Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Chris Conner to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Conner, 23, recorded one assist in six games during his stint in Pittsburgh. At the time of his call up, the speedy winger was Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s leading scorer with eight points...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Penguins have demoted forward Chris Conner to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL . He was a recall in the wake of injuries to Evgeni Malkin and Tyler Kennedy. In six games at the NHL level he recorded one assist and was a minus-1. EN Says: It seems pretty obvious Evgeni Malkin will make his triumphant return to the lineup Saturday. Dave Molinari has more on the team's reconfigured lines at PG+ ....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
FIRST PERIOD 20:00: Sidney Crosby starts on a line with size. He has Mike Rupp and Jordan Staal on his wings. 19:19: Uh.... ooookay... the goal horn just went off in the middle of play for about 15 seconds.... 18:18: Staal, who is wearing the "A" in place of Brooks Orpik (who was wearing it in place of Sergei Gonchar), takes a shift with Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz. 17:30: Crosby is back...
MAMMA-Online (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
By all accounts, Steve Blackman pulled off a well executed event. The Zembo Shrine was packed and primed for Harrisburg's first MMA event. Only 1 of the 13 fights that went down went to the cards, and that was a split decision. Looks like we missed a hell of a night. Amateur Fights Justin Lucas defeats Bradley Herrick (KO) @ :07 R2 Herrick: 45 day medical suspension Darrell Horcher defeats Shawn Harris...
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does anyone know where I can see a video of this fight? My email is sherrismailbox@comcast.net if you do. I would really like to watch this even.
does anyone know where I can see a video of this fight? My email is sherrismailbox@comcast.net if you do. I would really like to watch this even.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
PREGAME -Hey, guess where we are: -Hmmm... not quite: -We assume, a dusty, chilly cubicle in the Post-Gazette's building is just as nice as sunny, warm Southern California. -One person who is there is EN reader Eric Naughton who has been sending us a ton of pregame photos. A Paul Coffey jersey: -A Russian Evgeni Malkin t-shirt jersey: -Mario Lemieux yellow: -Mario Lemieux Wales Conference All-Star:...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy ( above ) is expected to play tonight in Anaheim . He has missed the past three games due to an undisclosed injury. Kennedy has six points (five goals, one assists) in 11 games this season. He is the NHL's co-leader (along with four other players) with three game-winning goals. According to Shelly Anderson, Kennedy practiced primarily on a line with Craig Adams and Matt...
Shot In The Dark (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
…the polls in Saint Paul are open. Find yours here, if you don’t know it already. I don’t do endorsements – like, who cares who I endorse? - but I will be voting for Eva Ng for mayor (as I believe I’ve established). I’m also voting for John Krenik, Pat Igo and Chris Conner for School Board [...]
MAMMA-Online (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
This weekend former WWF star and MMA instructor Steve Blackman puts on the promoter hat when his Blackman MMA gym promoters its first event. Friday night's PA Fighting Championship happens at The Zembo in Harrisburg. First fight at 7:30 PM. Blackman's bringing you 13 fights, 6 amateur and 7 pro, there are no championship bouts slated. Looks like all amateur fights are scheduled for three 2-minute rounds,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins finished October as one of five teams in NHL history to rack up 12 win in October. -The Star Tribune's recap . The WIld has won back to back games for the first time this season. -The Pioneer Press' recap . It was Nicklas Backstrom's ( above, with Sidney Crosby ) night. -The Associated Press' recap . The WIld is 3-0 against the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
FIRST PERIOD 20:00: " LET'S GO PENS! LET'S GO PENS! " 19:40: Sidney Crosby rushes up the ice and challenges Brent Burns one-on-one from the right wing. Burns hacks the puck off Crosby's stick. 19:10: Chris Bourque, Ruslan Fedotenko and Jordan Staal are on a line once again. Bourque snaps off a wrister from the top of hte slot. Backstrom knocks it away. 17:53: Matt Cooke, Craig Adams and...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Think about this for a moment. The last time the Penguins had a lineup in a game of consequence that didn't include Evgeni Malkin, John Leclair, one of the final mistakes of the Craig Patrick regime, was still a member of the club. That's how long Evgeni Malkin's consecutive streak was (or still is technically). The last 254 regular season games the Penguins have played have seen Evgeni Malkin take...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Penguins have recalled forwards Chris Conner ( above ) and Mark Letestu from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL according to Jonathan Bombulie of the Citizens Voice in Wilkes-Barre . Conner (5-foot-8, 180 pounds), signed in the offseason, leads the AHL Penguins in scoring this eason with eight points (two goals, six assists) in seven games. In 38 games with the Dallas Stars last season, Conner had...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Sunday Times: ... “I’m not much for this war. I’m not sure it’s worth all those lives lost,” said Sergeant Christian Richardson as we walked across corn fields that will soon be ploughed up to plant a spring crop of opium poppy. A New Yorker who joined the marines after 9/11 and served two tours in Iraq, Richardson, 24, said his men had achieved much. “You can see...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Penguins -Chris Conner and Luca Caputi ( right ) each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 road win against the rival Binghamton Senators . Dustin Jeffrey and Mark Letestu, who has apparently been a taken off injured reserve and demoted to the AHL, added two assists. John Curry made 38 saves in the win. -Tough guy Aaron Boogaard actually scored the game-winner for...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins cut their active roster to 21 players, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. The Penguins placed five players on waivers with the intention of assigning them to the club’s top minor-league affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). They are forwards Ryan Bayda, Paul Bissonnette...
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