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All you need to know about Stan Savran is how surprised his right-hand man and producer Roger Lenhart was when he tuned into 1250 ESPN Radio and heard the familiar voice of the dean of Pittsburgh sportscasters. And that it was really no surprise at all. Even if Savran was only five days removed from [...]

Trib readers share their memories of the arena: It will always be the CIVIC Arena I still call it that. I can’t help it! I had Penguins’ season tickets for about 25 years – from the mid-‘70s to mid-‘90s – but my stories involve other unique events: 1960s: my grandparents took me to an Ice [...]

In anticipation of the Penguins playing their final season at Mellon Arena, I spent much of the past two weeks working on stories about the dome with the retractable roof. The assignment was for me to come up with a list of 10 things to do at The Igloo before it closes and the Penguins [...]

When the Penguins presented their Stanley Cup championship rings in order of jersey numbers, Ray Shero stopped after No. 55 Sergio Gonchar, congratulated everyone and called it a night to laughter at the LeMont. The Penguins general manager’s gesture delayed the gratification of the team’s superstars, Conn Smythe winner Evgeni Malkin and captain Sidney Crosby, [...]