Jun 13

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I’m an football guy through and through – but there’s something magical about hoisting the Stanley Cup.

Congrats Pens – you deserve it after this improbable season.

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

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Jun 09

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I got the privilege of seeing the boys win these in person. (Photos courtesy of steelers.com)

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And here’s to seeing the Pens get their hands on their own on Friday.

(This is a bit of a Yinzer post, but I don’t care.  Go Pens!)

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May 30

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Last year, I was convinced that I was a jinx for the Pittsburgh Penguins on their Stanley Cup run.  So much so that I only watched a few games during the playoffs.

This year?  Much different.  So far they’ve won all but one game that I’ve watched?  So – is the jinx broken?

Who knows.  They year the won the Stanley Cups I only watched the last games in the last couple minutes.

At the time me and hockey were not so much.

Go Pens!

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May 25

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Jun 03

While millions were watching the Pittsburgh Penguins snatch championship elimination from the jaws of defeat with a incredibly gutsy performance, I was in my living room wrapping up some household chores. The TV was tuned to TLC as Mrs. Woy watched Jon & Kate Plus 8. No radio. No ESPN gamecast online. No Game 5 to be found anywhere in the household. We were in a self-imposed Pens blackout.

Why?

I believe that I jinx the Penguins.

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