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Pens vs. Devils

Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2009 by samb1988

Last night, the Penguins faced off against the Boston Bruins. Here is the recap of what happened:

In the first period, there were zero goals scored and there was only one penalty called. The lone penalty was called on Boston’s Sobotka for tripping.

In the second period, there was one goal scored and there were zero penalties called. The lone goal was scored by Boston’s Hunwick with his 4th of the season. This put the score at 1-0.

In the third period, there were two goals scored and there were two penalties called. Both goals were scored by Boston. The first was scored by Paille with his 1st of the season. The second was scored by Bergeron was an empty net goal (his 6th goal of the season). This put the final score at Boston 3- Pittsburgh 0. The first penalty was called on Pittsburgh’s Guerin for cross checking. The second penalty was called on Boston’s Thorton for cross checking.

STATS: The total penalties for Pittsburgh was 1 equaling 2 minutes and the total penalties for Boston were 2 equaling 4 minutes. Goalie Summary: Pittsburgh’s Fleury stopped 26 out of 28 shots (not including the empty net goal) while Boston’s Thomas stopped all 27 out of 27 shots. Stars of the game (which were all from Boston) were: 3) Hunwick, 2) Chara, and 1) Thomas.

The next game is Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 pm against the New Jersey Devils.

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50 Greatest Players in Today’s NHL

Posted in Uncategorized on October 11, 2009 by samb1988

Sporting News has made a list of 50 players, who currently play in the NHL, that they deem to be the greatest. This list includes a couple of Penguins players with Sidney Crosby topping the list. Here is the entire list:

1. Sidney Crosby, C, Penguins
2. Alex Ovechkin, LW, Capitals
3.Evgeni Malkin, C, Penguins
4. Nicklas Lidstrom, D, Red Wings
5. Pavel Datsyuk, C, Red Wings
6. Jarome Iginla, RW, Flames
7. Henrik Zetterberg, LW, Red Wings
8. Zdeno Chara, D, Bruins
9. Martin Brodeur, G, Devils
10. Vincent Lecavalier, C, Lightning
11. Scott Niedermayer, D, Ducks
12. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Ducks
13. Roberto Luongo, G, Canucks
14. Rick Nash, LW, Blue Jackets
15. Eric Staal, C, Hurricanes
16. Chris Pronger, D, Flyers
17. Ilya Kovalchuk, LW, Thrashers
18. Joe Thornton, C, Sharks
19. Zach Parise, LW, Devils
20. Mike Green, D, Capitals
21. Mike Richards, C, Flyers
22. Marian Hossa, RW, Blackhawks
23. Jonathan Toews, C, Blackhawks
24. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Penguins
25. Daniel Alfredsson, RW, Senators
26. Dany Heatley, LW, Sharks
27. Martin St. Louis, RW, Lightning
28. Patrick Kane, RW, Blackhawks
29. Henrik Lundqvist, G, Rangers
30. Jeff Carter, C, Flyers
31. Marc Savard, C, Bruins
32. Shea Weber, D, Predators
33. Dion Phaneuf, D, Flames
34. Marian Gaborik, RW, Rangers
35. Alexander Semin, LW, Capitals
36. Daniel Sedin, LW, Canucks
37. Jay Bouwmeester, D, Flames
38. Steve Mason, G, Blue Jackets
39. Miikka Kiprusoff, G, Flames
40. Niklas Backstrom, G, Wild
41. Henrik Sedin, C, Canucks
42. Andrei Markov, D, Canadiens
43. Martin Havlat, RW, Wild
44. Brian Rafalski, D, Red Wings
45. Tim Thomas, G, Bruins
46. Paul Stastny, C, Avalanche
47. Brenden Morrow, LW, Stars
48. Chris Osgood, G, Red Wings
49. Cam Ward, G, Hurricanes
50. Duncan Keith, D, Blackhawks

*The edition of the magazine that includes this list will be out later this week.

Mario Lemieux made a short statement of Sidney Crosby’s accomplishment as number 1 on the list: “Crosby is such a phenomenal all-around player that it’s easy to forget he’s only 22 years old. And it’s not just his pure talent; what amazes you even more is his work ethic and determination, the way he won’t be denied. The fact that he led us to the Stanley Cup as a 21-year-old captain tells you everything you need to know.”

