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An achilles injury erased his entire 2010 season. A torn tricep muscle in Week 1 of 2011 made for another season-ending injury. In 2012, 7th year man Willie Colon is back (and healthy) with a new job description: Left Guard. A 4th-Round draft pick out of Hofstra in 2006, Colon lags only the Pittsburgh Steelers […]

For a hockey fan, there is arguably no greater feeling than being able to walk out of a hockey arena and into the beautiful 80-degree weather of July. Saturday gave Pittsburgh Penguins fans this opportunity, as the doors of CONSOL Energy Center opened to welcome over 6,000 spectators. The Penguins annual prospect development camp came […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed out on the Zach Parise sweepstakes and, after waiting four days for him to make a decision, missed out on other wingers such as PA Parenteau and Ray Whitney. After ten days of free agency, the Penguins' best remaining options are Alexander Semin; a player with immense talent and equal baggage, […]

It's Christmas in July for hockey fans when you sit by your television waiting to hear the news that your favorite National Hockey League team has signed the most sought after free agent. It's the excitement that you only felt as a kid when you woke up to find that Santa had brought you exactly […]

When noon strikes tomorrow, Sidney Crosby will sign a 12 year, $104.4 million deal to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for the rest of his career. Staying true to his superstitious nature, Crosby's cap hit will remain $8.7 million despite the player cap increasing by $4 million since Crosby signed his first contract extension in 2007. […]

The 2012 NHL Free Agency period is set to start on Sunday, July 1st and for most people in the city of Pittsburgh it is like Christmas in July. Fans go crazy at this time and cannot wait to see what big addition Ray Shero will add to the Penguins. And the fans and the […]

Out of everyone in attendance at Consol Energy Center last Friday, Ray Shero became the biggest winner at the draft. Even after Jordan Staal appeared to whittle his trade value down to nearly nothing, Shero was still able to strike a deal with Hurricanes' GM, Jim Rutherford, sending Staal to Carolina for a pick, a […]

The NHL Entry Draft marks the beginning of a career for top prospects across North America and Europe who have dreamt of the day in which one of the thirty NHL teams calls their name. The elite players that have dominated their respective junior teams have entered into a professional league where they must begin […]