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Sneak Peek

by Paul on 09/05/07 at 10:38 AM ET
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The Pens will be releasing their new look late this afternoon.  Is this it?

more at Offside Sports…

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Crosby Switching To RBK Stick

by Paul on 08/27/07 at 11:57 AM ET
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via Sports Business Journal (paid sub.),

For the past four years, including his first two NHL seasons, Crosby has used Sher-Wood brand sticks under an endorsement contract that the Pittsburgh Penguins star signed with the Quebec-based company when he was 16 years old.
But that deal, which pays Crosby a reported $150,000 (Canadian) per year, will expire on Saturday,and Crosby is set to sign on to use RbK sticks, according to sources close to the talks.
This new deal would be an extension of an existing endorsement contract between RbK and Crosby, signed in 2005 and paying him a reported $500,000 (U.S.) per year. It was to be a head-to-toe arrangement making Crosby RbK’s signature athlete by wearing RbK skates, gloves, helmets and protective equipment. But thanks to the pre-existing Sher-Wood deal, the RbK-Crosby arrangement could not include sticks — a key performance tool for hockey players, and the hottest equipment category in the sport in years, according to manufacturers and retailers.

 

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The Ice Bowl Commeth

by Paul on 08/24/07 at 04:29 PM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

Several NHL officials said today that the game between the Penguins and Sabres on Jan. 1, 2008 will be played at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the NFL’s Bills. In a made-for-television event—the game will air nationally on NBC—the Penguins and Sabres will skate on an outdoor rink in front of what the NHL hopes will prove the largest audience ever to watch an NHL game in the United States.
Neither the league nor NBC would officially confirm the tentatively titled “Ice Bowl,” which is scheduled to be played at 1 p.m.

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WKBW in Buffalo also reported this earlier today…

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Crosby Goes To School

by Paul on 08/21/07 at 08:49 AM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

More than 150 kids, some from as far away as Montreal, came to the Robert Morris Island Sports Complex on Monday to receive professional instruction at the annual Penguins summer hockey school.
What they didn’t expect was having the reigning Hart Trophy winner on the ice with them.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby made an unannounced visit that shocked some of the players to the extent that some actually fell over trying to get a look at him as he stepped onto the ice.

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Pens Anxious To Get The Cup

by Paul on 08/13/07 at 10:30 AM ET
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from the Cape Breton Post,

“I’ve had the chance to play a lot the last two or three years, so it’s good for me to get that experience and just try to learn every year a little bit more,” said the 22-year-old, visiting his former billet family, Bob and Angela Hawkins of Westmount and their two children, Janelle and Jeffrey. “The team, too, has been improving along the way. Everything will make us a better team.”...
Many analysts believe the Penguins are the team of the future, but Fleury and his teammates are striving to be the team of today.
“I hope so — that’s our goal and that’s what we want,” he said, of winning the Stanley Cup. “But I don’t think the guys on the team want to wait a couple of years. Last year, we improved a lot and if we keep improving the same way this year, I think every year, our chances will get better.”

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Eric and Jordan Staal Offered Plea Deal

by Alanah McGinley on 08/08/07 at 05:39 PM ET
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From the AP via TSN,

Carolina Hurricanes star Eric Staal and his brother Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins have been offered plea deals stemming from their arrests at Eric Staal’s bachelor party in Minnesota last month.
Paul Krepelka, the agent who represents both players, said the prosecutor in Cook County, Minn., offered to settle the case by having the Staals plead guilty to a petty misdemeanour for disorderly conduct. Charges of obstructing the legal process are to be dropped against both players, Krepelka said.
Ten of the 14 young men charged after complaints of screaming, yelling and loud music appeared in court and accepted the same deal Wednesday, Krepelka said.

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Penguins Sign Dman Mike Weaver

by Paul on 08/08/07 at 02:41 PM ET
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via the Pittsburgh Penguins,

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Mike Weaver to a one-year, two-way contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.
Weaver, 29, spent the 2006-07 season with the Los Angeles Kings scoring nine points (three goals, six assists) in 39 games played.  He scored his first NHL goal on February 6th vs. Tampa Bay.  Weaver also spent the 2005-06 season with Los Angeles recording nine points (nine assists) in 53 games.  Previously, he played parts of three seasons with the Atlanta Thrashers registering a total of six points (six assists) in 57 games.

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Crosby Turns 20

by Paul on 08/07/07 at 08:46 AM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Can superstar center Sidney Crosby still be Sid the Kid at age 20?
“Good question,” general manager Ray Shero said with a slight laugh yesterday.
“I don’t know. It’s a nice handle. And 20 years old is still pretty young.”
As of today, he is no longer a teenage phenom.
Born 8/7/87—begetting his uniform No. 87 and the average salary of $8.7 million on his five-year contract extension that kicks in next year—Crosby wakes up this morning to his 20th birthday.
“It does make me step back a little,” Crosby said. “Just to have the opportunity I’ve had, I feel fortunate.

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Pens Have The So-Important Chemistry

by Paul on 07/19/07 at 10:32 AM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

All have embraced that facet of their job description so far, and Roberts and Recchi seemed to have had a good rapport with their younger teammates last season. Maintaining that will be critical so that the roster doesn’t cleave into cliques, with younger players drifting away from the older ones.
Even if that would be a byproduct of benign causes—things like different outside interests, tastes in music, etc.—it could curdle a team’s chemistry, shredding the bonds that are an important part of most winning clubs.
“If you have the right group, you don’t have that problem,” Sydor said. “And from what I hear, you don’t have that problem here. The old guys like being around the young guys—they make us feel young—and the young guys want to hear stories and stuff like that from the old guys.”

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No Shopping For Therien

by Paul on 07/17/07 at 09:23 AM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

It would have been understandable if Therrien had decided to serve out the final year of his contract then, with a couple of exceptional seasons on his resume, auction himself to the highest bidder next summer.
Some people—especially his accountant—would have viewed that as a shrewd decision.
Therrien, though, saw it as more of a non-issue and didn’t balk at signing a contract extension that ties him to the Penguins through the 2008-09 season.
“It never even crossed my mind,” Therrien said. “I’m not a guy who likes to shop around.”

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