October 13, 1930 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, the city’s first NHL team, transfered to Philadelphia to become the Quakers.  The Pirates wore orange and black in their last season and would become Philadelphia's first NHL team. The Steel Town's first entry in the National Hockey League. The franchise barely survived five years of sub-par hockey, [...]
John Gibson, one of 19 Pittsburgh-area natives to play in the NHL, is expected to make his first appearance against the Penguins. A Pittsburgh Hornet alum, he is one of four former Hornets to be ranked by Central Scouting for the 2011 draft. He won gold at the 2010 World Under-17 Challenge, stealing the show [...]
40 years ago today, Mike Lange made his NHL debut doing the play-by-play when the Penguins played the Minnesota North Stars. "I remember calling the game in the old Met Center in Bloomington. Pierre Larouche scored his first NHL goal on a breakaway against Cesare Maniago. The Penguins won, 4-2," Lange recalled. Here's some of [...]
Today in 2010, the Penguins played their first regular season home game at the CONSOL Energy Center but fell to the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2. This season's Penguins media guide is out, and still includes a page for Civic Arena records, but not one for the CONSOL Energy Center. If you are curious to see the [...]
