The Pittsburgh Penguins’ annual propsects camp will be conducted in Kitchener, Ontario, from Tuesday, September 9th, through Monday, September 15th. The camp will open with 4-days of practice, followed by a 3-day series of games against prospects from the Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The prospects camp will be led by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Ryan Whitney Sidelined for 3+ Months
In a surprise development, Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Ryan Whitney underwent surgery on Friday to correct a left foot misalignment that he has secretly been dealing with for some time. The procedure, an osteotomy, is a surgical operation whereby bone is cut to shorten, lengthen, or change its alignment. It usually involves taking out a wedge of bone…
New Arena Groundbreaking at Center Ice
The big news in Pittsburgh this week was the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-purpose arena that will become the new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2010. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the new arena’s center-ice location on 14 Aug 08. The arena, which will replace the aging Mellon Arena, is being built across…
NHLPens.com Uses PicApp
Recently we started using PicApp (http://www.picapp.com) to serve up quality, professional photographs here at NHLPens.com. PicApp is a FREE service that enables us to display images taken by some of the worlds best photographers and agencies like Getty Images. PicApp has millions of photos to choose from that are updated continuously with new, relevant images (for…
Top 5 Reasons the Penguins Will Excel in 2008-09
Over the past month, there has been a lot of chatter that the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their best chance at the Stanley Cup by losing to the Detroit Red Wings this past season. Assertions have been made that the Penguins gave up too much in the off-season to be competitive for the cup again in the…
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