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Constructing the Stanley Cup Champs

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended a 17-year Stanley Cup drought on Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, giving the franchise its third championship. While current general manager Ray Shero will get his name on the cup for overseeing the hockey operations the past three seasons, former general manager Craig...

Sergei Gonchar Practices Again

The Pittsburgh Penguins will likely wait until the last possible second to announce whether or not defenseman Sergei Gonchar will play in game 7, but that won't stop us from speculating. According to Shelly Anderson and Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Gonchar took part in Wednesday's morning skate, practicing...

Sergei Gonchar Practices With Penguins

After being knocked out of Friday's game on a controversial hit by Alex Ovechkin, it was pretty much assumed that Sergei Gonchar's season was over. As it turns out, that might have been a premature thought. According to Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Gonchar, perhaps channeling his inner Willis Reed, took...

More Toronto Trade Talk: Tomas Kaberle Staying? Nik Antropov to Pens?

It was reported earlier this week that Toronto Maple Leafs defensemen Tomas Kaberle and Pavel Kubina were going to give management a list of teams they would be willing to accept a trade to. Trouble is, one of those guys may not even be on the market if we're to believe general manager Brian Burke. Burke was quoted in...

Penguins Need Help for Playoff Run

Thanks to the shootout wins by the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers on Friday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins enter their game in Toronto on Saturday five points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It's pretty much a must-win game for the Penguins, and thankfully, they'll be getting some fresh bodies...

AlexGoligoski News From the Web

05/15/12 U.S. defeats Switzerland at IIHF World Hockey... Source: Calgary Herald - Alberta - Canada Paul Stastny had a goal and two assists Tuesday as the United States beat Switzerland 5-2 on the final day of round-robin action at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
05/15/12 Grand Rapids Native Goligoski Scores in USA Win Source: CBS/NBC - CBS 3/NBC 6 Northland's News Center - Duluth MN Grand Rapids native Alex Goligoski scored his first goal of the 2012 IIHF World Championships on Tuesday, helping the United States to a 5-2 win over Switzerland.
05/15/12 Salmela suspended for three games Source: Most Valuable Network The IIHF was suspended Finnish defenseman Anssi Salmela for three games for this brutal hit on USA defenseman Alex Goligoski.
05/14/12 The Bachman Beat: Day 12-14 Source: NHL - Dallas Stars I am a little late in writing this blog because I have been battling with my computer charger for the last few days, while also having three games in four nights.