Matt Cooke Suspended For Remainder Of Season
The NHL has made its decision regarding Matt Cooke. Cooke will be suspended for the rest of the season plus the first round of the playoffs, giving up nearly $220,000 in salary.
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The NHL has made its decision regarding Matt Cooke. Cooke will be suspended for the rest of the season plus the first round of the playoffs, giving up nearly $220,000 in salary.
(UPDATED) 93.7 The Fan's high school sports reporter is at Consol Energy Center blogging live during the biggest night of the 2010-11 PIHL season.
Former NHL player and current NHL Live contributor Bobby Holik, joined the FAN Morning Show to talk about the hit Matt Cooke placed on Rangers Ryan McDonagh.
Heading into today's game with the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins were only six points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference lead. Heading into the third period of a 1-1 hockey game, the Penguins had controlled the play, had outworked the Rangers in every way possible and two points almost seemed certain. That is, until Matt Cooke happened.
A major penalty assessed to Matt Cooke proved to be the turning point in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers Sunday afternoon.
Hear what Post-Gazette sports editor Jerry Micco and his panel had to say about the biggest topics and issues of the sports week...
93.7 The Fan's hockey commentator believes this week is a probable turning point for the Penguins in terms of trying to climb the Eastern Conference standings.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking for their third straight win when they host the New York Rangers Sunday afternoon.
It wasn't all that long ago that we were all talking about a plethora of injuries that the Pittsburgh Penguins were dealing with. While there are still a few guys on the mend, things are looking better. However, it remains to be seen what will happen to the lineup when everyone returns.
Mike "Doc" Emrick, the lead play-by-play announcer for NHL national telecasts, joined the FAN Morning Show Friday to talk in depth about the Penguins as they continue to collect points in the standings despite the losses of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Hockey legend and star of the movie "Slap Shot," Dave Hanson, joined the FAN Morning Show live in-studio to promote this weekend's PEMF Pucks and Sticks hockey game.
The NHL general managers finished their three day meeting in Florida with a discussion about increasing video replay and new rules for shootouts.
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ESPN the Magazine NHL senior writer EJ Hradek joined Vinnie & Cook from the GM meetings in Florida and shares his thoughts on Mario Lemieux's plan to clean up the game.
After the second day of NHL general manager meetings in Florida, Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league will not ban head shots.
The Penguins had a big win in Ottawa, beating the Senators, 5-1. Tyler Kennedy, Jordan Staal, Ben Lovejoy, Matt Cooke and Zybnek Michalek all netted goals for the Pens who picked up two more points Tuesday night.
93.7 The Fan's high school sports reporter offers his forecast for day two of the Penguins Cup Semifinals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking to notch another win against a struggling Canadian team tonight on the road.
The NHL general managers began three days of meetings on Monday with head injuries and how to prevent concussions leading the agenda.
Sidney Crosby made headlines earlier today when he took the ice for the first time since Jan. 5. While he only skated for 15 minutes, it was enough for the hockey world to explode over the news.
93.7 The Fan's high school sports reporter offers his forecast for the first batch of PIHL games ever to be played at Consol Energy Center.
Given the lack of recent status updates, it would probably be wise to not read too much into the latest news regarding Sidney Crosby. However, it is exciting.
Chris Kunitz scored two goals, Tyler Kennedy added three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved to within three points of the Eastern Conference lead by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday.
Hear what Post-Gazette sports editor Jerry Micco and his panel had to say about the biggest topics and issues of the sports week…
I was very impressed with the effort and compete level in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. However, as well as they played on Tuesday was as poorly as they played during Saturday afternoon's 3-0 shutout loss to the Habs.
