Super Mario Pens Shirt from Fresh Factory
Hey Pens fans! If you’re bummed out about the last two losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning, hopefully this silky soft black & gold “Super” Mario Lemieux t-shirt from Pittsburgh’s own Fresh Factory will cheer you up. If you order it now, you might not get it in time for game 7, but you can wear it proudly during the next series! Believe in the Penguins, they will pull through.
PS – stop hating on Crosby. You loved him when we were winning.
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie moving to Pittsburgh (flickred by juicyhilz)
Hilary Duff is supposedly moving to Hollywood of the East, and not for movie-making. So what brings Lizzie McGuire to Pittsburgh? Her recent marriage to Mike Comrie who signed a one year contract with the Pens earlier this month.
More than likely she will be bored out of her mind – but we can expect that she won’t leak anything about it to the press because of what happened to actress Sienna Miller when she dared to talk trash about the Burgh. For the record, she quickly apologized for calling it “Shitsburgh“. Here’s a great idea: If the city collected half a penny for every time college students called it that, we wouldn’t have to increase the parking fines.
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"Energy" the new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins
As sad as we are about the Igloo no longer serving as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins… and as upsetting as it is that there are a handful of suits in the city who are trying their darnedest to organize the demise of the historical steel arena… it’s still hard not to appreciate some of the attributes of the new Consol Energy Center.
But one of those attributes that is definitely not to be appreciated is the main sign. It’s on the verge of being idiotic. For $321,000,000 they could have afforded a better design for the sign. Who’s bright idea was it to put black letters on a dark surface? This seems like something that should have been double checked. Now, when visitors get off the parkway (or come from downtown) they are welcomed by “Energy” …the brand new home of the Pens.
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We did a birthday shout-out to Andy Warhol yesterday so it’s only right that we say Happy Birthday to Sidney Crosby while we’re at it. The dude was born on August 7, 1987 – which makes him 23 today. Don’t party too hard, Sidney, we need you in tip-top shape for the start of the season.
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The Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh: Do you want to save the Igloo?
The Pens recently played their last game of hockey ever in the Mellon Arena. Despite the intense loss, the fans gave a standing ovation to their team and the Igloo – many of them with tears in their eyes as they said farewell.
On Facebook, there are a few pages that have been created around the upcoming demise of the arena. Groups called Save the Igloo, R.I.P. Mellon Arena, Reuse the Igloo, and In loving memory of the mellon arena ♥ (this one has over 30k members… we think it’s because of the heart).
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Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place by jawcey via flickr
Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, get me the brandy! Sidney Crosby just beat him like a rented mule, more than once. Then, Matt Cooke officially made tonight a hockey night in Pittsburgh (even though the game is in Ontario). But did anyone else see how hard Chris Neil hit Kris Letang after that goal? He hit him so hard his kids will be born dizzy. It’s 4 to 2 and we’re not givin in, so buy Sam a drink and get his dog one, too. The Ottawa Senators just lost their liquor license and Brian Elliott doesn’t know whether to cry or wind his watch. Shave my face with a rusty razor because baby, we’re going dancing with Lord Stanley! Holy Moly Mike Lange is awesome!
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