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-Matt and Mike of GKAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-45601136627490994952012-07-07T19:54:00.002-04:002012-07-07T19:57:33.648-04:00Unofficial Invitation for Ashton Kutcher and Zoltan to come to PNC Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is our unofficial invitation for Hal Sparks, Ashton Kutcher, and Seann William Scott from Dude, Where's my Car to come out to a Pittsburgh Pirates game.<br />
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The Pirates started their season with a 10-12 in the month of April. Towards the end of April, the power of Zoltan hit the Pirates. After watching the movie in the locker room, the team started flashing the "Z" sign after extra base hits. Since returning home to start the month of May, the Pirates have gone 37-25, the best record in the National League.<br />
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The goal of this blog post is to attempt to get the attention of Hal, Ashton, and Seann to have them come to PNC Park to experience the power of Zoltan.<br />
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Articles about the Pirates and Zoltan:<br />
<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pirates/dude-whats-the-z-pirates-explain-643229/?p=0" target="_blank">Dude, what's the 'Z'? Pirates explain</a><br />
<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pirates/the-pirates-believe-in-the-power-of-zoltan-643085/" target="_blank">The Pirates believe in the power of Zoltan</a><br />
<a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/standings.cgi?year=2012&month=4&day=31&submit=Submit+Date" target="_blank">MLB Standings Before and After Zoltan</a><br />
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When sharing this post, please be sure to tag @aplusk and @HalSparks on Twitter (Ashton and Hal respectively). Let's see if we can get these guys out to PNC Park after the All-Star Break.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk" target="_blank">Ashton Kutcher's Twitter</a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/HalSparks" target="_blank">Hal Sparks' Twitter</a><br />
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<b>Derrick Pouliot</b></h2>
North American Skater - Portland, WHL<br />
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Final Rank: 12 Midterm Rank: 10<br />
Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left<br />
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 186<br />
Born: January 16, 1994 Hometown: Weyburn, SK<br />
Born in: Estevan, SK, CAN<br />
Drafted: PIT (1st Round / 8th Overall) <br />
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• In 2011-12, Pouliot finished second in scoring among Portland defensemen with 59 points (11-48--59) in 72 games.<br />
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• A first overall selection in the 2009 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, he played his first season in the WHL in 2010-11 leading Portland’s rookie defensemen in scoring with 30 points (5-25--30) in 66 games. Portland finished atop the Western Conference last season for the first time since 2001.<br />
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• Pouliot was selected to represent Canada at the 2011 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial where he collected three points (1-2--3) and Canada captured gold. He also competed for Team West at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he had three assists in five games.<br />
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• A Weyburn minor hockey product, he was called up by the Moose Jaw Warriors AAA midget team for the 2009-10 season, recording 43 points (14-29--43) in 43 games. Pouliot was also called up for a short stint with the Portland Winterhawks as a 15 year old playing in seven games.<br />
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<b>Olli Maatta</b></h2>
North American Skater - London, OHL<br />
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Final Rank: 8 Midterm Rank: 6<br />
Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left<br />
Height: 6' 2" Weight: 202<br />
Born: August 22, 1994 <br />
Born in: Jyväskylä, FIN<br />
Drafted: PIT (1st Round / 22nd Overall) <br />
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• Maatta made his Ontario Hockey League debut during the 2011-12 season, leading all rookie defensemen with 32 points (5-27--32) in 58 games.<br />
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• He was selected to represent Finland at the 2012 World Junior Championship, but was injured in Finland’s opening game and was unable to participate in the remainder of the tournament. Maatta played in six games at the 2011 World Junior Championship, becoming the first player since 1998 to represent Finland in the tournament at the age of 16.<br />
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• He also represented Finland at the 2011 World Under-18 Championship, recording four points (1-3--4) in six games. He was voted one of Finland's top three players at the tournament.<br />
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• The Maatta family keeps in close contact despite being separated by the Atlantic Ocean. . Olli Skypes with his family in Finland three times a week, and his mother regularly watches his OHL games via live Internet streams -- “It’s late when she watches, around 2:00 a.m., so she’s tired.”<br />
