Mellon Arena, also known as the Civic Arena and nicknamed “The Igloo,” was constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel and was the first retractable major-sports venue in the world. From 1967 to 2010, it essentially served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Within the span of 40-plus years, Mellon Arena hosted infinite memories. These memories remain alive in the city of Pittsburgh even though our beloved Igloo is no longer with us. What are with us, however, are the ... Read More
Steelers linebacker Jason Worilds retires
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Jason Worilds, who became an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career on Tuesday afternoon, will instead to choose to retire, according to a statement released by his agent, Jason Bernstein, on Twitter early on Wednesday morning. “I appreciate all of the interest from the organizations that have reached out to us the past few days,” the statement reads. “With that being said, after much thought and consideration, I have chosen to step ... Read More
Pens can’t solve Niemi, Sharks; fall 2-1 in shootout
Antti Niemi and the SAP Center may haunt the Penguins in their dreams as they return home to Pittsburgh from their four-game west coast road trip. With a 2-1 shootout loss at the hands of the Sharks on Monday night, the Penguins are now winless in 12 straight games in San Jose, a streak dating back to October of 1997. This time, it was Niemi who did most of the damage. The Sharks netminder made 39 sparking saves through three periods of regulation and five minutes of overtime, and then shut ... Read More
Steelers re-sign Spaeth, tender three RFAs
In addition to re-signing outside linebacker Arthur Moats and releasing longtime defensive end Brett Keisel, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a number of minor moves on Monday. First, they re-signed veteran tight end Matt Spaeth to a two-year contract. Spaeth, 31, would have become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday. The 6’7”, 270-pound native of St. Michael, Minnesota was originally drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played four years with the Steelers ... Read More
Pens will wrap-up road trip against playoff-hungry Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone 2-1 so far on this western road trip, and they’ll try to finish it on a winning note as they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Sharks and Penguins this season. The Sharks will visit Consol Energy Center at the end of the month. The Sharks are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, six points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card ... Read More
Fleury earns his ninth shutout as the Pens blank the Kings
On the night when legendary Kings forward Luc Robitaille had his statue unveiled at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was the goaltenders that stole the show. Through three periods of regulation and 1:44 of overtime on Saturday night, it seemed as if goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick would never give up a goal. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings had held each other to just 48 shots and it seemed certain that a shootout would be needed to settle the score. That ... Read More
Penguins continue road trip against Stanley Cup-champion Kings
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to build on last night’s 5-2 win in Anaheim when they travel across town to take on the Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: One night after playing the top team in the National Hockey League, the Penguins will now face the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Kings, despite their recent success, are in a dogfight for a playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. The Kings currently sit two points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the ... Read More
Hornqvist scores twice as Pens beat Ducks
For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to a big lead on the Anaheim Ducks. Just like during the first game of the season, Anaheim showed why they are one of the top teams in the NHL by coming back to tighten the score, but the Penguins were again able to hold off the Ducks’ charge and escaped Anaheim with a 5-2 victory. After a scoreless first period, Blake Comeau started the scoring for the Penguins when he tallied his 15th goal of the season at 9:51 of the second ... Read More
Ben Lovejoy returns to Anaheim as Pens face Ducks
The Penguins will try to shake off Wednesday's ugly 3-1 loss in Colorado and get right back in the hunt for the Metropolitan Division title as their four-game western road trip continues with a 10:00 p.m. faceoff tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This will be the second meeting between the Penguins and Ducks this season, but you may have to stretch your memory to recall the first. That would have been the season opener, way back on October 9, 2014, which the Penguins won ... Read More
Varlamov, Avalanche shut down Penguins
With the Penguins in the midst of an offensive outburst, scoring 18 goals over the last four games, general manager Jim Rutherford chose to upgrade the team’s defense at Monday’s trade deadline. It was the offense, though, that faltered as Semyon Varlamov and the Colorado Avalanche shut down the Penguins in Denver on Wednesday en route to a 3-1 victory. The Penguins offense never seemed to get untracked and they mustered just 29 shots on Varlamov, who earned his 20th win of the ... Read More