Like looking at pictures?

Good. Check out these five galleries from the 2008-09 hockey-hounding season down here in Hockey Bay: April 8, 2009: Pittsburgh Penguins Ma...

Revisiting my picks

Having suffered through a 0-for-Western-Conference sweep in my first -- and rather poor -- upset-heavy attempt at this NHL playoff's pic...

Playoffs picks

For as long as I can remember, rooting for the underdogs in any playoff series carries great appeal. Still, though, one should be realistic,...

Flashbacks 04.14

Now, I know most of you come here looking for tales of our hockey-hounding adventures. But, did you know there are hundreds of hounding repo...

A real clunker

It'll have to go down as a pretty sad day in Hound Central history. When the biggest highlight of hounding the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesd...

Firsthand knowledge

Looking back over the past 13 months, I've got to give Bill Guerin , a trade-day acquisition by the Pittsburgh Penguins, a long round of...

Big difference

Chances are, Pittsburgh defenseman Philippe Boucher isn't at the top of too many hounds' wish lists. In a sense, that's a shame...

Gallery: Pittsburgh Penguins II

Want to see pictures of Pittsburgh's Big Three -- Sidney Crosby , Evgeni Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury ? Me, too. For the second time th...

Sunday morning homily XXIX

For a week devoid of hockey, I'm having a hard time remembering a better one in our time down here in Hockey Bay. From chasing trains to...

Update: Air Canada Centre

Professional courtesies are cool. They certainly help you get into places that others less connected can not. Given that access, any hound w...

Programming note

Want to see what Sidney Crosby 's road-trip autograph looks like? Check out the updated gallery for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Photograph...

Better days ahead

One of these days, I'm going to learn to lower my expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rather than a dozen-plus pucks and a full b...

Settling for Sergei

Though my disappointment at not getting autographs from Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin was somewhat expected, having Pengu...

Hockey Bay hero

Down here in Hockey Bay, one of the Lightning's all-time unsung heroes is Ruslan Fedotenko . Why? He scored the Lighting's 2004 Stan...

It all adds up

It's funny how deep a player's collection can extend. Take Pittsburgh goalie Mathieu Garon , for instance. From his days with the AH...

No, thank you, Mr. Lange

No autographed puck collection is complete until Penguins legendary announcer Mike Lange adds to it. Not only does the colorful commentator...

Gallery: Pittsburgh Penguins

Want to know one way to round out a lackluster day in hounding photos? Show a few items that other Hockey Bay hounds secured from members of...

The show must go on

Listen. Can you hear it? The murmur of a crowd. The calliope novelty of a three-ring circus. Anticipation peaked, reality awaits. The Pittsb...

Hands down, it's Ovie

To be honest, I thought the most recent Hound Central 4.0 poll -- which asked whether Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby or Washington's Al...

Sunday morning homily XXIV

Maybe I'm getting more conservative with each passing year, but I can certainly do without the highly suggestive Go Daddy commercials sh...