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When will Sidney Crosby return?

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:19:14 +0000

Sidney has been practicing but when will he return? Crosby, who has been out since January 6 due to a concussion, will not even start thinking about returning to his spot with the Penguins until he first can start playing full contact again, and even then he must be cleared by team doctors before he can play. With that said, look how well the Pittsburgh Penguins have done without key players like Crosby and Malkin, when Sidney does return, other teams will really need to worry, especially if he starts where he left off notching 66 points in only 41 games.

Y! Sports’ Greg Wyshynski and Nick Cotsonika debate if the Penguins star will come back this postseason.

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“Shirts Off Our Backs” Fan Appreciation Night

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:22:41 +0000

Pittsburgh Penguins had one of their most popular fan outreach programs last Tuesday night when each player (including Injured players and those who don’t dress for the game) took part in the annual “Shirts Off Our Backs” presentation following the final regular season home game against New Jersey.

Twenty nine lucky fans from the audience were chosen at random and invited down to the ice after the game to receive game-worn autographed jerseys from each players.

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24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic

24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic

admin — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:29:18 +0000

HBO Sports^® and the NHL have joined forces to present “24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC” A four episode All Access series leading up to the Winter Classic on New Years Day

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2010 – HBO Sports’ groundbreaking “24/7” reality franchise, which has captured 12 Sports Emmy^® Awards, will join forces with the National Hockey League to take viewers inside one of the NHL’s great rivalries, between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals, for 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC, an innovative four-episode, all-access reality series, it was announced today by Ross Greenburg, president, HBO Sports and John Collins, chief operating officer for the NHL.

The HBO Sports presentation debuts in prime time WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), with an immediate encore at 11:00 p.m., and follows the two clubs simultaneously, chronicling their highs and lows each week. The teams will meet in a Dec. 23 regular-season matchup on the Capitals’ home ice, leading into episode three of 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS, as the build-up intensifies for the Jan. 1 showdown at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

Noted Greenburg, “Taking our reality series ‘24/7’ into the world of the National Hockey League is a perfect fit. The ‘24/7’ franchise is fashioned on larger-than-life personalities, engaging storylines and unrestricted access. With Sidney Crosby leading the Penguins and Alex Ovechkin leading the Capitals, we have all the ingredients for a dynamic show that will take viewers deep inside professional hockey and set the stage for the Winter Classic.”

Said Collins, “Teaming up with the 12-time Emmy Award^®-winning and much acclaimed HBO ‘24/7’ series gives us an incredible opportunity to bring our fans even deeper inside two model hockey organizations during the regular season as we lead into the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. In just three short years, the Winter Classic has become so well established on the national sports calendar it’s truly a New Year’s Day tradition. Uniting HBO’s amazing reality series with one of sport’s greatest rivalries in an outdoor setting in front of 65,000 raucous fans will make this Winter Classic the most anticipated one yet.”

Ensuing episodes of 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC debut on subsequent Wednesdays – Dec. 22 and 29 and Jan. 5 – at 10:00 p.m., with an immediate encore play at 11:00 p.m. The Jan. 5 series finale debuts four days after the Classic, with cameras tracking all the drama and excitement surrounding the Capitals and Penguins on game day. All four episodes will have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand.

The series will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes access, along with in-depth interviews of coaches, players and front-office personnel, as the Caps and Penguins battle through their December schedules, meeting twice in one week, including the first-ever NHL game at Heinz Field.

24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC is HBO Sports’ first reality foray into pro hockey.

With 12 Sports Emmy^® Awards, “24/7” is the most honored sports series of the past three years. At the 2010 Sports Emmy^® Awards, the franchise took home five trophies for production excellence, including awards for Outstanding Edited Sports Special, Outstanding Camera Work and Outstanding Writing.

The executive producers of 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC are Ross Greenburg and Rick Bernstein; senior producer, Dave Harmon; coordinating producers, Scott Boggins and Bentley Weiner; Aaron Cohen is the writer; Liev Schreiber narrates. Production assistance will be supplied by National Hockey League Productions.