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The Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009

Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2009 by samb1988

Every year, AskMen.com puts out a list of the 49 most influential men of the year. The list consists of a variety of industries which include entertainment, politics, technology, and sports. This year (and for the third year in a row) Penguin’s captain Sidney Crosby has made the list at number 34. Here is the full list from AskMen.com:

1. Fictional character from the television series Mad Men; Don Draper,

2. Olympic sprinter: Usain Bolt

3. President of the United States: Barack Obama,

4. Founder/CEO/producer of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg,

5. Television judge and producer: Simon Cowell,

6. Singer: Michael Jackson,

7. CEO of Apple: Steve Jobs,

8. Tennis player: Roger Federer,

9. NFL player: Peyton Manning,

10. President of UFC: Dana White,

11. Raooer: Jay-Z,

12. Fashion designer: Tom Ford,

13. News anchor/host: Jon Stewart

14. Twitter creator: Jack Dorsey,

15. Writer/director/actor/producer: Quentin Tarantino,

16. Late night host: Conan O’Brien,

17. Actor: Ashton Kutcher,

18. Wine connoisseur: Gary Vaynerchuk,

19. Entertainment anchor, television host, media personaltiy: Ryan Seacrest,

20. Actor; George Clooney,

21. Actor; Brad Pitt,

22. Soccer player; Lionel Messi,

23. Airplane pilot: Chesley “Sulley” Sullenberger,

24. Boxer: Manny Pacquiao,

25. Music Producer: Mark Ronson,

26. Singer/rapper: Kanye West,

27. Television writer: Seth Macfarlane,

28. Soccer player: Cristiano Ronaldo,

29. Executive editor/producer of TMZ: Harvey Levin,

30. PGA member: Tiger Woods,

31. Newsman: Shepard Smith,

32. Actor: Hugh Jackman,

33. NBA player: Kobe Bryant,

34. NHL player: Sidney Crosby,

35. Tennis player: Andy Roddick,

36. UFC fighter: Georges St. Pierre,

37. Singer: Chris Martin,

38. Survivalist: Bear Grylls,

39. Movie writer/director: James Cameron,

40. Amazon.com founder: Jeff Bezos,

41. Hotel owner: Andre Balazs,

42. NBA player: LeBron James,

43. NBA player: Dwayne Wade,

44. Actor: Robert Pattinson,

45. Menswear designer: Italo Zucchelli

46. Iron chef: Mario Batali,

47. Architect: Santiago Calatrava,

48. NASCAR driver: Jenson Button,

49. Athlete: Lance Armstrong.

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Pens News

Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2009 by samb1988

There are a couple bits of Penguin news pertaining to the Stanley Cup Championship.

First, during Friday’s, October 2, opening game against the Rangers, the Penguins will be lifting up the third Stanley Cup Championship banner during a ceremony prior to the start of the game. The big screen will be up for the game where fans can watch both the ceremony and the game.

Second, the Penguins players and staff received their Stanley Cup rings during a ceremony on Tuesday. Every ring contains 14 karats of white and yellow gold along with 167 diamonds. The Pens logo on top of the ring is made of black onyx embedded with a 1.3 karat pear shaped diamond. Here is a picture of the Penguins new attire:

pens rings

Thirdly, The Penguins players have had their names carved onto the Stanley Cup. The cup arrived back from the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto with the names inscribed. The NHL allowed the team to have 52 names carved onto the cup (this includes players, ownership, executive staff, and coaches).

* The Penguins had 27 names of the management and staff put on the cup, which includes the following: Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle, Bill Kassling, Tom Grealish, Tony Liberati, Ken Sawyer, David Morehouse, Ray Shero, Chuck Fletcher, Ed Johnston, Jason Botterill, Dan Bylsma, Mike Yeo, Tom Fitzgerald, Gilles Meloche, Mike Kadar, Travis Ramsay, Chris Stewart, Scott Adams, Mark Mortland, Dana Heinze, Paul DeFazio, Danny Kroll, Frank Buonomo, Tom McMillan, Dan MacKinnon, Jay Heinbuck.

* The Penguins had 25 players put on the cup, which includes: Sidney Crosby (Capt.), Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin, Craig Adams, Philippe Boucher, Matt Cooke, Pascal Dupuis, Mark Eaton, Ruslan Fedotenko, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mathieu Garon, Hal Gill, Eric Godard, Alex Goligoski, Bill Guerin, Tyler Kennedy, Chris Kunitz, Kristopher Letang, Brooks Orpik, Miroslav Satan, Robert Scuderi, Jordan Staal, Petr Sykora, Maxime Talbot, Mike Zigomanis.

stanley cup

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2009-2010 TV Schedule

Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2009 by samb1988

Here is the complete list of the Penguins 2009-2010 regular season TV schedule. *Please note that this list is subject to change.

