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On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 22) / Penguins Trivia
2001 the New Jersey Devils defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, to eliminate Pittsburgh from the Eastern Conference Final Pittsburgh’s last goal, scored by Martin Straka at 13:09 of the second; it was the 10,000th goal in franchise history The Penguins came into the 2001 playoffs as the #6 seed while the Devils were the #1 [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 21) / Penguins Trivia
2009 “Cam Ward just lost his liquor license!” — Evgeni Malkin scored three times on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward for his first career playoff hat trick; it was Malkin’s fifth consecutive multiple-point game in a playoff year and tied a Pittsburgh Penguins team record held by Mario Lemieux, who did it in 1991 and [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 20) / Penguins Trivia
1996 the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Florida Panthers, 3-2, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals (the Panthers eventually won the series in seven games) 1995 the Penguins opened the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, but lost the next four games in the series The Penguins were [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 19) / Penguins Trivia
1977 Ken Schinkel was relieved of the Pittsburgh Penguins head coaching duties for the second time (Schinkel’s combined record with the Penguins for a total of 203 games was 83-92-28) Schinkel played right wing for the Penguins being drafted by them the season that Pittsburgh became an expansion team in 1967. He was named assistant captain. [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 18) / Penguins Trivia
2008 the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-0, and won the Eastern Conference Championship in five games Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots for his third career playoff shutout Pittsburgh was the #2 seed going into the playoffs and Philadelphia was the #6 seed. The Penguins went on to the next round to play the [...]
Reid McNeill Signs Entry-Level Contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman, Reid McNeill. The deal is a three-year, entry-level contract and will begin next season (2012-13) and last through 2014-15. McNeil was the Penguins sixth round draft pick in 2010 (170th overall). He is among Beau Bennett (first round), Bryan Rust (2), Tom Kuhnhackl (3), Kenny Agostino (4), and [...]
Brooks Orpik the Latest NHL Player to Make “If You Can Play, You Can Play” PSA
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman, Brooks Orpik, is the latest NHL player to join a number of NHL players and the ”You Can Play” Project to film another If You Can Play, You Can Play public service announcement (PSA). The “You Can Play” project was started by Patrick Burke to honor his late brother, Brendan Burke. Brendan Burke was Patrick’s [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 17) / Penguins Trivia
1999 Toronto Maple Leaf‘s Garry Valk scored a goal 1:58 into overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, and eliminated the Pens in six games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals 1992 the Penguins beat the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Wales Conference Finals, 4-3, on an overtime goal by Jaromir Jagr From “On [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 16) / Penguins Trivia
1995 the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals, 7-1, to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals; the game marked the second in time in team history the Pens faced three goaltenders in one game (Jim Carey, Olaf Kolzig, and Byron Dafoe) – the first time the Pens faced three goalies was December [...]
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 15) / Penguins Trivia
1991 the first Stanley Cup Finals game was played at the Civic Arena; the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Minnesota North Stars (it was a 5-4 loss to the Stars) 1970 Penguins rookie Michel Briere was involved an automobile accident that would leave him in a coma for nearly a year before he died on April [...]