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• Maatta credits former teammates and fellow draft prospects Samu Markkula (No. 61 ranked European skater) and Topi Nattinen (No. 115-ranked European skater) as having a big influence on his career -- “We talked about hockey all the time and had a competition about everything.”<br />
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• Maatta started playing hockey in 2000 after he complained to his parents that all of the other kids were allowed to play hockey – “They didn’t have any other choice but to buy hockey equipment.”<br />
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<b>Theodor Blueger</b></h2>
North American Skater - Shattuck-St. Mary's, HIGH-MN<br />
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Final Rank: 116 Midterm Rank: 69<br />
Position: Center Shoots: Left<br />
Height: 6' 0" Weight: 171<br />
Born: August 15, 1994 <br />
Born in: Riga, LVA<br />
Drafted: PIT (2nd Round / 52nd Overall)<br />
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Oskar Sundqvist</h2>
European Skater - Skelleftea Jr., SWE-JR.<br />
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Final Rank: Midterm Rank: <br />
Position: Center Shoots: Right<br />
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 172<br />
Born: March 23, 1994 <br />
Born in: Boden, SWE<br />
Drafted: PIT (3rd Round / 81st Overall) <br />
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STATS<br />
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Matt Murray</h2>
North American Goalie - Sault Ste. Marie, OHL<br />
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Final Rank: 18 Midterm Rank: 2<br />
Position: Goalie Catches: Left<br />
Height: 6' 4" Weight: 162<br />
Born: May 25, 1994 <br />
Born in: Thunder Bay, ON, CAN<br />
Drafted: PIT (3rd Round / 83rd Overall) <br />
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STATISTICS<br />
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Matia Marcantuoni</h2>
North American Skater - Kitchener, OHL<br />
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Final Rank: 59 Midterm Rank: 42<br />
Position: Right Wing/Center Shoots: Right<br />
Height: 6' 0" Weight: 194<br />
Born: February 22, 1994 <br />
Born in: Woodbridge, ON, CAN<br />
Drafted: PIT (4th Round / 92nd Overall) <br />
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STATISTICS<br />
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Sean Maguire</h2>
North American Goalie - Powell River, BCHL<br />
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Final Rank: 28 Midterm Rank: <br />
Position: Goalie Catches: Left<br />
Height: 6' 1" Weight: 203<br />
Born: February 2, 1993 <br />
Born in: Edmonton, AB, CAN<br />
Drafted: PIT (4th Round / 113th Overall) <br />
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STATISTICS<br />
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Clark Seymour</h2>
North American Skater - Peterborough, OHL<br />
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Final Rank: Midterm Rank: <br />
Position: Defenseman Shoots: Right<br />
Height: 6' 4" Weight: 205<br />
Born: May 18, 1993 <br />
Born in: Brockville, ON, CAN<br />
Drafted: PIT (5th Round / 143rd Overall)<br />
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Anton Zlobin</h2>
North American Skater - Shawinigan, QMJHL<br />
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Final Rank: 137 Midterm Rank: 128<br />
Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right<br />
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 195<br />
Born: February 22, 1993 <br />
Born in: Moscow, RUS<br />
Drafted: PIT (6th Round / 173rd Overall) <br />
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1966 - Les Binkley became the first Penguins player to sign a contract with the team.<br />
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2004 - Former Penguins Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy are named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2004.
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Brian Cranford, coach of the Mount Pearl Junior Blades has been suspended for one year and fined $2,000. The reason for his suspension? Allowing his players to study for finals rather than attending an opening ceremony for a tournament. Cranford appealed the suspension and lost.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/06/10/nl-hockey-coach-suspended-610.html" target="_blank">H/T CBC</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-12098055549783906262012-06-10T01:29:00.001-04:002012-06-10T18:31:51.467-04:00Semi-Charmed Call - Mashup (Third Eye Blind vs Carly Rae Jepsen)I know you are all here for the download link to Semi-Charmed Call. Mad props to <a href="http://chamberlain.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Chambaland</a> for this mashup. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?oru4u54pgqu93y2" target="_blank">Here is the download link.</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CfihF5BD1Rs?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-73273079812145131422012-06-07T13:08:00.003-04:002012-06-07T13:08:40.590-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 7On this day in...<br />
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1989 - Pens center Mario Lemieux won his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer with 199 points.
