Tag: Pittsburgh Penguins
How Jaromir Jagr defined 1990s culture in Pittsburgh
[ad_1] The Pittsburgh Penguins of the early 1990s were larger than life, a great team that should have won more than two championships. Eight of the 20 players who dressed on the night the Penguins won the Stanley Cup for the first time, May 25, 1991, in Minnesota, are already in the Hockey Hall of…
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The remote Swedish town that produced a generational NHL talent
[ad_1] LANDSBRO, Sweden – There are no signs for Landsbro on the long road from Stockholm. This village in southern Sweden is so remote, so small, I was told, I would pass it if I didn’t keep my head up. Not a single stop sign. Not a single red light. Small like that. I was…
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Anonymous NHL player poll 2024: Who’s the best player? Most overrated? Best goalie? Worst road city?
[ad_1] Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon or Nikita Kucherov: Who’s the NHL’s best player? It’s gotta be McDavid, right? Not so fast, a surprising number of NHL players say. “McDavid’s going to get all the votes, I’m sure,” one player told The Athletic. “But I think MacKinnon’s better right now.” The three may well end up…
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Adam Johnson: Coroner suspends investigation into death of former NHL player
[ad_1] A senior coroner probing the death of former NHL and Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson has suspended her investigation as police enquiries continue. Johnson, 29, died after being cut in the neck by a skate during a Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers on October 28, with the Nottingham Panthers labelling it as…
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