Pittsbury Pinguins
Pittsburgh penguins are a team that interests me mainly because of my brother. As I was talking to him one night about my this report, I asked him if there were any sports teams in particular that he was interested in that weren't too popular around this area. He told me that the NHL playoffs were coming up, and the team that he was very much into was the Pittsburgh Penguins. I had asked him if there was a particular place where I could look up information on this team. He then told me that he had a couple of books lying around on this team and also knew of a few websites that he went on to check out scores, injury reports, news on the team and plenty more on this team. I told him that I needed to find more than just current information; I needed things like the history, and profiles of players. Appreciatively, he told me it would be no problem and if I needed help that he would be glad to. The only thing that I might have a problem with would be the coaches. In hockey, the coaches don't get as much fame as people would think they do because they don't really have that much to do with the outcome. These couches don't have to draw up plays, substitute players at the right times, or anything more then that.
Ron Francis was the player who had to pick up the slack when Lemieux left for the first time in 94. He had played in Lemieuxs shadow for the previous seasons, and finally became team leader when Lemieux stepped down. Although he didn't lead his team to any championships, he did a lot better than people expected him too. He was later traded because of money issues, and it was one of the worst moves the Penguins have ever made. The league, in which the penguins play, the NHL, was started in 1917. Central Division: Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs. The team's history started in 1967 and had a little controversy over what name to give the franchise. There was a lot of work to be done, of course, and one of the first tasks was naming the team. (Part-owner Peter) Block was adamant that it would not be called the Hornets. "There was some (support) for it, but I basically said I wouldn't allow it," he said. "The Hornets were a minor-league team. I knew we were going to get some bad players (in the expansion draft), and I didn't want to be called just another minor-league team." One of the major events in the Penguins history was the taking over of the franchise by Mario Lemieux. He was their greatest player of all time and took the team over at a time when it was in danger of going bankrupt and possibly having to relocate. Randy Carlyle, 1981-82 to 1983-84 finished presiding over the bankruptcy court proceedings that led to the approval of Mario Lemieux's purchase of the Penguins on Sept. 3, he reflected on Lemieux's potential impact: "If he runs this team the way he played the game, we will all be pleased." (Sports Illustrated) Penguin's fans immediately expressed their happiness. Within hours of Lamiae's takeover, the Penguins sold nearly 100 season tickets, and at press time the team had sold about 9,100 season plans, up 800 from last year's total. Limoux, 35, the most dominant athlete in Pittsburgh history, who retired after the 1996-97 season with 613 career goals, has become the linchpin of the Penguins' marketing campaign. His likeness appears on billboards throughout the city, clad in his old uniform as well as in a business suit. He swiftly endeared himself to the faithful by slashing some ticket prices by 20% and creating $10 seats for children. "I want kids to be able to come see their heroes," he says. (Cont. sports ill.)
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