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<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1966 - LW Stephane Richer<br />
1969 - RW Trevor Buchanan<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-78266028889559649522012-06-06T21:18:00.001-04:002012-06-06T21:18:12.797-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 6On this day in...<br />
<br />1967 - Jack Riley starts as Pens general manager as the NHL expansion
draft took place in Montreal. - Obtained Paul Andrea, Dunc McCallum and
George Konik from the New York Rangers for Larry Jeffrey.<br />
1969 - Pittsburgh obtained Ron Schock and Craig Cameron from St. Louis
for Lou Angotti and a first round choice in the 1971 Amateur Draft.<br />
1992 - Mario Lemieux, the first Penguins player to grace the cover of
Sports Illustrated, appeared on his second of four covers.<br />
2009 - Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood stopped all 22 Pittsburgh
shots in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, defeating the Pens, 5-0, to
take a 3-2 lead in the series.
<br />
<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1934 - G Les Binkley<br />
1946 - LW Bob "Battleship" Kelly<br />
1950 - RW Al McDonough<br />
1958 - RW Wayne Babych<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-58663803968467114992012-06-06T21:15:00.000-04:002012-06-06T21:15:02.606-04:00Farmers OnlyThis advertisement was on NBCSports during the intermission of Game 4. At first I thought this was a joke or a parody, but no, FarmersOnly.com is a legit website. This website is for "Farmers, Rachers, and good ol' Country Folks."<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6RvyFFjP7RE?rel=0" width="420"></iframe>
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<br />
"You don't have to be lonely at FarmersOnly.com"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-65394579201402902552012-06-05T20:03:00.002-04:002012-06-05T20:03:10.477-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 5On this day in...<br />
<br />
1960 - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Lundberg was born.<br />
1967 - Penguins franchise joined the National Hockey League.<br />
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Birthdays:<br />
none<br /><br />
H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-54584820267101979202012-06-03T12:31:00.002-04:002012-06-03T12:31:40.598-04:00Foot JugglersDuring the off season, it is our goal to entertain you with ridiculous things from the world wide web.<br />
<br />
Here is today's video, from 1969: The Baronton Sisters.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HqhM6uCaINE" width="420"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-44896095519014831902012-06-03T10:20:00.001-04:002012-06-03T10:20:21.750-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 3On this day in...<br />
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1981 - Penguins defenseman Randy Carlyle was named to NHL First All-Star Team.<br />
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2008 - Petr Sykora scored with 10:03 left into the third overtime to push the Penguins past the Red Wings to stave-off elimination in Game 5 of the final. Detroit leads the series, three games to two. (Game started on June 2)<br />
<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1954 - D Wally Weir<br />
1959 - G Nick Ricci<br />
1983 - C Chris Thorburn<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-16523277748637742172012-06-02T20:40:00.002-04:002012-06-03T12:29:16.350-04:00Squidney CrosbyIn our first of many "miscellaneous" posts, we present to you "Squidney Crosby"<br />
<br />
This is a part of <a href="http://www.zooperstars.com/" target="_blank">ZOOperstars</a>.
These characters are based off of athletes and celebrities' names and
appear to dance in costumes. I'm still kind of speechless, but enjoy
the video.<br />
<br />
Now, I will have Weird Al Yankovic stuck in my head for the rest of the night. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BySId2ruBVQ" width="560"></iframe>
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<br />
Also a member of ZOOperstars is <a href="http://www.zooperstars.com/Characters/Mario_Lemule.asp" target="_blank">Mario LeMule</a> (yes there is a capital M). Speechless right now...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sRL7bQeE3rw/T8q0ElaJ6zI/AAAAAAAAARw/U0RLGjS7djw/s1600/Mario_Lemule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sRL7bQeE3rw/T8q0ElaJ6zI/AAAAAAAAARw/U0RLGjS7djw/s320/Mario_Lemule.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<br />
This guy's no jackass - it's Mario
Lemule! The goofy grinnin' donkey gets really funky when he hits the ice.
