The Pittsburgh Penguins lost their final pre-season game tonight in Buffalo by a score of 4-3. With the loss, the Penguins finished the pre-season at 1-3-2, with the only win coming in Game #2 against Montreal. Sidney Crosby, Petr Sykora, Mark Recchi, Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Mike Weaver, and Kris Letang were all scratches for the…
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Pens Lose to Sabres 6-5
The Pittsburgh Penguins put on a good show tonight, but lost to the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a back and forth, offensive juggernaut of a game. The game, shown live over the internet, was accompanied here on NHLPens.com with live chat. Thanks to the fans who stopped by and participated in the live chat room during…
Taffe Called Up, Brent Sent Down
General Manager Ray Shero announced this afternoon that the Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled 26-year old Left Wing Jeff Taffe from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and in-turn assigned 23-year old Center Tim Brent to the AHL affiliate. Taffe, who was picked up as a free agent by the Penguins on July 13, 2007, had just recently been moved…
Back to Mellon Arena
The Pitsburgh Penguins completed their teambuilding/leadership sessions at West Point today and are returning to Pittsburgh. Training camp resumes on Thursday with a full practice scheduled at Mellon Arena at 11AM. Like all previous sessions, the on-ice practice will be open and free to the public. Doors will open at 11AM. The Pittsburgh Penguins are reporting that…
Sore Groin Sidelines Crosby
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has reported that Sidney Crosby left practice at West Point early on Monday due to soreness in his groin. While the severity of his current injury is unknown, a groin pull can be can be a very debilitating and longer term injury for a hockey player. Sidney Crosby previously experienced a…
Training Camp, Army Style
The Pittsburgh Penguins returned to the United States Military Academy at West Point today to endure three days of training, army style. For the next few days, the Penguins will be put through a series of unique and physically demanding scenarios. Aside from the physical fitness aspects, the overaching goal of this unique training is to develop…
Pens Lose 5-2; Cut 3 More Players
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost for the second night in a row on Saturday to “Mr Papa’s” Detroit Red Wings on the home end of a home-and-home pre-season series. The Penguins were edged by a score of 5-2 in this, their fourth of 6 pre-season games. The Penguins had a strong first period with Marc Eaton scoring the…
Penguins Cut Team to 30
General Manager Ray Shero announced the cut of ten players from Training Camp today, drawing the size to 30 in advance of tonight’s game against Detroit. It is anticipated that this number may well be cut again to 23 prior to Sunday’s team departure for West Point, however, the Penguins could opt to bring all of…
Pens Lose to Wings in OT
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost pre-season game #3 to the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit on Friday night. The game remained scoreless through the end of regulation. Chris Chelios netted the game winner at 1:18 of the Overtime Period from the bottom of the left circle on a feed from Pavel Datsyuk. The two teams meet…
Penguins Town Hall Video
The Pittsburgh Penguins posted the video from last night’s Town Hall meeting for Season Ticket Holders (STH) today. The following are the links to the various video clips and a short description of what is presented in each: Ken Sawyer Speaks – 8:35 Minutes – discusses new arena David Morehouse Speaks – 3:16 Minutes –…
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