October:

2nd: home against the New York Rangers at 7:30 on FSN

3rd: away against the New York Islanders at 7:00 on FSN

7th: home against Phoenix at 7:30 on FSN

8th: away against Philadelphia at 7:00 on FSN

10th: away against Toronto at 7:00 on FSN

12th: away against Ottawa at 7:30 on FSN

14th: away against Carolina at 7:00 on FSN

17th: home against Tampa Bay at 7:30 on FSN

20th: home against St. Louis at 7:00 on Versus

23rd: home against Florida at 7:30 on FSN

24th: home against New Jersey at 7:30 on FSN

28th: home against Montreal at 7:30 on FSN

30th: away against Clumbus at 7:00 on FSN

31st: home against Minnesota at 7:30 on FSN

November:

3rd: away against Anaheim at 10:00 on FSN

5th: away against Los Angeles at 10:30 on FSN

7th: away against San Jose at 10:30 on FSN

10th: away against Boston at 7:00 on Versus

12th: home against New Jersey at 7:30 on FSN

14th: home against Boston at 7:30 on FSN

16th: home against Anaheim at 7:30 on FSN

19th: away aginst Ottawa at 7:30 on FSN

21st: away against Atlanta at 7:00 on FSN

23rd: away against Florida at 7:30 on FSN

25th: home against Montreal at 7:30 on FSN

27th: away aginst the New York Islanders at 2:00 on FSN

28th: home against the New York Rangers at 7:30 on FSN

30th: away against the New York Rangers at 7:00 on FSN

December:

3rd: home against Columbus at 7:30 on FSN

5th: away against Chicago at 7:30 on FSN

7th: home against Carolina at 7:30 on FSN

10th: away against Montreal at 7:30 on FSN

12th: home against Florida at 7:30 on FSN

15th: home against Philadelphia at 7:00 on Versus

17th: away against Philadelphia at 7:00 on FSN

19th: away against Buffalo at 7:00 on FSN

21st: home against New Jersey at 7:30 on FSN

23rd: home against Ottawa at 7:00 on FSN

27th: home against Toronto at 7:00 on FSN

29th: away aginst Buffalo at 7:00 on FSN

30th: away against New Jersey at 7:00 on FSN

January:

2nd: away against Tampa Bay at 3:00 on FSN

3rd: away against Florida at 7:00 on FSN

5th: home against Atlanta at 7:30 on FSN

7th: hom against Philadelphia at 7:30 on FSN

9th: away against Toronto at 7:00 on FSN

11th: away against Minnesota at 8:00 on Versus

13th: away against Carolina at 9:30 on FSN

14th: away against Edmonton at 9:30 on FSN

16th: away against Vancouver at 10:00 on FSN

19th: home against the New York Islanders at 7:30 on FSN

21st: home against Washington at 7:30 on FSN

24th: away against Philadelphia at 3:00 on FSN

25th: away against the New York Rangers at 7:00 on Versus

28th: home against Ottawa at 7:00 on FSN

31st: home against Detroit at 3:00 on FSN

February:

1st: home against Buffalo at 7:00 on Versus

6th: away against Montreal at 2:00 on FSN

7th: away against Washington at 3:00 on FSN

10th: home against the New York Islanders at 7:30 on FSN

12th: home against the New York Rangers at 7:30 on FSN

14th: home against Nashville at 1:00 on FSN

February 15- March 1 will break for the Winter Olympics

March:

2nd: home against Buffalo at 7:30 on FSN

4th: away against the New York Rangers at 7:00 on FSN

6th: home against Dallas at 1:00 on FSN

7th: home against Boston at 3:00 on FSN

11th: away against Carolina at 7:00 on FSN

12th: away against New Jersey at 7:00 on FSN

14th: away against Tampa Bay at 5:00 on FSN

17th: away against New Jersey at 7:00 on FSN

18th: away against Boston at 7:00 on FSN

20th: home against Carolina at 1:00 on FSN

22nd: away against Detroit at 7:00 on Versus

24th: away against Washington at 7:00 on FSN

27th: home against Philadelphia at 1:00 on FSN

28th: home against Toronto at 5:00 on FSN

31st: home against Tampa Bay at 7:30 on FSN

April:

3rd: home against Atlanta at 1:00 on FSN

6th: home against Washington at 7:30 on Versus

8th: home against the New York Islanders at 7:30 on FSN

10th: away against Atlanta at 7:00 on FSN

11th: away against the New York Islanders at 6:00 on FSN

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Pre-Season Game Tonight

Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 by samb1988

Tonight, the Pens start off their pre-season against the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:30 pm. (The game is not in the lineup to be aired on the NHL network.)

