Hoooooo
"I was at the Columbus Clippers game (the Cleveland Indians AAA affiliate) in Columbus, Ohio on August 14th. At this game Hacksaw Jim Duggan not only threw out the first pitch (a strike) but he was signing autographs throughout the game. Somewhere around the 6th inning and my 5th beer I decided that 24 was not too old to stand in line and get an autograph from an American legend.
When I got up to Hacksaw he asked me who I wanted the autograph made out to. I said, "Could you possibly write 'Go Pens'?" He looked at me like I was an idiot, which is probably appropriate. Anyway, I told him about his almost cult-like following among Penguins fans due to your site and how his picture was a go to picture before games. He told me he was not aware of it but that he was flattered and would definitely check out the site to see for himself. He asked me for the name of the site twice so hopefully he remembers. He also thought it was hilarious. So, he did sign my picture "Go Pens" only he had already written "To" when he asked for my name, so technically it says "To Go Pens" but it's close enough.
All in all he seemed very happy to have a following in such a random fanbase and was an extremely nice guy. Naturally after he signed we took a picture together giving the thumbs up which is probably the single greatest accomplishment of my life."
-- Zach I
Unreal.
Raising Consol
Sick sick sick sick work by reader Bigron.
All screenshots from the Pens webcam of construction of the CEC. [Flickr]
August 10, 2008
August 10, 2009
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The Pensblog Calendar
Are traditional means of keeping track of the date too cumbersome and confusing?
Would you rather just guess the date than try and figure it out using boring old methods?
Do you have no idea what's going on or what day it is?
Well, all of your problems are now solved.
It's The Pensblog Calendar:
Each page has sick artwork by Stephen S.
It's All About The Woooooo
We're in the middle of a Summer of Woo picture backlog.
But we're gonna try and get as many as possible posted in the next little while.
A Good Women Down
You pass certain people on the Internet over the years that stay with you.
One that touched our lives was Ashley Gallant from Toronto, Canada.
Ashley, a writer for [Faceoff Factor] and huge penguins fan passed away at the age of 27.
Ashley teamed up with Stoosh, who let us know about this passing, in a column called "Lacing it Up," on FF.
Ashley also was one of our first readers. She was a regular on C-BLOG and she was actually one of the first to buy a WWGRD wristband.
Her memoriam is [here].
Ashley sent us a few emails over the years.
Our favorite was this:
Hey guys, great playoff previews
I decided to vandalize/decorate my desk at school and I thought I'd send in a few pics.
I decided to vandalize/decorate my desk at school and I thought I'd send in a few pics.
R.I.P. Ashley, when that banner goes up this season we'll know you'll be smiling down.
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Spend Some Time
There's a month left until the Pens take to the ice at the Mellon Arena once again.
Never have so many people looked forward to a preseason game against Columbus.
Need some ways to pass the time?
Jesse Marshall of Faceoff-Factor is running the "30 Days of Mario."
Pens Universe ranks the Penguins top 20 prospects.
Empty Netters looks at the options to replace the injured Max Talbot for the first part of the season.
Icethetics has an exclusive look at Team Canada's new jersey.
Sidney Crosby will be wearing one in February.
Will Marc-Andre Fleury or Jordan Staal?
The Penguins are saluting eight former Pens coaches at their annual alumni golf tournament.
Puck Huffers is on the road.
If you're on Twitter and not following them, do so immediately.
Never have people fearing for their lives in a terrible motel been so entertaining.
Best. Link. Ever.
A couple of people have sent this in.
Someone went back.....just click the link. It is too cool to explain
Go Pens.
Never Gonna Give Wooo Up
We're deep into the Summer of Woo now.
The Pens first preseason game is September 15th.
About a month away.