This guy slips and slides, jumps and jives to the hottest, horse hoovin'
hip-hop hits. Mario spends a lot of time in his private stallion stable
in a prominent part of the Pittsburgh suburbs. Look out pooper-scoopers...don't
step in Mario's manure!<br />
<br />
<table align="CENTER" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="body"><b>Height:</b></td>
<td class="body">8 feet 5 inches</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="body" height="25"><b>Weight:</b></td>
<td class="body" height="25">1,066 pounds</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="body"><b>Resides:</b></td>
<td class="body">A Barn in Suburban Pittsburgh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="body" colspan="2"><b>Characteristics:</b> Enormous
ears that flap freely. Naughty "snotty" nostrils on the
end of his snout. A goofy growl on his grill that makes everyone
giggle. Huge hooves for reeking havoc.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-69203995069389268112012-06-02T11:30:00.002-04:002012-06-03T10:20:27.955-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 2On this day in...<br />
<br />
2008 - Petr Sykora scored with 10:03 left into the third overtime to
push the Penguins past the Red Wings to stave-off elimination in Game 5
of the final. Detroit leads the series, three games to two. (Game ended
on June 3)<br />
<br />
2009 - Maxime Talbot scored twice and Sergei
Gonchar's powerplay goal in the third period proved to be the winner as
the Pens took Game 3 in the Stanley Cup Final from the Detroit Red
Wings, 4-2. Detroit led the series, 2-1.<br />
<br />
2009 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette hockey writer Dave Molinari was honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Elmer Ferguson Award.<br />
<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1962 - RW Dan Frawley<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-67179601456162546512012-06-01T10:02:00.001-04:002012-06-03T10:20:34.579-04:00This Day in Penguins History - June 1On this day in...<br />
<br />
1992 - The Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in four games to win
their second consecutive Stanley Cup Championship. Ron Francis scored
the Cup-clinching goal.<br />
<br />
1996 - The Penguins lost to the Florida Panthers, 3-1, in Game 7 of the
the Eastern Conference final.
<br />
<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1949 - G Michel Plasse<br />
1961 - D Paul Coffey<br />
1965 - C Dan Quinn<br />
1992 - 1/2 of GotKasparaitis (Mike) <br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-7615291011606158062012-05-31T17:51:00.002-04:002012-05-31T17:51:58.628-04:00This Day in Penguins History - May 31On this day in...<br />
<br />
1956 - Mayor David L. Lawrence officiated at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of demolition for the redevelopment of Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District neighborhood to make way for the Civic Arena. 80 city blocks, or 100 acres, were cleared and 8,000 residents, or one-fifth of the Hill's population at the time, were relocated to make way for the Civic Arena development project.<br />
<br />
2007 - Sidney Crosby was named team captain of the Penguins and became the youngest captain in NHL history.<br />
<br />
2009 - Detroit beat Pittsburgh 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
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<br />
Birthdays:<br />
None<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-65275626817606851042012-05-30T11:50:00.002-04:002012-05-30T11:50:41.750-04:00This Day in Penguins History - May 30On this day in...<br />
<br />
1992 - Penguins goalie Tom Barrasso stopped 27 shots from the Chicago in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, for his second post-season shutout with Pittsburgh.<br />
<br />
2009 - The Penguins lost to the Detroit Red Wings, 3-1, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. It marked the fourth appearance in the Final for the Pens.
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<br />
Birthdays:<br />
None<br />
<br />
H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-61399962291938016932012-05-29T19:26:00.004-04:002012-05-29T19:26:38.170-04:00This Day in Penguins History - May 29On this day in...<br />
<br />
1895 - Pittsburgh's first indoor hockey arena, The Casino, opened to the public. <br />
2009 - Former Penguins goaltender Hank Bassen died at the age of 76.
