by Angie Carducci | Aug 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The Ron Hextall era technically came to an end in Pittsburgh back on April 14, when the former GM, President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke and Assistant GM Chris Pryor were shown the door after the Penguins missed the playoffs, ending the longest active postseason...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 27, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
If you started watching Pittsburgh Penguins hockey in the Sidney Crosby era, you missed the late 1980s, when a young Mario Lemieux captained the team but the organization was still a couple of years – and a significantly better front office – away from its first...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 1, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang is a special defenseman. With rare offensive instincts, he’s at No. 31 on the NHL’s all-time scoring list at his position. Only two active blueliners have more points (145G, 517A, 662P), and only four – including Bobby Orr – rank higher with fewer games...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 12, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Since the Penguins joined the NHL in 1968, no team has been more active on trade deadline day. This year, though, figured to be a little different. With new GM Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke trying to strike a balance between competing for...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 9, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The future of the Pittsburgh Penguins is now in the hands of one of their biggest rivals from the past – and an exec who opined just a couple of months ago that their championship window had closed. With Tuesday’s hires of Ron Hextall as their new GM and Brian Burke...