JOE VITALE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Embarrassing fight for Zolnierczyk. Props to Vitale for not only stepping up and fighting but beating Zolnierczyk pretty easily:

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that forward Danny Briere is out indefinitely with an upper-back contusion suffered Sunday when he was decked in the third period by a clean hit from Penguins forward Joe Vitale. That hit helped instigate sparked an on-ice scuffle that resulted in 62 minutes in penalties, including one fighting major for both teams, and the ejections of Philadelphia...

It looks like the Philadelphia Flyers will be without two key players for the rest of the regular season.  Also, the NHL announced today that two Flyers earned awards from the league. Joe Vitale of the Pittsburgh Penguins was involved in both plays that sidelines Flyers players.  The two players that were injured in the Flyers 6-4 win over the Penguins were Nicklas Grossmann and...

For those of you who missed the final minutes of yesterday's NHL affair between the Philadelphia Flyers/Pittsburgh Penguins, there was an epic line brawl caused by a hit from Pittsburgh's Joe Vitale on Philadelphia's Daniel Briere. The brawl also sparked an incident between Philadelphia head coach Peter LaViolette and Pittsburgh assistant Tony Granato who were seen...

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed center Joe Vitale to a two-year, $1.1 million contract extension on Friday.Vitale has three goals and seven assists in 44 games for the Penguins this season.The 26-year-old leads the team in faceoff percentage (55.9 percent) and plays a key role on Pittsburgh's fourth-ranked penalty killing unit.Vitale was set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason.

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed center Joe Vitale to a two-year, $1.1 million contract extension on Friday, locking up a 26-year-old who has earned a regular spot in the lineup this season. Vitale has three goals and seven assists while dressing for 44 of Pittsburgh's 51 games, filling a third- or fourth-line role and serving on the Penguins' fourth-ranked penalty-killing...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed center Joe Vitale to a two-year extension worth $1.1 million, according to the team website. The deal will kick in next season and pay Vitale $550,000 per year. The deal is a one-way contract, meaning Vitale will be paid the same amount at either the NHL level or the AHL level. Contrary to popular belief (I blame EA Sports), this has nothing to...

Joe Vitale, the longshot to make the team out of training camp, has just signed a two-year extension with the Penguins worth $1.1 million. He’s the stereotypical Bylsma-type player that the Pens’ third and fourth lines are mostly comprised of and he does a little bit of everything, which makes this a pretty solid signing for Ray Shero…as usual. The biggest asset...

The Penguins announced today that they have given Forward Joe Vitale a 2 year contract extension through the 2013-2014 hockey season averaging $550,000 a year.  Vitale has 10 points in 44 games this season, 3 goals and 7 assists.  He also leads the team with a 55.9% face-off win percentage.  Vitale was drafted by the Penguins in 2005 in the 7th round but went on to play four years...

From the Pittsburgh Penguins website: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Joe Vitale to a two-year contract extension, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. The deal begins with the 2012-13 season and runs through the 2013-14 campaign, and has an average annual value of $550,000. Vitale, 26, has emerged as one of...