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<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1971 - D Jiri Slegr<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-28871856217456014152012-05-28T12:30:00.001-04:002012-05-28T21:50:50.797-04:00This Day in Penguins History - May 28On this day in...<br />
<br />
1993 - Scotty Bowman stepped down as head coach of the Penguins. Bowman's record was 95-53-16, with a .628 winning percentage. Bowman was the only coach to lead the team to the President's Trophy (1992-93).<br />
<br />
1995 - The Pens lost to the New Jersey Devils, 4-1, and were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Semifinals.<br />
<br />
1996 - Pens goalie Tom Barrasso stopped 28 shots from the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, for his fifth post-season shutout with Pittsburgh.<br />
<br />
Birthdays:<br />
1946 - RW Ted Snell<br />
1949 - G Gary Inness<br />
1950 - LW Errol Thompson<br />
1952 - D Jack Lynch<br />
1979 - C Matt Hussey<br />
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H/T: <a href="http://pittsburghhockey.net/" target="_blank">http://pittsburghhockey.net/</a> (Highly recommended)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-66556674172034588312012-04-14T16:09:00.001-04:002012-04-14T16:18:46.923-04:00STATS: Lemieux vs. GirouxJaromir Jagr took to Twitter after last night's game with this tweet:<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
@<a href="https://twitter.com/28CGiroux">28CGiroux</a>3+3=6 points in one playoff game. beginning of the year i called u little Mario- now i can scratch out the little.<br />
— Jaromir Jagr (@68Jagr) <a data-datetime="2012-04-14T03:52:47+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/68Jagr/status/191011089088131072">April 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
<script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js">
</script>
<br />
This tweet got me thinking. Now assuming Giroux played in the same time period as Lemieux, how similar would their statistics be? Is Giroux an appropriate player to be called "Mario Jr" according to Jagr? Here is a statistical breakdown of Lemieux in his first 3 seasons in the NHL and Giroux in his first 3. I calculated the NHL's goals per game in Lemieux's first 3 seasons and the NHL's goals per game in Giroux's first 3 seasons. From that, I multiplied Giroux's stats by the multiplier difference of goals per game per season. The last three columns are goals per 82 games, assists per 82 games, and points per 82 games. The Lemieux chart shows his actual stats. The first Giroux chart shows his actual stats while the second shows the adjusted stats. <br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ahm0pPRo3YsNdDBQeHV1ekptOW91LWxLY21nUTZQVkE&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true" width="500"></iframe><br />
Also, Giroux's PPG is 22nd of active players in their first 5 seasons. <a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&year_min=&year_max=&season_start=1&season_end=5&age_min=0&age_max=99&birth_country=&franch_id=&is_active=Y&is_hof=&pos=S&handed=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=points" target="_blank">Hockey Reference</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-63616944641969644482012-04-10T13:42:00.000-04:002012-04-10T14:26:40.261-04:00Brian Burke and His Draft History vs. The Pittsburgh ModelBurke quotes from <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/pittsburgh-model-ass-brian-burke-toronto-maple-leafs-160818456.html" target="_blank">PuckDaddy</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"They got a lottery. They won a god damn lottery and they got the
best player in the game. Is that available to me? Should we do that?
Should we ask the League to have a lottery this year, and maybe we pick
first? The Pittsburgh model? My ass. They got the best player in the game in a lottery.
Ray Shero's done a good job. He's an excellent GM and he's a friend of
mine. But I love when people talk about the Pittsburgh model. The simple
fact is that they got the best player … we came in second that year in
Anaheim. We got Bobby Ryan. Impact player, good player. They got Sidney
Crosby in the lottery."</blockquote>
This got me thinking... if Burke doesn't think "The Pittsburgh Model" is a model, then what kind of strategy does he take?<br />
<br />
Let's take a look at his drafting history (H/T: <a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/index.html" target="_blank">HockeyDB's draft pages</a>):<br />
<br />
<b>Hartford Whalers 1992 (hired just before draft)</b><br />
First round - Robert Petrovicky - 208 games, 65 points<br />
<b>Second round - Andrei Nikolishin - 628 games, 280 points</b><br />
Third round - Jan Vopat - 126 games, 31 points<br />
Fourth round - Kevin Smyth - 58 games, 14 points<br />
Fourth round - Jason McBain - 9 games, 0 points<br />
Sixth round - Jarrett Reid - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Ken Belanger - 248 games, 23 points<br />
Eighth round - Konstantin Korotkov - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Greg Zwakman - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Tenth round - Steve Halko - 155 games, 15 points<br />
Eleventh round - Joakim Esbjors - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Whalers 1993 (fired shortly after draft)</b><br />
<b>First round - Chris Pronger - 1154 games, 686 points</b><br />
Third round - Marek Malik - 691 games, 198 points<br />
Fourth round - Trevor Roenick - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Nolan Pratt - 592 games, 65 points<br />
<b>Eighth round - Manny Legace - 365 games, .912 save %</b><br />
Ninth round - Dmitri Gorenko - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Tenth round - Wes Swinson - 0 games, 0 points<br />
11th round - Igor Chibirev - 45 games, 19 points<br />
<br />
<b>Vancouver Canucks 1998 (hired just before draft)</b><br />
First round - Bryan Allen - 519 games, 104 points<br />
Second round - Artem Chubarov - 228 games, 58 points<br />
Third round - Jarkko Ruutu - 652 games, 142 points<br />
