.
Since the NHL’s first outdoor game, the 2003 NHL Heritage Classic, was played in Edmonton, more than 150 players currently on NHL rosters have played in a major outdoor game—at least one from each of the League’s 30 Clubs.
A select 10 active NHL players have played in multiple major outdoor games, with St. Louis goaltender Ty Conklin the only man to have appeared in three. Those players who have dressed for two outdoor games include Boston teammates Michael Ryder and Daniel Paille, Buffalo’s Ryan Miller, Calgary’s David Moss, Dallas’s Adam Burish, Chicago defensemen Brian Campbell and Duncan Keith, Minnesota’s Eric Nystrom and Tampa Bay’s Adam Hall.
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Sidney’s Greatness
by Tony on 12/27/10 at 05:23 PM ET
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From Sportsnet.ca’s Mark Spector:
Today, the NHL’s portal into mainstream North American sports is Sid Crosby. He has become the one who scores the Olympic winner, the one on whose back we now ride through a modest, but fascinating, 24-game scoring streak.
It’s far from the record 51-gamer Gretzky weaved that distant winter, but for a hockey fan who hasn’t witnessed a streak of this magnitude in a generation (18 years), it’s Dream On as the NHL comes out of hibernation after the Christmas break.
“It’s hard for me to even to imagine,” Crosby said on a hastily conducted media conference call Monday. “Somebody watching Wayne Gretzky play every night and kind of expecting that after 41 games, to expect (a streak of) 41. Forty two, etc. To think he did that over the course of 51 games? I can’t even imagine that, really.”
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Penguins Re-assign forward Dustin Jeffrey
by Tony on 12/26/10 at 08:39 AM ET
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From the Penguins:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Dustin Jeffrey to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
Jeffrey, 22, has appeared in three games with Pittsburgh this season. He recorded his first career two-point game with a goal and an assist Dec. 11 at Buffalo.
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10 Years Ago, Lemieux Super in Comeback
by Tony on 12/26/10 at 08:31 AM ET
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From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Kevin Gorman:
What made it so improbable wasn’t just that Lemieux returned at midseason, but he did so in a shroud of secrecy. He trained with former teammate Jay Caufield for a month before his intention was revealed, keeping it top secret at the dawn of the instantaneous news cycle.
Lemieux’s comeback became one of the first major sports stories to break on the Internet, as Kevin Allen posted it on USA Today’s website the morning of Dec. 7. Nowadays, in the never-ending rush to be first, it probably would have appeared as a rumor on a social network site or sports blog.
“It was an incredibly big story, as you can imagine,” Allen said. “It would be completely different now. Somebody would have Twittered it.”
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Various Media Platforms Ring In New Year with Blanket Coverage of Winter Classic
by Tony on 12/23/10 at 03:25 PM ET
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From the NHL:
Through its media and social networking platforms—NHL Network™, NHL.com, NHL Radio™ and NHL Mobile—the National Hockey League will provide fans with the most complete coverage surrounding the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on New Year’s Day.
Star-laden lineups, fierce rivalries, a spectacular outdoor venue, unpredictable weather and a sold-out crowd of more than 65,000 passionate fans from Pittsburgh, Washington and beyond will combine to make the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic a highlight on the North American sports calendar. In special programming over the days leading up to and following the main event, the League’s media platforms will cover the wealth of storylines and convey the on-site excitement.
The build-up begins tonight on NHL Network U.S. when Washington and Pittsburgh meet for the last time before the New Year’s Day extravaganza. NHL Network will have pre-game coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET and live intermission studio reports from NHL On The Fly™.
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Penguins Recall Forward Dustin Jeffrey, Goaltender John Curry
by Tony on 12/23/10 at 01:22 PM ET
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From the Penguins:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Dustin Jeffrey and goaltender John Curry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
Jeffrey, 22, has appeared in three games with Pittsburgh this season. He recorded his first career two-point game with a goal and an assist Dec. 11 at Buffalo.
Jeffrey is the fourth (tied) leading scoring in the AHL and paces WBS with 32 points on 14 goals and 18 assists in 27 games. He also boasts a plus-5 rating, four power-play goals, five shorthanded goals and 99 shots.
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Winter Classic Public Skating Opens Friday at 3 p.m.
by Tony on 12/23/10 at 11:09 AM ET
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From the Penguins:
Winter Classic public skating will open Friday, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. at the “Winter Classic Community Rink at Stage AE,” adjacent to Heinz Field.
The Christmas Eve public skating session will take place from 3-9 p.m. There will be a special “Skate With Santa” from 4-6 p.m.
The rink will be open for public skating and/or youth hockey every day through Jan. 2. The cost for public skating is $7 per session, and skate rental is $3.
The complete public skating schedule is:
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Capitals Talk About Facing Penguins
by Tony on 12/22/10 at 04:46 PM ET
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