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The Key to Winning in Hockey Is, Obviously, Coaching Changes

It's not exactly a national secret that hockey teams tend to go through coaching changes about as often as a high school kid goes through a change of clothes (speaking on personal experience, that's about once per year). As we begin the conference finals, it's probably worth pointing out that three of the four teams taking...

Let's Not Give Up On Hockey Just Yet

There was a time when my favorite sport was, without hesitation, baseball. Recently, however, my interest in the game has been lost. Not because of a steroid scandal or the incompetence of Bud Selig, but mostly because the team I grew up cheering for, the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been a Major League Baseball team in name...

Great Moments In Penguins vs. Capitals Playoff History

Thanks to the events of Tuesday night, as the Capitals and Hurricanes advanced in their game 7 victories, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will be taking part in a playoff series that could very well consume us all. We've seen playoff series' get hyped before, but nothing will come close to the tidal wave of...

Roger Wood: Destroying Hockey Fight Songs Since 1997

During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it's not uncommon to hear local radio stations blasting corny "fight songs" over the airwaves in an effort to build excitement and support for the home town team. At least, I think that's why they do it. The problem is, many of the songs are awful, and so bad that they make your brain bleed...

Evgeni Malkin Wins Scoring Title

With his 35th goal of the season in Pittsburgh's 3-1 win over Montreal on Saturday night, Evgeni Malkin secured the first Art Ross Trophy of his career as the league's leading scorer. Malkin finishes the regular season with 113 points, beating out Washington's Alex Ovechkin, who finished with 110.Ovechkin will take home...

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05/27/12 Panic Street Lawyer: The Dough and the Glory, Part I Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA Kathleen Edwards -- singer/songwriter/guitarist/charmer of Canadian national origin -- performs June 2 at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh's Point State Park. One song very likely to be on her set list is "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory" (she sang that in February at the Rex Theater on the South Side).
05/24/12 An E-mail Interview with Sean Hartnett of WFAN.com Source: Kukla's Korner With the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils battling it out to see who will represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final, I figured now would be a good time to conduct an e-mail interview with someone who is currently covering the series.
05/23/12 Austins Playroom opens at W.Va. hospital Source: Charleston Daily Mail Hockey great Mario Lemieux's foundation has established a children's playroom at Wheeling Hospital.
04/27/12 Hart Trophy finalists: Malkin, Stamkos, Lundqvist Source: Ducks Blog For the third consecutive year, there will be first-time Hart Memorial Trophy recipient as the NHL's most valuable player.
04/23/12 CrosbyWatch: Lemieux stepping in when situati... Source: Leader Times - Kittanning PA The only time the Pens dropped the ball on this in terms of their relation to Crosby was letting him play in the Winter Classic and against Tampa Bay after the Steckel hit.