Remembering Baz
This date in 1983, Baz Bastien, a former goalie, coach and general manager for the Hornets and later general manager of the Penguins, was killed in car accident as he returned home from dinner honoring him.
Two Players, First NHL goals
Bryan Rust and Brian Dumoulin both scored their first NHL goals tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They are the fifth pair of Penguins players to share the milestone in the same game: 11/1/69 Tracy Pratt and Michel Briere v. Minnesota North Stars 10/21/1987 Mark Kachowski and Rob Brown v. NJ Devils 10/6/2001 Milan Kraft [...]
Craig Adams: I am Iron Man
Craig Adams established a franchise record today when he played in his 314th consecutive regular game, surpassing previous recordholder Ron Schock. Since Adams began his consecutive games played streak on Oct. 18, 2010, the Penguins have lost 1,350 man-games lost to injury, an average of 4.3 man-games lost per contest. PENGUINS REGULAR SEASON, CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAKS Craig [...]
Another Penguins Uniform Patch
The Pittsburgh Penguins wore their road, white jerseys with this patch on Friday, November 14, 2014 in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The patch features the Hockey Hall of Fame logo to mark the annual induction weekend. Have a look at the other special Penguins patches:
Rare Pittsburgh Hockey Program Sells for $1,008
A program from the 1929-30 Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team sold for $1,008 in an Ebay auction that ended Saturday. Two of the five bidders were prepared to pay at least $1,000 for the vintage 14-page program. The program was described as "a rare National Hockey League Program featuring the Home Pittsburgh Pirates versus the vaunted [...]