Third round - Justin Morrison - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Regan Darby - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - David Jonsson - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Rick Bertran - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Sixth round - Paul Cabana - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Vince Malts - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Graig Mischler - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Curtis Valentine - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Jason Metcalfe - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Canucks 1999 (BEST DRAFT for obvious reasons)</b><br />
<b>First round - Daniel Sedin - 787 games, 651 points</b><br />
<b>First round - Henrik Sedin - 810 games, 666 points</b><br />
Third round - Rene Vydareny - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Ryan Thorpe - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Sixth round - Josh Reed - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Kevin Swanson - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Markus Kankaanpera - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Darrell Hay - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Canucks 2000</b><br />
First round - Nathan Smith - 26 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Thatcher Bell - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Tim Branham - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Pavel Duma - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Brandon Reid - 13 games, 6 points<br />
Eighth round - Nathan Barrett - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Tim Smith - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Canucks 2001 (not too shabby)</b><br />
<b>First round - R.J. Umberger - 474 games, 274 points</b><br />
Third round - Fedor Fedorov - 18 games, 2 points<br />
Fourth round - Evgeny Gladskikh - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<b>Fifth round - Kevin Bieksa - 347 games, 147 points</b><br />
Seventh round - Jason King - 59 games, 23 points<br />
Eighth round - Konstantin Mikhailov - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Canucks 2002 (terrible, 12 total games played)</b><br />
Second round - Kirill Koltsov - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Denis Grot - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Brett Skinner - 11 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Lukas Mensator - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - John Laliberte - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Rob McVicar - 1 games, 0.00 save% (played 3 minutes)<br />
Seventh round - Marc-Andre Roy - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Ilya Krikunov - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Matt Violin - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Thomas Nussli - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Matt Gens - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Canucks 2003</b><br />
<b>First round - Ryan Kesler - 484 games, 288 points</b><br />
Second round - Marc-Andre Bernier - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Ty Morris - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Brandon Nolan - 6 games, 1 point<br />
Fifth round - Nicklas Danielsson - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Sixth round - Chad Brownlee - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Francois-Pierre Guenette - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Eighth round - Nathan McIver - 36 games, 1 point<br />
Eighth round - Sergei Topol - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Ninth round - Matthew Hansen - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Anaheim Ducks 2005 (Crosby year)</b><br />
<b>First round - Bobby Ryan - 250 games, 202 points</b><br />
Second round - Brendan Mikkelson - 86 games, 6 points<br />
Third round - Jason Bailey - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Bobby Bolt - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Brian Salcido - 2 games, 1 points<br />
Seventh round - Jean-Philippe Levasseur - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Ducks 2006</b><br />
First round - Mark Mitera - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Bryce Swan - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - John de Gray - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Matt Beleskey - 97 games, 28 points<br />
Sixth round - Petteri Wirtanen - 3 games, 1 point<br />
<br />
<b>Ducks 2007</b><br />
First round - Logan MacMillan - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Eric Tangradi - 16 games, 3 points<br />
Third round - Maxime Macenauer - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Justin Vaive - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Steven Kampfer - 38 games, 10 points<br />
Fourth round - Sebastian Stefaniszin - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fourth round - Mattias Modig - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Brett Morrison - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<br />
<b>Ducks 2008 (DEEP draft)</b><br />
First round - Jake Gardiner - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Nicolas Deschamps - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Eric O'Dell - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Second round - Justin Schultz - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Josh Brittain - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Third round - Marco Cousineau - 0 games, 0 points<br />
<b>Third round - Brandon McMillan - 60 games, 21 points</b><br />
Fourth round - Ryan Hegarty - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Fifth round - Stefan Warg - 0 games, 0 points<br />
Seventh round - Nick Pryor - 0 games, 0 point<br />
<br />
You get the picture...<br />
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The Penguins Model is going deep in the draft and it has proven to work for them. Brian Burke's model is to draft terribly. Besides his picks in Pronger, the Sedins, Kesler, and Ryan, he has failed miserably in the draft.<br />
