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Mark Recchi One of Few Athletes Remaining From That '80s Show

WASHINGTON -- As Mark Recchi headed into the Verizon Center dressing room after a morning skate the day of an early season game against the Capitals, a Boston Bruins teammate slapped him on the shoulder and said: "How's it going, Recchin'-Ball?'' Just as quickly the player disappeared through a door, so it was difficult...

Will We See a 100-Point Defenseman In The NHL Again?

Before Bobby Orr entered the NHL way back in 1966, the idea of a defenseman scoring 100 points would have been considered lunacy. After all, forwards were rarely coming within spitting distance of the century mark, and defensemen were never really used as offensive weapons. Orr, of course, changed all of that, and not only...

FanHouse Chats With 2-Time Stanley Cup Champion Phil Bourque

HOMESTEAD, Pa. -- Phil Bourque spent eight of his 12 NHL seasons as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, helping the team win two Stanley Cups in the early 1990s. Since the 2003-04 campaign, he's worked as an analyst for the Penguins radio network, and we had an opportunity to catch up with him at the team's Championship...

Malkin and Crosby's Historic Postseason And a Look at Game 5

During the Penguins' game 4 win on Thursday night, captain Sidney Crosby finally had his bust-out game of the Stanley Cup Final, recording a goal (the eventual game-winner) and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-2 win to tie the series at two games apiece. The performance helped him eclipse the 30-point mark this postseason,...

Penguins vs. Red Wings: Who was the REAL "Team of the 90's?"

Our esteemed leader asked me a simple question: "Between Pittsburgh and Detroit, who can rightly claim to be the 'Team of the 90's?'"While blurting out "Detroit, dummy!" was my first instinct, I decided to look deeper into the question and come up with the best answer.While Detroit has been a powerful team for the longest...