>Back in 2001 on this date, the Penguins officially retired #21 in memory of Michel Briere.It was a long-overdue gesture. Many of the newer fans have never heard of him or knew the story of why the number is retired. Here is his chapter of Penguins history...See rare footage of Briere's first NHL goal.
>Couldn't resist an opportunity to include a reference to our other pleasure (The Simpson's).Anyway, the Penguins have called-up Ben Lovejoy from Wilkes-Barre.If you click on the photo of the Rev. Lovejoy you'll see a well-done 10 QUESTIONS WITH WBS D BEN LOVEJOY.Lovejoy is the first Penguins player to wear #65. Here's the updated all-time numbers [...]
> The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled this season's third, or alternate jersey, tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods in Robinson. Long rumored to be blue and white like the uniforms worn to ring in the New Year in the outdoor game in Buffalo, but "slightly different." The difference? No Winter Classic Patch. The Penguins will wear the [...]
>The Pens defeated Jokerit in the final pre-season game and are set to face the Ottawa Senators for the season opener in Stockholm.By our count it was the 29th time in franchise history that the Pens played a non-NHL team in an exhibition game.Click here to see a list of the non-league exhibition games.
>The National Hockey League is going green, and team media guides are going, too.In an effort to "reduce paper waste" the NHL has mandated that all teams stop the annual publication of media guides. The league will also end it's publication of the yearly record book.The media guides will still be produced, but will only [...]