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Challis' Message Continues To Inspire


Those who have been following the story of John Challis in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette shouldn't be surprised that he's taking the country by storm. The Freedom High School (Pa.) senior, who has terminal cancer, was invited to attend Game 2 of the NHL playoff series between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Sunday at Mellon Arena, and even got to hang out with Mario Lemieux in his suite, along with Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. More »

3:00 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By rickchand
5,850 views, 58 comments

Latest by thebristolkid: @francois_leroux_speedskater: +1 Mike White is a solid guy. Worked with him in the P-G sport dept when I was in college. more »

nhl closer

The Flyers Are Not Fond Of Game 1s

Sure, the Flyers eventually knuckled under to the Penguins' explosive attack after getting up early, but they're clearly just setting up the Pens like they did to the Caps and the Habs. Philly has lost the opener in each of its three series this postseason. The Pens have even gone as far as to crib the Canadiens defacing of the Rocky statue. just leave that Barkley statue alone! Oof. It's all so eerily similar. More »

11:10 AM on Sat May 10 2008
By Christmas Ape
1,818 views, 11 comments

nhl playoff preview

Previewing The Flyers-Penguins

The Deadspin NHL Playoff Previews are brought to you the five wealthiest people in the world known as the MYFO Pentaverate. They blog from a secret country mansion known as the Meadows. Beware their wee beady eyes and those smug looks on their faces. Today, Hextall454 breaks down the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the days of Old-Time Hockey, a shiny silver trophy was all the reason you needed to win a playoff series. Times were simpler. Helmets were optional. TV coverage was...well, about the same as it is today. But the point is the players of yesterday didn't need an emotional X factor to help lift them past their Eastern Conference Final opponent. The media didn't have a storyline to shove through our eye sockets just to make the game more interesting. Now I'm not saying that the Flyers or the Penguins will have said factors to bank on for their Best-of-7. But if ESPN were to accidentally cover ice hockey this week, this is what they'd say:

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3:40 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By melt your face off
4,326 views, 65 comments

Latest by tomford: If someone other than Crosby loses the series for the Penguins, does that make them Judas? I'm looking at you, Fleury. more »

interstate hockey hijinx

Rocky Statue: Target Of Penguin Terrorist Plot?

You may remember just a week ago that during the Montreal Canadiens/Flyers playoff series, some amped-up Habs fans decided desecration of the Rocky statue would be a good way to show team spirit and ward off an inevitable early round exit. Didn't work. More »

5:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By DAULERIO
7,238 views, 46 comments

nhl closer

March Of The Penguins

Perhaps next time Jaromir Jagr should Czech his trash talking at the door (PUNTASTIC BURN!!!!) as the not quite Mario Lemieux-level Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin helped to erase a 3-0 Rangers lead to give the Pens a 1-0 series advantage. Jagr had a chance to tie in the waning moments, but clanged it off the goal post. Fellow former Pen Martin Straka got the scoring started, followed a slightly high deflection by Chris Drury and not at all detestable Sean Avery. Straka drew a critical interference call late in the 3rd period that set up the winning goal off Malkin's shin. More »

11:05 AM on Sat Apr 26 2008
By Christmas Ape
1,341 views, 19 comments

Latest by Chief Wahoo: @RedDear: You think pro wrestling is real, too, don't you? more »

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Previewing The Rangers-Penguins

Deadspin's NHL Conference Semifinal Previews come courtesy of Melt Your Face-Off. Over at MYFO, Sunday service starts tonight, and holding back when the collection plate comes around earns you a two-minute seat in the penalty pew. In the meantime, Hextall454 brings you the righteous preview of the New York/Pittsburgh showdown.

From Paul's First Letter To The Russians: So the Prophecy according to Bettman didn't come together exactly. The free will of the orange-clad mortal Joffrey Lupul in DC Tuesday night may have altered a few plans. The first of many playoff battles between the league two great young talents, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, just got pushed off until the next testament.

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3:15 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By melt your face off
2,279 views, 65 comments

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NHL Playoff Preview: The Twos Meets The Sevens

NHL Closer writer Greg Wyshynski previews the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals right up until they drop what is commonly referred to as "the puck." More »

12:35 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By wyshynski
4,569 views, 61 comments

nhl closer

Kick His Ass, New Sea Bass!

The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer.

Seeing Marian Hossa injure his knee during his first game with Pittsburgh might have sent Mario searching for his receipt from the Thrashers. Stopping just 10 of 13 shots, and watching Marc Andre-Fleury play well in relief, probably put ConkBlock's job as Penguin Messiah in jeopardy. But the only certain things in last night's 5-1 embarrassment in Boston: The Bruins are four points away from leading their division, and the guy they're calling the new Cam Neely laid a smackdown on Jarkko Ruutu that was both inspiring and symbolic. Video of the fight following the jump ...

