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Olympics Need To Revert Back to Non-Professional Players

Every person who knows anything about sports knows what the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid New York meant to hockey in the United States...

Written by Matt Hunter about 2 months ago 196 reads 4 comments
Hold Your Horses: There Is Still One More Game to Play

Before I get into this article, I want to make a quick statement: Ed Olczyk is one of the worst broadcasters I have ever heard during an NHL game. He is so biased that you can taste it when he speaks...

Written by Matt Hunter about 5 months ago 99 reads 0 comments
Penguins Lose to End-Boards in Game One of Cup Finals

Game number one of the Stanley Cup finals has ended and the end boards...I'm sorry the Detroit Red Wings took game one. Now I am not one to complain about games or take away from teams when they win...

Written by Matt Hunter about 6 months ago 160 reads 8 comments
B/R NHL Playoff Pool Stanely Cup Round

Well, this year's playoffs are nearing an end with the Stanley Cup Playoffs coming to a start tonight. We have three finalists remaining and their picks and goals scored...

Written by Matt Hunter about 6 months ago 74 reads 0 comments
B/R Playoff Pool Round Three Results

Round three came to a conclusion tonight with Detroit eliminating Chicago in five games. We must eliminate the last player in the playoff pool and take the remaining three to the Stanley Cup round...

Written by Matt Hunter about 6 months ago 24 reads 4 comments
B/R 2009 NHL Playoff Pool: Conference Finals Round

The conference finals will begin this Sunday with the Detroit Red Wings facing off against the Chicago Blackhawks. The playoff pool has also dwindled down to four writers, and after this round ...

Written by Matt Hunter about 6 months ago 60 reads 2 comments
B/R NHL Playoff Pool Round 2 Results

The second round of the playoff completed yesterday and yet again for one of our contestants the road to the championship has ended. Here are the remaining contestants, and the lonely one who is eliminated...

Written by Matt Hunter about 6 months ago 59 reads 4 comments
B/R NHL Playoff Challenge Round Two

Well the second round has started, and that means that for those who were able to survive round one will now see if they can survive yet another round and move on to conference finals...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 36 reads 3 comments
B/R 2009 Playoff Pool First-Round Results

All right everyone, the first round of the NHL playoffs are over, and for some of the B/R contestants they too will be hitting the links along with the eight other teams who were knocked out this round as well...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 137 reads 8 comments
Philadelphia-Pittsburgh: Pack Your Bags Flyers, The Pens Are Taking This Series

I will give it to the Philadelphia Flyers players in game three. They out played and out skated the Penguins in that game, and deserved to win game three...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 200 reads 23 comments
B/R 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff Pool Picks and Contestants

Well here are the 13 Bleacher Report writers who have decided to take the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff Challenge. Here is how it is going to work. After the first round the bottom three people with the lowest total of points will be eliminated...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 220 reads 3 comments
Attention All Hockey Fans: 2009 NHL Playoff Pool

Hey all BleacherReport hockey fans. I was thinking about running an NHL wide playoff pool. Here is how things will work:We will go round by round, so I only need your round 1 picks for both conferences...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 1,211 reads 10 comments
A Sixth Seed Would Be Perfect for the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4. The Penguins are making their third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in hopes to bringing home Lord Stanleys Cup this year...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 232 reads 5 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins: Not The Time to Hit a Slow Point

The Penguins have been on a tear to say the least for the past 25 games. Things looked to be turning around for them with the hiring of new interim head coach Dan Bylsma, and the acquisition of forwards Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, and Craig Adams...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 88 reads 2 comments
Why Sean Avery Is Still the Terrible Player We All Know He Is

Sean Avery is the pinnacle of a goon...and a bad hockey player. Every team has players like this, but Avery takes it way beyond what is needed...

Written by Matt Hunter about 7 months ago 247 reads 33 comments
Mario Lemieux To Make Epic Comeback in Playoffs (Humor)

Breaking news this morning came from GM Ray Shero. Penguins owner Mario Lemieux will be lacing up the skates for this year's playoffs. After this announcement, the media room went wild with people yelling and cheering, and some in complete shock...