The team has already announced tonight’s lineup which is:

*Forwards: Kunitz-Crosby-Tangradi, Dupuis-Staal-Fedotenko, Conner-Jeffrey-Bayda, Sill-Vitale-Godard

*Defensemen: Despres-Gonchar, Eaton-Engelland, McKee-Bortuzzo

*Goaltenders: Fleury, Thiessen.

Also along with the return of games is the return of student rush. Student Rush is available to current high school and college student (MUST have a valid photo ID). The line (which can start to form 5 hours prior to the game) will be at the Gate 8 Box Office and will start selling tickets one hour before the game starts (so the sale tonight will start at 6:30 pm). There are 1,000 tickets held aside for student rush. The tickets are $20 (cash) and only one ticket per student. Warning: While in line if anyone is caught with alcohol, tents, grills, or propane heaters, they will be removed from the line.

Side Note: Due to the return of the season, I will start posting stats on a regular basis according to the schedule.

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Pens Meet the President

Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2009 by samb1988

On Thursday, September 10, the entire Penguins team went to the White House and met President Obama.

Before the Pens went to the White House, some players (Sidney Crosby, Bill Guerin, Jordan Staal, Brooks Orpik, and Marc-Andre Fleury) provided some help at a youth hockey clinic.

The Penguins then went on a tour of the White House and finally met the President. When meeting President Obama, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma presented the president with a Penguins number 44 “Obama” jersey. President Obama extended his congratulations to the team and its leaders. “I’d like to congratulate Sidney Crosby on becoming the youngest captain in history to win (the Cup) and Evgeni Malkin for being the third-youngest (playoff) MVP.”

*Pictures can be seen on the Penguins website at: <http://penguins.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=8420&navid=pit-home-dl>

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Pens Training Camp

Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2009 by samb1988

The Penguins training camp started today, Saturday, September 12. Camp will run until September 16. From the 13-16, the camp daily sessions at the arena will be open to the public free of charge. Fans can enter at Gate 1 starting 15 minutes prior to practice. Parking in the arena lots will be limited to availability and parking rates will apply on weekdays. Both concession stands and the Pen Station store will be open inside the arena.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2009 TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
Sunday, Sept. 13	9-10 a.m.	Practice group A (Mellon Arena)*
	10:15-11:15 p.m.	Practice group B*
	11:30-12:30pm	Practice group C*

Monday, Sept. 14	9-9:45 a.m.	Practice group A (Mellon Arena)*
	10-10:45 a.m.	Scrimmage groups A and B*
	11-11:45 a.m.	Practice group B*
	12-1:30 p.m.	Practice group C*

Tuesday, Sept. 15	10-11:00 a.m.	Practice group A (Mellon Arena)*
	11:15-12:00 p.m.	Practice group B*
	12:15-1:00 p.m.	Scrimmage groups B and C*
	1:15-2:00 p.m.	Practice group C*
	7:30 p.m.	vs. COLUMBUS, Mellon Arena

Wednesday, Sept. 16	9-10 a.m.	Practice group A (Mellon Arena)*
	10:15-11:15 p.m.	Practice group B*
	11:30-12:30 p.m.	Practice group C*

Thursday, Sept 17	7 p.m.	BLACK vs. GOLD (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)

Friday, Sept. 18	10-11 a.m.	Practice (Mellon Arena)
	11:15 a.m.	Ice for extras
	7:30 p.m.	vs. TORONTO, Mellon Arena

Saturday, Sept. 19		DAY OFF

Sunday, Sept. 20	10-11:30 a.m.	Practice group A (Mellon Arena)
	11:45-1:15 p.m.	Practice group B

Monday, Sept. 21	10 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)
	11:15 a.m.	Practice for extras
	7:30 p.m.	at MONTREAL

Tuesday, Sept. 22	10 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)
	11:15 a.m.	Practice for extras
	7 p.m.	at TORONTO

Wednesday, Sept. 23	11 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)

Thursday, Sept. 24	10 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)
	11:15 a.m.	Practice for extras
	7 p.m.	at COLUMBUS

Friday, Sept. 25	11 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)

Saturday, Sept. 26	11 a.m.	Practice (Mellon Arena)

Sunday, Sept. 27	9 a.m.	Ice (Mellon Arena)
	5 p.m.	at DETROIT

Monday, Sept. 28		DAY OFF

Tuesday, Sept. 29	10:30 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)

Wednesday, Sept. 30	9:30 a.m.	Practice (Southpointe)