Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images 4 Nations Face-Off frenzy. Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... Recently acquired defenseman Vincent Desharnais is a hulking brute of a player, standing at 6-foot-7, 226 pounds. The 28-year-old has “a little snarl to his game,” according to head coach Mike Sullivan, and that could be beneficial for the Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Tournament Time
4 Nations Face-off: A celebration of hockey, Sidney Crosby
Photo by Vitor Munhoz/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Crosby front and center in the hockey world The lead up to the 4 Nations Faceoff has been a big love-fest for the sport of hockey so far. Some of the top players in the NHL are energized to get to be with their countrymen and unite to compete in the best-on-best type of international setting that the sport … [Read more...] about 4 Nations Face-off: A celebration of hockey, Sidney Crosby
QMJHL names its rookie of the year trophy after Sidney Crosby
SetNumber: X69498 TK1 Crosby scored 120 goals and 303 points in 120 games for Rimouski Oceanic. Sidney Crosby has earned a new honor with the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League naming its rookie of the year trophy after the Penguins captain. Crosby was selected first overall in the 2003 QMJHL Entry Draft and lit up the scoreboard while playing for the Rimouski … [Read more...] about QMJHL names its rookie of the year trophy after Sidney Crosby
Trade or keep: Kevin Hayes
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images He might have more trade value than you expect. We continue with our “keep or trade” look at potential trade chips for the Pittsburgh Penguins by examining the case of forward Kevin Hayes. Previous entries: Trade or keep: Rickard Rakell The Penguins’ addition of Kevin Hayes should have been a pretty good window into what their goals … [Read more...] about Trade or keep: Kevin Hayes
Pens Points: Crosby a Go
Photo by Vitor Munhoz/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Crosby will play for Canada and Pens Points has all the news on that and everything else 4 Nations. With less than 48 hours until the puck drops on the inaugural 4 Nations Faceoff tournament, all eyes were on Team Canada practice where everyone waits to hear on the status of Penguins captain and Canada … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Crosby a Go