Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
from Mke Knoble of Thrashers Blog, Erik Christensen knows Pittsburgh. Here’s his analysis of tonight’s game between the Thrashers and his former team, the Penguins. “Army [Colby Armstrong] and me, we just know their breakouts and everything that Michel Therrien did. We both played for him for three-plus, four-plus years, everything forwards and backwards that he likes to do. Anytime during a game,...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Erik Christensen scored the only goal in the shootout and the Atlanta Thrashers snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night. Atlanta's Johan Hedberg denied Mikko Koivu, Brent Burns and Brian Rolston in the...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
The Penguins are playing their best hockey of the year, winners of five straight. They're finally getting some secondary scoring from wingers like Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, and Tyler Kennedy. Surprisingly, their goaltending has been more steady with Ty Conklin than it was before Marc-Andre Fleury went down with the high-ankle sprain. What was once looking like a bleak [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
Kris Letang scored in the sixth round of a shootout Saturday night to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past Vancouver 2-1. Erik Christensen scored in the first round and Trevor Linden answered with a goal in the third round. After Dany Sabourin turned away Da...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
Sidney Crosby scored twice and Dany Sabourin made 20 saves for his first shutout to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. Adam Hall, Petr Sykora and Erik Christensen also scored for Pittsburgh. Crosby and Hall had first period goals to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead. Crosby, the NHL leader in power-play points, improved his total to 12 by snapping a rebound...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/20/2007
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby had the winning shootout goal and Pittsburgh defeated Carolina 4-3 on Friday night. All three Penguins shooters, Erik Christensen, Petr Sykora and Crosby, scored in the shootout against goalie Cam Ward.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 10/02/2007
Erik Christensen has been asked a variation of the question so many times that his bemused reaction toward it is understandable.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/26/2007
The Penguins have extended qualifying offers for the 2007-08 season to the following players: right wing Colby Armstrong, defensemen Ryan Whitney and Ryan Lannon, centers Erik Christensen, Maxime Talbot and newly acquired Tim Brent.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | yesterday
This depresses me even typing it. Sigh, I could use a brew right now. Ziggy Palffy. Mark Recchi. Ryan Malone. Erik Christensen. Colby Armstrong. Michel Ouellet. I can even throw out Andy Hilbert. Jani Rita. Tomas Surovy. Nils Ekman. I’ve left out at least 20 names. I could go on, and on, and on. And now, Pascal Dupuis. Max Talbot. Miro Satan. Ruslan Fedotenko. What do they have in common ?? At one...