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11:10 AM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By wyshynski
4,075 views, 53 comments

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And The Oscar Goes To ... The Pittsburgh Penguins


When I'm running ESPN8 some day — you know, after Simmons gets fired for chugging a few ZIMAs and telling Buddha to go fuck himself at the company Christmas party — I'll air nothing but professional athletes' car commercials. This A&L Motor Sales one starring Penguins Colby Armstrong, Max Talbot, Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin will play at the top of the hour, every hour.

Funny Pittsburgh Penguins Car Commercial, Airing On FSN HD [YouTube]

3:45 PM on Sat Jan 26 2008
By skeets
2,929 views, 43 comments

Latest by Big Papi: Matt Light has a great Garage Door commercial that plays during the Pats games. They must be selling new garage doors like hot cakes with this streak. [fagandoor.com] more »

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Our On-Site Report From The Ice Bowl


Jack Kukoda is a native of Buffalo, NY and is a writer for the Onion News Network. He lives in New York City now. And he was at the outdoors Sabres-Penguins game yesterday and files this most amusing report. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Leitch
9,281 views, 52 comments

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Mother Nature Snowballs Bettman


Today's NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of The FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer. Enjoy. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Leitch
5,740 views, 43 comments

Latest by TheTick: @Satyr Icon: Rangers and Kings played in Vegas (at the Caeser's Palace parking lot) September of '91. more »

nhl closer

Crazy Night In Ottawa (But Hey, Aren't They All?)

It's the NHL Closer. We pass the mic to the kids at Orland Kurtenblog. Their NHL Closer is written by Canadians for Americans.

Pens Beat Sens, Orpik's Struggles Persist. Jarkko Ruutu took two diving penalties in the first period, laid low for a couple hours and then won it in a shootout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His backhander past Ottawa's Martin Gerber gave the Pens a 6-5 victory in a wild affair that the Senators twice led by two goals. Ryan Malone scored a pair for Pittsburgh while goalie Dany Sabourin came off the bench to replace the man with the yellow pads, Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped just two of the first four shots sent his way. Closer darling Brooks Orpik was held off the score-sheet for an eighth consecutive game.

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9:15 AM on Fri Nov 23 2007
By Leitch
1,597 views, 18 comments

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Suddenly, There Just Aren't Enough Hockey Tickets To Go Around

With every story about the NHL seemingly existing only to make fun of it, here's a good one: The Sabres-Penguins game, scheduled for New Years Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium, sold 42,000 tickets in 25 minutes. We might question the wisdom of having a huge event like that on a day dominated by college football, but whatever: That's pretty impressive. (And it doesn't even count season ticket holders, of which there are 30,000.) More »

1:35 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Leitch
9,068 views, 65 comments

isiah thomas

Stuck On You: Isiah Thomas Edition

It's time once again for Stuck On You, where players, coaches and owners decide that after everything, all they've ever wanted was right there in their own backyard the whole time. This week we lead off with Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan, who looks across the room at embattled Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and says "Oh, how can I stay mad at you?" signing him to a multiyear extension. More »

11:15 AM on Tue Mar 13 2007
By rickchand
1,247 views, 32 comments

nhl

Not A Sign That Will Help You Get On TV

Just to get your wind down your Tuesday afternoon with a little crass, lowest-common-denominator business, here's a sign from a Pittsburgh Penguins game the other evening. More »

3:15 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Leitch
5,560 views, 116 comments

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Someone Please Just Reform The Education System Already

We'd like to thank Run Up The Score for directing us to this Pittsburgh sports fan, who gives us his rendition of the Cotton Eyed Joe dance — we are sad to know such a song actually has its own dance — that he plans on performing at a future Penguins game. He is also illustrating the true genius of Google's YouTube deal; that's intellectual property right there. More »

11:15 AM on Tue Nov 28 2006
By Leitch
582 views, 61 comments

nhl

Brian Bellows Is A Superstar

I hate to cheat on YouTube, but we're going to close today with this Google Video. It's Kevin Stevens and Bryan Trottier of the Penguins harassing Brian Bellows of the Minnesota North Stars... and for some reason, I can't stop watching this. I can't thank the Airing of Grievances enough for the find. More »

8:12 PM on Sat May 20 2006
By mjdeadspin
10,368 views, 22 comments

nhl

Lemieux All Set To Announce Retirement

He really means it this time, really really; Penguins Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is expected to announce his retirement at a 2 p.m. ET press conference today. Lemieux retired in 1997, then again in 2000 after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease, then returned to the Penguins after buying the team (and, essentially, saving it from being moved). More »

10:30 AM on Tue Jan 24 2006
By Leitch
75 views, 12 comments