The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to continue their dominance over the Western Conference as the Minnesota Wild makes their only visit to the Steel City this season. The Penguins are 7-2 in their nine games against the west this season, which is the best in the league. The Wild, meanwhile are in a free fall, having lost five straight games and 11 of their last 13. That, along with this outburst at practice last week, have some calling for Minnesota head coach Mike Yeo to be relieved of his ... Read More
Report: Olli Maatta likely done for season
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta’s season is likely over, according to multiple media reports, the first of which was by 105.9The X’s Mark Madden. The young defenseman’s sophomore season never got on track, as he has been sidelined by multiple injuries and illnesses. He missed all of training camp while rehabilitating his shoulder from off-season surgery. Sometime during training camp, he was diagnosed with a tumor on his thyroid gland, but was still in the opening-night lineup. ... Read More
Penn State hockey earns weekend split with Ohio State
The Nittany Lions had a week and half to lick their wounds following their 0-2 performance in the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh. After going 70 days in between home games, a Big Ten conference game at home should have been exactly what the Lions needed to get back on their feet. Then Guy Gadowsky’s squad went out and made matters worse by spotting the Ohio State Buckeyes to a four-goal lead on Friday night. Then, Lions’ top line picked the team up and put them on their back. Junior ... Read More
Fleury belongs in All-Star Game
When the NHL announced the rosters for the 60th NHL All-Star on Saturday, the Penguins were sure to be well represented. Sidney Crosby is the face of the league, and despite a recent goal-scoring slump, was a shoo-in for the game. Evgeni Malkin, as well, has been one of the league’s most electric performers and is currently third in the league in scoring. The Penguins third obvious candidate, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, was somehow left off the roster. It’s crazy that Fleury, an all-star ... Read More
Leavens bringing home hardware for Colonials
After Robert Morris beat Penn State in the Three Rivers Classic semifinal in December, a reporter asked Colonials sophomore forward Daniel Leavens about how the rivalry between the teams has grown, which was awkward, because Leavens was a healthy scratch for the game last year. A year later, that seems unfathomable as Leavens has become a reliable scoring threat and cemented his presence on the Colonials second-line. He’s especially come on lately, with five goals and nine assists in his last ... Read More
Penguins, Crosby look to get back on track in Montreal
The Penguins will go for a season series win and try to take back first place in the Metropolitan Division when they take on the Canadiens tonight in Montreal. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will also try to get untracked as he plays against the team he cheered for as a youth. He has seven points in his last five games in Montreal. He’s scored just once in his last nine games. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This will be the third and final meeting between the Penguins and Canadiens this season. The ... Read More
Colonials shutout third-place Bentley
Sophomore Dalton Izyk continued his strong season for Robert Morris; stopping all 34 shots as he earned his third shutout of the season as he backstopped the Colonials to a 3-0 victory over the Bentley Falcons on Friday night. Izyk improved his record to 7-3 on the season. The Colonials improved to 13-4-4 overall and 10-2-3 against Atlantic Hockey foes. “Everyone played amazing tonight,” Izyk said. “I just did my job and made a few simple saves.” “Hopefully, we keep it up, because if we ... Read More
Did the Penguins get Robbed?
There were plenty of things about the Penguins 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins that could be upsetting to Penguins fans. A questionable call in overtime (and even worse handling of that call), a flat-out bad call for goaltender inteference that wiped out a goal, the power play’s continued struggles (0-4 with only five shots), and plain old bad luck (Zdeno Chara’s goal went off two posts and in. Sideny Crosby’s shot hit the post and the back of Tuuka Rask but couldn’t find it’s way across the ... Read More
Penguins may get Martin & Sill back for matchup with Bruins
It will be a rivalry night in Pittsburgh, as the Penguins will host the Boston Bruins in a nationally televised contest at 8:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This is the second meeting between the Penguins and the Bruins this season. The Penguins won the first matchup 3-2 on an Evgeni Malkin overtime game winner. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/DaBZUq2Qywc"] Missing from that matchup was Bruins captain and star defenseman Zdeno Chara. Boston head coach Claude Julien often ... Read More
Colonials begin chase for title after busy holiday season
It’s been a whirlwind week for the Robert Morris University men’s hockey team. In seven days, they played four games in three different cities across two states and in three different arenas – and one of them wasn’t even an arena. Over 15,000 people attended a Colonials game in that span. On Dec. 29 and 30, they hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions, Colgate Raiders, and Western Michigan Broncos for the third-annual Three Rivers Classic at the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Consol Energy ... Read More