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PensHead Daily Links 01-02-2012

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Mike Rupp Scores & Salutes Source: The Pensblog
Insert a “Moves Like Jagr ” joke here. “Oh that's his? … See more here

MRI confirms torn ACL for Mendenhall; CB Madison to resign Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
An MRI this morning confirmed that Rashard Mendenhall has a torn ACL and he will have surgery in coming weeks. Mendenhall’s rehab is expected to be a timeframe of at least 6-9 months with some injury experts predicting his rehab could take as long as 12 months … Read more

VIDEO: Mike Milbury calls the Rangers "Blueshits" Source: The Pensblog
Welcome back Mike! … The rest is here

Neal Playing Like An All-Star Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal got his first taste of the NHL All-Star Weekend when he played in the YoungStars Game three years ago. The event took place in hockey-crazed Montreal, where then-rookie Neal tallied three assists while skating alongside players like … … Read this article

Twenty Years Later – Devils 4, Penguins 0 – 01-02-11 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2011-12 season. We will examine the Penguins’ 1991-92 season which … … Read the rest here

Marc Staal is your Winter Classic feel-good concussion story (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA When asked after the New York Rangers’ practice on Sunday whether injured defenseman Marc Staal would play in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic, Coach John Tortorella said “no, nothing’s changed with Marc. … Read this article

Gameday – 2012 Winter Classic Source: The Pensblog
New York Rangers (23-9-4) @ Philadelphia Flyers (22-10-4) 3:00 pm/et TV: NBC, CBC , RDS Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA The game taking place in Philadelphia today is a pretty huge one and that's not only because it's being played outside in a baseball stadium.The New York Rangers currently lead the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference in points with 50. The Philadelphia Flyers aren't far behind with 48 points. The Rangers have won six of their last seven games. … Visit link

Pens’ January schedule Source: The Pensblog
After three months of playing hockey like every day, the Pens will finally be able to catch their breath in January. … More

Pens still want us to vote for Crosby Source: The Pensblog
This is from the Penguins splash page. … Link

Disgraced Root Sports producer suspended Source: The Pensblog
We couldn't find any news article confirming this, but Dejan Kovacevic is like Tom Brokaw in his prime: When he says something, you can take it to the bank. Underage youths all throughout Root Sports' viewing area lost their innocence last week when an obscene profanity made it into the broadcast via Dan Bylsma's pregame speech: Fitting that the word “accountability” is on the wall. … Link

That awkward moment when you get owned by reporters Source: The Pensblog
From PHT , last night Columbus blue jackets head-coach Scott Arniel got owned by reporters in his post game presser: There was a rather uncomfortable scene at the podium last night following Columbus’ 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Blue Jackets head coach Scott Arniel — clearly pissed about his team blowing a two-goal lead by allowing four goals in the third period — didn’t take too kindly to one reporter’s query. Arniel was asked about his team’s lacklustre 4-on-4 play (Columbus allowed two goals in 28 seconds at 4-on-4) by WBNS-FM reporter Lori Schmidt, which set off a mini-tirade. … See more here

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Off-Day (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … View video

Video: Off-Day: Paul Martin (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin talks to the media after practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Click here to view video

Video: Off-Day: James Neal (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal talks to the media after practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

Video: Off-Day: Evgeni Malkin (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media after practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

Penguins Report: 1/2/12 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Martin back; Dupuis & Asham missing (11:23 AM). Malkin named Player of the Month for December (10:50 AM) … See more here

What We Learned: Bryzgalov not being serious enough for my liking (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about Continue reading … More

Video: Pens Insider: Lovejoy Rehab (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it took for defenseman Ben Lovejoy to return to the ice after an injury. … View video

Five day break a chance for Penguins to reload Source: Post Gazette
It is not that having an extended break during the season is completely alien to the Penguins. Heck, they had one less than two months ago. … Go here to read the rest

Rangers, Flyers meeting in classic showcase Source: Tribune-Review
Cold, wind, ice. Conditions that usually spoil the enjoyment of a World Series game are on deck for the fifth edition of the NHL’s inside-the-park extravaganza. … More

Injuries continuing to stack up for Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins lost two more players, and nearly a third, against the Devils, as right wings Pascal Dupuis and Arron Asham left and did not return. … See the rest here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-02-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Note: We will host a live chat for today’s Winter Classic beginning at 3 p.m. … View post

Game evolving beyond race (The Windsor Star) Source: Yahoo Sports
The chase for the puck was on, and this was a race that Stephen Harper was determined to win. … Excerpt from

