Pittsburgh Penguins 2016-17 Season Preview Greg Thornberry | September 28, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins are the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. What could be more impressive than that? The road that they took to get there, and the way in which they…
Penguins’ Prelude: Core Legacy & Roster Storylines Greg Thornberry | September 25, 2016 Welcome to part two of the prelude to the THW Penguins’ season preview. Last time we covered the continued viability of Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust as top-six (or nine)…
Examining Phil Kessel’s Tweet Joshua Crockett | September 23, 2016 Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn’t put my finger on it. — Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) September 21,…
Phil Kessel Tweets Shot at Team USA After World Cup Loss Brandon Share-Cohen | September 21, 2016 When Team USA left Phil Kessel off their roster for the World Cup of Hockey, many were surprised. After the United States roster got eliminated from the tournament during round-robin…
HBK Line Enters 2016-17 with Lofty Expectations Joshua Crockett | September 20, 2016 Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were frantically searching for some sort of consistency among their lines. Wing after wing was tried with the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni…
Pittsburgh Penguins Forward Phil Kessel Injury Update Brandon Share-Cohen | September 20, 2016 After a long playoff run resulted in Phil Kessel’s first ever Stanley Cup victory, the 28-year-old forward dealt with the consequences. It was announced earlier this offseason that Kessel would…
Are the Penguins Slump-Proof? Joshua Crockett | September 19, 2016 They say that Lord Stanley’s Cup is the hardest championship to earn in professional sports. It’s a grueling and lengthy haul to the Cup Final. An absence of teamwork, heart…
Hagelin Needs Bonino and Kessel Equivalents David Carlsson | September 12, 2016 Here we are after two pre-tournament games for Team Sweden, both of them against the ‘Leijonat’ from Finland, resulting in one loss (2-3 after overtime) and one win (6-3). A…
World Cup of Hockey Concerns Zeke | September 5, 2016 I do like a good hockey tournament. The NHL rolls out one of the best tournaments of any sport every year: the Stanley Cup playoffs. Every four years, subject to…
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bottom-Six Point Predictions Mike Necciai | August 30, 2016 Opinions and narratives surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins’ bottom-six group changed drastically this past season. Early in the campaign, it looked as if that group would face the same struggles we’ve…
Phil Kessel May Miss Start of Regular Season: Report Steven DiOssi | August 29, 2016 Phil Kessel’s hand injury reportedly may keep him from being on the ice when the Pittsburgh Penguins open the regular season and begin defense of the Stanley Cup. The Penguins…
Penguins: Redefined Legacies, Repaired Reputations in 2016 Mike Necciai | August 23, 2016 They’re a band of misfits. A collective group of individuals shunned by former employers and cast off as liabilities or lazy coach killers. There’s no way this Pittsburgh Penguins team,…