Written by Matt Hunter about 8 months ago 390 reads 7 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins Sprinting to the Finish in the '08-'09 Season

Well, the least that could be said about this past season for the Pittsburgh Penguins is that it was a rollercoaster of a ride. The Penguins had their ups and downs all year...

Written by Matt Hunter about 8 months ago 132 reads 4 comments
What If There Was Only One Conference in the NHL?

In today's NHL, there are 30 teams spread across the country. There are 15 teams per conference, each vowing for one of eight playoff spots...

Written by Matt Hunter about 8 months ago 214 reads 10 comments
Hats Go Flying in Pittsburgh Even Without a Hat-Trick

The Pittsburgh Penguins have finally come back home to Mellon Arena for a nice long home stand. The only worrying news however was that they had to start their home stint against the East leading Boston Bruins...

Written by Matt Hunter about 8 months ago 116 reads 7 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins Hit Stride at Most Important Point of Season

A few weeks ago, most fans—including myself—were beginning to think the Pittsburgh Penguins just did not quite have it this year...

Written by Matt Hunter about 8 months ago 485 reads 0 comments
Penguins Trade Whitney For Winger Kuntiz and Prospect Tangradi

Well it looks like Ray Shero has begun his trade deadline dealings. Today the Penguins traded defenseman Ryan Whitney to the Anaheim Ducks for left winger Chris Kunitz, and prospect forward Eric Tangradi...

Written by Matt Hunter about 9 months ago 103 reads 3 comments
One Piece of Good News and Two Pieces of Bad News for Penguins Fans

First the bad news for you Penguin fans. Sidney Crosby had to leave practice early today, according to team officials, with a sore groin...

Written by Matt Hunter about 9 months ago 177 reads 10 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins, 2008-2009: The Last Chapter

Well Pittsburgh fans, we are coming down the stretch of another Penguins season. And for us, this year has been the complete opposite of what we witnessed last season from a team that was storming ...

Written by Matt Hunter about 9 months ago 212 reads 3 comments
Evgeni Malkin: The Epitome of a Pittsburgh Pro Athlete

Ham. Lambert. Greene. Lemieux. Clemente. Stargell. All these men have worn the black and gold of their respective Pittsburgh franchises. They are all poster-men for what a Pittsburgh athlete ought to be...

Written by Matt Hunter about 9 months ago 438 reads 7 comments
Michel Therrien Scapegoat for Terrible Play

It happens in all sports and on all levels. A team struggles and the person that gets blamed is the head coach. The Penguins organization and GM Ray Shero have decided to part ways with Michel ...

Written by Matt Hunter about 9 months ago 72 reads 3 comments

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Matt Hunter Article Archive

Olympics Need To Revert Back to Non-Professional Players

Hold Your Horses: There Is Still One More Game to Play

Penguins Lose to End-Boards in Game One of Cup Finals

B/R NHL Playoff Pool Stanely Cup Round

B/R Playoff Pool Round Three Results

B/R 2009 NHL Playoff Pool: Conference Finals Round

B/R NHL Playoff Pool Round 2 Results

B/R NHL Playoff Challenge Round Two

B/R 2009 Playoff Pool First-Round Results

Philadelphia-Pittsburgh: Pack Your Bags Flyers, The Pens Are Taking This Series

B/R 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff Pool Picks and Contestants

Attention All Hockey Fans: 2009 NHL Playoff Pool

A Sixth Seed Would Be Perfect for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins: Not The Time to Hit a Slow Point

Why Sean Avery Is Still the Terrible Player We All Know He Is

Mario Lemieux To Make Epic Comeback in Playoffs (Humor)

Pittsburgh Penguins Sprinting to the Finish in the '08-'09 Season

What If There Was Only One Conference in the NHL?

Hats Go Flying in Pittsburgh Even Without a Hat-Trick

Pittsburgh Penguins Hit Stride at Most Important Point of Season

Penguins Trade Whitney For Winger Kuntiz and Prospect Tangradi

One Piece of Good News and Two Pieces of Bad News for Penguins Fans

Pittsburgh Penguins, 2008-2009: The Last Chapter

Evgeni Malkin: The Epitome of a Pittsburgh Pro Athlete

Michel Therrien Scapegoat for Terrible Play

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