June 18, 2009

A NEW COACH AND NEW APPROACH REDEEMED A SEASON AND CROWNED AN ERA

OVER A SEASON OF DOWNS AND UPS, THE PENGUINS TOOK OFF IN THE NICK OF TIME

PITTSBURGH SURVIVED 24 GAMES—AND TWO GAME 7s—ON THE ROAD TO THE CUP

IN A MATCHUP WITH THEIR IN-STATE RIVALS PITTSBURGH SHOWED SIGNS THAT IT MIGHT BE A TEAM OF DESTINY

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IN A THRILLING SERIES, DEDICATION AND DESIRE—AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL—CARRIED PITTSBURGH THROUGH

AN INSIDE EDGE HELPED THE PENGUINS STOP THE PESKY '06 CHAMPS, WHO HAD BEEN WREAKING HAVOC IN THE EAST

WHITEWASHEDPassionate Pittsburghers filled every single Mellon Arena seat—all 16,940 of them—at every game for just the second time in team history and were well rewarded for their loyalty. During...

PITTSBURGH PUSHED DETROIT TO THE BRINK TO WIN THE CUP

EVGENI MALKIN HAS EVERY REASON TO SMILE AFTER HIS COMMAND PERFORMANCE IN THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

THE FIGURES AND FACTS TO REMEMBER FROM A CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

SENIOR WRITER MICHAEL FARBER HAS FOLLOWED NUMBER 87'S CAREER, IN THE PAGES OF SI. HERE ARE FOUR CHAPTERS IN THE LIFE OF A LEGEND IN THE MAKING

TAPPED BY GRETZKY HIMSELF, CROSBY AT 16 ALREADY SEEMED A NATURAL HEIR TO GREATNESS

DURING HIS FIRST WEEK THE NHL'S HOT NEW PRODUCT PROVED TO BE AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED

IN 2007 CROSBY CAME AWAY FROM HIS FIRST PLAYOFF LOSS WITH MORE THAN JUST BUMPS AND BRUISES

EARLIER THAN GRETZKY OR LEMIEUX, CROSBY ETCHED HIS NAME ONTO THE NHL'S HOLY GRAIL

FROM PRONOVOST TO SUPER MARIO TO SID THE KID, PRESENTING THE PRIDE OF PITTSBURGH

THE PENGUINS STORMED THE ICE AFTER NETTING PITTSBURGH'S THIRD CUP