Pittsburgh Penguins

Changed the history of ice hockey, the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mario Lemieux also known as Super Mario or Mr. 66 made pittsburgh a place where football and baseball wasnt the only important sports in the city he added hockey to the market. Super Mario was one of the greatest ever and this is why. Mario Lemieux was a small boy coming out of Montreal, Canada. Lemieux was born on October 5,1965 and soon began playing hockey at the age of 3. At the age of 6 mario was already playing with 9-10 year olds and he was leading his team. Mario soon ecalated through the ranks and broke many scoring records on his way to the top.("Mario Lemieux Facts.")In the 1984…

you need to consider what team they played for and when they played which is an important factor. Furthermore, injuries are something players need to battle through. We need to see if they can overcome these obstacles and still stay consistent. Making Lemieux better than Gretzky. When the Pittsburgh Penguins ended last, they got the first overall pick. Automatically, Lemieux ends up on the worst NHL team. In hockey, teamwork and the quality of players, you play with, affect your…

Standing outside the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room after Game 5 of the Stanley Finals against the Nashville Predators I had never been more excited of the career path I chose. The adrenaline and anticipation as we wait for the locker room to open up for interviews only makes me more excited as I know I will be the only woman with a camera pushing and shoving for that perfect shot. Getting to see my favorite team get to the Stanley Cup Finals and being able to film every step along the way is a…

Rod Gilbert was one tough player. He overcame one serious injury a broken back. During a junior game, Gilbert skated over a piece of debris. He had two operations to fix his injury in which he almost died as a result of the surgeries. When he was eligible to play again after his broken back, he was put in and got five points in 4 games. Gilbert fought through his injury and reached his goal of playing in the NHL with the New York Rangers by 1962-63. For his work he would be given the Masterton…

Wayne Gretzky (The Great one) He was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Early life Gretzky began skating at the age of 2 ½ years old. At age 6 he was playing on a all-star team with 10-11 year olds. In 1977 when he was 16 he was already playing with juniors and had the best record for goals and assists for being the youngest player in his league. Professional He turned professional in 1980 at the age of 19 years old. He was the greatest hockey player in the NHL and…

The Philadelphia Flyers turned in a very underwhelming performance falling 6-2 against the New Jersey Devils who ended their 10 game losing streak. The Philadelphia Flyers opened the scoring as Michael Del Zotto finished off a beautiful tic tac toe passing play from Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek. Giroux who has had his fair share of struggles this season is now enjoying a six-game point streak Only 1:11 later Kyle Palmieri tied the hockey game starting a string of three unanswered Devils…

Conclusion Have you ever made it to state or even the state championship? Well I have and I love hockey. Hockey is a sport that I have loved since I was three years old. My favorite hockey player is Nikita Kucherov. He is a very skilled player and scans the ice very well. To me hockey is like a key to a lock, I have to have it. Whenever I play hockey I always want to win and play good. When Nikita first got into the NHL he was not very good. Now he is one of the most skilled hockey players in…

Pat LaFontaine played for the New York Islanders from 1983-1991. During his time with the team, he scored 287 goals, and 279 assists (566 points in 8 seasons with the Islanders). His best season was 1989-90 where he scored 54 goals and 51 assists (105 points). Pat's most famous goal as an Islander was scoring the game-winning goal in the Easter Epic in 1987, this game went 4 overtimes. He was a 4-time all-star and had 4 straight 40 goal seasons with the Islanders. Also, he ranks 5th among goals…

The NHL, or the National Hockey League is one of many hockey leagues. It is also home to many great players such as, Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Patrick Kane, and many other great players. But one of the best all time players in the NHL is Connor McDavid. Connor McDavid is a young Canadian athlete that started playing hockey at a very young age. He quickly gained an interest and talent for the sport and slowly worked his way to the pros. Connor McDavid was born January 13, 1997 in Richmond…

“Good afternoon hockey fans, Im Doc Emrick beside Eddie Olczyk, we are here in Detroit Michigan at Joe Louis Arena! We have a good game coming, San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings game 7 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals”. “Yeah Doc, this has been a tough series, very physical game play by these two teams, we've seen stats we have never seen before in the cup finals, each team is averaging 60 shots on goal a game, that is insane!” “Thanks Eddie, now we go to center ice for the puck drop.” …