GARY ROBERTS RUMORS & GOSSIP
On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History (May 23) / Penguins Trivia
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FORMER PENGUIN
GARY ROBERTS!!
(he turns 46 today)
Gary Roberts was one of the more revered veteran players of the Pittsburgh Penguins by Pens nation. He was well-known for being very disciplined both on and off the ice.
In February 2007, the Florida Panthers traded Roberts to Pittsburgh for defenseman Noah Welch. He resigned with the Penguins for a one-year...
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
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GARTH: Roberts Mea Culpa
Gary Roberts didn't back down from any opponent in his 21 seasons in the NHL. Roberts could kill you with his silky mitts, or, his gnarled up fists. He was a warriro on the ice and a gentleman off the ice. These days, he makes his home in suburban Toronto, where he runs a training facility for hockey players from every walk of life. He focuses on training and teaching good lifestyle...
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May 01, 2012
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May 01, 2012
Was Mike Gillis Wrong About Hodgson?
from John Vogl of the Buffalo News, Gary Roberts knows Cody Hodgson well. The retired 22-year veteran of the NHL has seen Hodgson try to train through a debilitating injury. Roberts has seen his young son take to Hodgson, and he watched the center respond by having daily lunches with the 4-year-old boy on Roberts’ patio. Roberts has seen the drive and desire Hodgson has to...
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April 30, 2012
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April 30, 2012
The Pensblog All-Time Favorite Penguins Playoff Goals Tournament - Late 80s/Early 90s Division
Here are the winners in round one of the Late 2000s (except 2009) Division:
#1 Seed: Sykora game 5 OT winner 2008 SCF
#2 Seed: Malkin slapshot breakaway vs. Flyers 2008
#3 Seed: Talbot game 5 tying goal 2008 SCF
#5 Seed: Gary Roberts 1st goal 2008 playoffs vs. Ottawa
Once again, the top three seeds advance, while the fifth seed defeats the fourth.
You can...
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March 23, 2012
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March 23, 2012
This Day In Hockey History (12/6)
WWGRD or What Would Gary Roberts Do was a popular saying by Pittsburgh fans but what made the guy amazing is that at every stop he endeared himself to that fan base. Give the guy credit, he left it all out there every night on every shift. Today's moment symbolized all of that hard work and it comes from just ten years ago in a game that happened yes, in New York, a place where...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
Cook wins Five Mile Point finale, Sites reigns as World Products Empire State Series champ for IMCA Mods
By Bill Martin
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (Oct. 30) – Kevan Cook won the battle but Eddie Sites won the war Sunday afternoon at Five Mile Point Speedway, in the final event of the 2011 World Products Empire State Series for IMCA Modifieds. Cook was 10 points behind Sites going into the event and did what he had to by winning the feature, but Sites also proved up to the task by finishing...
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November 01, 2011
Five Mile Point hosts Oct. 29 finale for World Products Empire State Series
By Bill Martin
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (Oct. 25) – The final checkered flag of the season flies this weekend at Five Mile Point Speedway for the World Products Empire State Series for IMCA Modifieds. Eddie Sites has a 10 point advantage over 2009 tour champion Kevan Cook heading into the Saturday, Oct. 29 finale, during the National Quarter Mile Dirt Track Championships. The IMCA feature...
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October 26, 2011
Puck Daddy chats with Pittsburgh Penguins’ James Neal about hot start, Gary Roberts training and life on Twitter
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Alex Goligoski to the Dallas Stars in for Matt Niskanen and James Neal in February, there was a thought that the now three-time 20-goal scorer would eventually find himself playing alongside Sidney Crosby.
Instead, Neal was playing with Alexei Kovalev and Mark Letestu, for the most part, as the Penguins were without Crosby and...
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October 26, 2011
THE LIGHTNING HOT 25
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