NHL Roundup: Nashville victory streak now at three Source: Post Gazette
Sergei Kostitsyn scored three goals to lead the Nashville Predators to their third consecutive victory, 5-3 against the visiting Calgary Flames on Sunday night. Kevin Klein and Matt Halischuk also scored for Nashville … See the rest here

NHL Trade Rumors: What Could the Penguins Offer for Zach Parise? Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins recently announced that Sidney Crosby’s status has not changed. If his status does not change as the season commences, the Pens will probably have to make a move to acquire a scorer for the stretch and the playoffs. A team that doesn’t really have a shot to win the Stanley Cup is the New Jersey Devils. … Link

Video: Mike Lange’s Journal (01/02/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mike Lange reflects back on the Penguins winning their first Stanley Cup and the seconds counting down to that win. … View video

Video: DSG Plays of the Week (1/2/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
See what were the Top Plays from last week. … Watch video here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-01-12 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from yesterday’s game . … Excerpt from

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Yinz Luv ‘Da Guins, Nationalism, Olympians in Jail, and Discovering Norway

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Remember that team we all know and love? No, not USA, Canada, Russia, or even Belarus. The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS!  Remember them?!?!?!  Well, just to remind you of something that brings us all together, rather than ignites crazy nationalistic arguments, here is Jim Shearer’s latest episode of Yinz Luv Da Guins:

Now, to proceed with feeding our ethnocentricity:

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Belarus 5 – Germany 3 & Andrei Kostitsyn Coming Back

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Watching first Belarus hockey game against Finland was somewhat painful and disappointing. Belarus was unable to stop Finland from scoring and failed to create anything significant offensively, registering only 1 goal and a disappointing total of 12 shots.  It seemed as though Belarus has lost all hope for making a statement during these Winter Olympic games. Belarus struggled with filling up its roster spots after injuries took out such key players as Andrei Kostitsyn who plays for Montreal Canadiens along side his brother Sergei Kostitsyn. However, Belorussian boys awoke sometime during the 3rd period of the second preliminary game when they faced Sweden. Dmitri Meleshko scored with less than 10 min left in the third period making the gap in goals to a minimum and total score of 3-2, Sweden. Just moments later Belarus kept the pressure up and rang one off the post, making Sweden take an unpleasant trip down memory lane back to 2002. It seems as though the game was taking place in Belarus as the crowed exploded with “Belarus!” chant. Belarus didn’t win that game as Daniel Alfredsson scored for Sweden during final seconds of the game making final score 4-2. However, it seemed like the first time Belarus team finally believed that they could actually compete on Olympic level even with incomplete roster.

Belorussian boys came back on ice yesterday to dominate Germany with final score 5-3 giving Belarus some light at the end of the dark tunnel. After the game Sergei Kostitsyn with a goal and 3 assists became a leader in points for the time being increasing his total to 5 points. Currently tied with Evgeni Malking after Russians lead Group B upsetting Czech republic in a 4-2 win. Aleksei Kalyuzhny scored two goals, Aleksei Ugarov and Ruslan Salei, who currently plays for Colorado Avalanche, both had a goal. Konstantin Koltsov, an ex-Penguin, registered two assists. See Belarus vs Germany highlights here.

However, there are some positive news for Belarus in the near future. Belorussian power forward Andrei Kostitsyn is allowed to return after the injury and play for his county. Andrei  could be back wearing Belarus jersey as soon as February 23rd. Here is what Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com reports:

Montreal forward Andrei Kostitsyn is being allowed to play for Belarus in the Olympics.

Many thought the Olympics were over for Andrei Kostitsyn when he injured his knee on Dec. 31 and had to undergo surgery. But, his rehabilitation is ahead of schedule and, although he has yet to play a game, he has been skating for the past week.

That is enough to convince new Montreal GM Pierre Gauthier to release Andre Kostitsyn to the Belarusian national team, where he will join his brother, Montreal’s Sergei Kostitsyn.

“He knows that he has to follow the protocol established by (team physician David) Mulder, but, if everyone goes according to schedule, he could be playing by Feb. 23 or 24,” Gauthier told Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette.

If that date holds, Andrei Kostitsyn would be available to play after pool play concludes on Feb. 21. The qualification round takes place on Feb. 23 and the quarterfinals are the next day.

Gauthier said part of the reason he is letting his injured player go is that he will be able to continue his rehab with the Belarusians. If Andrei Kostitsyn stayed with the Canadiens, he would not be able to take the ice for a week because of the NHL freeze that takes place after Sunday’s games.

Thanks to Liana B for this photo featuring old Belorussian national emblem.

Belarus so far with 2 medals, silver and bronze, both taken by Belorussian athletes in biathlon.

LET GO BELARUS!!!

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