[Content provided with permission from 247nhloutreach.com]

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Sidney Crosby, Penguins advance

Crosby finally scored against Montreal

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:04:27 +0000

Crosby ended his six game goal slump with a first period goal against Halak to tie the game 1-1, but the Pittsburgh Penguins still ended up losing Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3. The result forces the Penguins and the Canadiens to play a game 7 winner takes all match to qualiify for the Eastern Confernce Final.

“It was nice to see one go in,” Crosby said. “You work hard to get chances, so yeah, for sure, it always feels good to score.”

Crosby must do all he can to make sure they do not lose to the under dog Montreal team in game seven just like his rival Alexander Ovechkin did in the first round!

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Crosby gets second hat trick this season

Crosby keeps banging them in …

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:44:05 +0000

Nice playoff goal by Crosby vs Ottawa today

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Crosby gets second hat trick this season

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:27:53 +0000

Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fourth time in the past five games, with an 8 to 3 victory over the New York Rangers. It was also pretty ironic, that the Penguins had a free “Penguins” cap give away to all fans at Mellon Arena last night as well.

And so as fate would have it what a great night for the Penguins super star Sidney Crosby to notch his second hat trick of the season (the last one was on October 28 in a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens).

It was Crosby’s fourth career hat trick and he had two assists as well to also make it his second “five-point” game. He scored a goal in the first period (as well as 2 assists), then notched two more in the third period.

The Rangers have not won a game (regulation games) at Mellon Arena in their past 13 attempts.

The Pittsburgh Penguins win allowed them to remain tied with Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points each.

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Crosby is Back! with 4 points in first game of the season

Crosby’s Parade through his home town in Cole Harbour

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:32:43 +0000

The video below shows some of the sights and sounds following Sidney Crosby along his birthday bash / Stanley Cup victory parade route in his home town of Cole Harbour. Great for those fans (like myself) that were not fortunate to be at the celebration (also available at the link above if the video below does not function properly in your browser).

Video showing Crosby Parade in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

: Crosby Home Town Stanley Cup Parade

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Crosby Birthday Bash & Home Town Cup Parade

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:53:46 +0000

Today is Sidney’s 22nd birthday and what a great way to celebrate it by having over 40 thousand local fans come out and cheer you on in a home town Stanley Cup Parade.

“I am very excited to bring the Stanley Cup back to Cole Harbour,” Crosby said in a release. “People from home have been so supportive of me since I was a youngster playing at Cole Harbour Place. I want as many people as possible to be part of this day.” The parade is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. at the Portland Hills bus terminal and head down to Cole Harbour Place where Sidney played hockey when he was younger.

Fans will have a chance to get their picture taken with the Cup, however due to the overwhelming demand, 87 special people (who have winning tickets from a charity raffle) will be able to get their picture taken with the Cup and Sidney Crosby as well.

Crosby & Penguins win Cup

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:33:19 +0000

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings last night 2 to 1 in game seven of the Playoffs to win the 2009 Stanley Cup. Crosby became the youngest captain in NHL history to hoist the Stanley Cup above his head.

Sidney Crosby exited the game early in the second period, but returned at the start of the third. He injured his left leg after absorbing a clean, but very hard hit from Johan Franzen along the boards in the neutral zone. Crosby had trouble putting weight on his foot as he glided to the bench before limping down the runway to the dressing room.

Marc-Andre Fleury made some memrobale saves in the last few seconds denying Detroit’s final attempts to force overtime. Both Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom had point-blank shots that Fleury was able to stop with his leg pad and then finally lunging across the crease to get his blocker on a quick wrist shot by Lidstrom. Evgeni Malkin, who finished first in the playoff scoring was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner.

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Sidney Crosby burns Ovechkin for breakaway goal

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:32:40 +0000

Sidney Crosby was the first star and shone over Ovechkin in game 7 (East Conference Semi-finals, 2009) of the series against the Washington Capitals. The video below is one of the highlights where Crosby takes the puck from Ovechkin and then scores a sweet breakaway goal.

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Results, Ovechkin goes home, Crosby continues.