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Maybe instead of complaining about the Penguins winning a lottery for Crosby, Mr. Burke should worry more about his own talent evaluation and attempt to go deeper in the draft.<br />
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The Pittsburgh Model: <br />
<b>Adams: 9th round</b><br />
Asham: 3rd round<br />
<b>Cooke: 6th round</b><br />
Crosby: 1st round (1st overall)<br />
<b>Dupuis: Undrafted</b><br />
<b>Engelland: 6th round</b><br />
Fleury: 1st round (1st overall)<br />
<b>Jeffrey: 6th round</b><br />
<b>Johnson: 5th round</b><br />
<b>Kennedy: 4th round</b><br />
<b>Kunitz: Undrafted</b><br />
Letang: 3rd round<br />
<b>Lovejoy: Undrafted</b><br />
Malkin: 1st round (2nd overall)<br />
Martin: 2nd round<br />
<b>Michalek: Undrafted</b><br />
Neal: 2nd round<br />
Niskanen: 1st round<br />
Orpik: 1st round<br />
Park: 2nd round<br />
Staal: 1st round (2nd overall)<br />
<b>Sullivan: 9th round</b><br />
Tangradi: 2nd round<br />
<b>Vitale: 7th round</b><br />
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I rest my case, Mr. Burke.<b> </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-89228980652273135002012-04-05T21:58:00.001-04:002012-04-06T22:21:12.256-04:00John Tortorella Calls Pens "Arrogant Organization": CROSBY RESPONDSOnce again Seth Rorabaugh comes up huge. Some quotes from Torts after tonight's game: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/emptynetters" target="_blank">EmptyNetters Twitter</a><br />
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In reference to Orpik's knee on knee hit on Stepan:<br />
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"I wonder what would happen if it happened to their two whining stars" </blockquote>
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"It’s a cheap dirty hit. I wonder what would happen if we did it to
their two whining stars over there. I wonder what would happen." </blockquote>
Also:<br />
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"Its ridiculous. But they’ll whine about something else over there will they? Starting with their two #$&#ing stars."</blockquote>
On Penguins' "arrogance:<br />
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"It’s one of the most arrogant organizations in the league. They whine about this stuff all the time and look at what happens."</blockquote>
Seth also adds: <br />
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"Torts punctuated everything with a hearty F bomb."</blockquote>
Here's a video of the interview:<br />
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And a perfect response by Benstonium:<br />
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Sidney Crosby has responded, thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/pgshelly" target="_blank">Shelly Anderson</a>:<br />
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Sidney Crosby on recent trash talk:<br />
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"I don't know if this is part of the new tactics heading in the playoffs, but it's garbage."</blockquote>
On Torts:<br />
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"I figured he was just blowing up. I'm sure he'll apologize today about it and everything will be forgotten. I really hope [officials] are not listening to that crap because it’s nonsense. They’re trying every which way to gain an advantage. We’re not paying a lot of attention. It’s getting old. I’ll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs. I’ve come a long way since then. But I’m nowhere near where I was then and to get those kinds of remarks every day is uncalled for and not warranted. It's experience, and I’m a pretty competitive guy, but you’ve got to learn to kind of control that sometimes. You've got to put your energy towards things that matter, and that’s playing hockey. I think it’s been a gradual thing. There’s no doubt I’m emotional. There are times when I’m going to get fired up, but not enough to warrant all that. It's nonsense. You can put a camera on me all game if you want. It’s not even close. It’s not even close."</blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621732663305914650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234566103238516332.post-84558490229857075442012-04-03T16:49:00.002-04:002012-04-03T18:26:40.787-04:00Flyers Assistant Calls Crosby, Malkin DirtyFlyers assistant coach Craig Berube was interviewed on Daily News Live on CSNPhilly last night and had this to say about Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.<br />
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"Let me tell you something, Crosby and Malkin are the two dirtiest
players on their hockey team. They slash, they punch guys in the face.
They do all these little things-- I got no problem with what Schenn
does. And if someone runs [Crosby] over-- that’s great. They should run
him over. This guy gets away with too much, in my opinion, whines to the
refs all day and all night. It’s a joke. And the guy did something to
Schenner a little bit earlier, so he just went at gave him a little
shot. It wasn’t like it was a tough, bad cross-check. The guy dove. And I
understand all that, they’re going to protect their guy, and they
should."</blockquote>
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So let's see here: apparently Crosby and Malkin slash and punch players in the face. In my years of watching the game of hockey, I believe all NHL players slash. Find me one player without a slashing minor. (Anyone? Anyone?) Mr. Berube also believes that what Brayden Schenn did, by cross-checking Crosby in the back, is perfectly O.K. Double standard much? Even though this quote is from practically a no-name, it still adds fuel to the fire. The Flyers-Penguins first round match-up will be great.<br />
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Here is Schenn's cross-check which Berube thinks is just fine:<br />
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Here is the man who said "I got no problem"<br />
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