This Week's Puck Junk Podcast: The one in which we Christmas!

On this week's Puck Junk Podcast, Sal and I discuss giving hockey related gifts for the holidays. We regale you with stories of our own Christmas past and share many stories from our listeners and social media followers. It was a fun show to record and we hope you enjoy.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all and to all a good night.


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This Week's Puck Junk Podcast; The One In Which Redemptions Are Discussed

Check out this week's Puck Junk Podcast where Sal Barry and I discuss the new Walmart/ePack only release of 2019-20 Parkhurst, as well as dive into the pros and cons of redemption cards.  Are they evil?  Maybe. Are they necessary? Also maybe.

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Today in Penguins History (12/17/2011)

Today in 2011 marked milestones for a number of players on the Penguins roster.  In a home game at Consol Energy Center, the Penguins skated to an 3-8 win over the Buffalo Sabres.  But that wasn't the highlight of the evening as a few feats were completed.

1.  Current KHLer, Simon Despres scored his first NHL goal of his career, a power play goal at that, making the game 0-2 Penguins in the first and assisted by Jason Williams and Tyler Kennedy. 

2.  Evgeni Malkin scored his 7th NHL hat trick with his third goal, a power play goal, coming midway through the third period.  Malkin scored his 12th hat trick mid way through the 2018-19 season (he has two others in the playoffs).

3.  With the 3-8 victory over Buffalo, Marc-Andre-Fleury earned his 200th win of his career, with 16 saves on 19 shots.  As of this posting, he has 452 all time regular season wins.

4.  Brooks Orpik picked up his 100th point in the NHL, assisting on Evgeni Malkin's first goal of the game in the first period. Not known for his scoring prowess, Orpik would put 15 more apples on the board that year.

5.  This game marked the 700th NHL game for Pascal Dupuis and with his assist on Deryk Engelland's goal in the second period, he also notched his 300th career point.  He finished his career with 871 games and 409 points, retiring in 2015 due to complications with blood clots. 

6.  Carl Sneep recorded his first point with the assist on Evgeni Malkin's second goal of the game in the first period.  Interestingly enough, this would also be his last point.  Sneep never played another NHL game for the Penguins, or any team for that matter.

What's Wayne Looking At? The Iconic RC Photo.

Ever wonder where the photo came from for the iconic 1979-80 Topps/OPC Wayne Gretzky RC?  You might be surprised.  Check out this video from HockeyDocs YouTube channel with an interview from the original photographer Steve Babineau.  

Today in Penguins History (12/2/25)

While this wasn't necessarily a Penguins historical event, it was historical nonetheless.  On this day in 1925, the first NHL game ever to take place in the city of Pittsburgh happened.  The Pittsburgh Pirates lost in overtime to the New York Americans, 2-1.  Back then, the team played at the old Duquesne Gardens in Oakland (a city neighborhood for those not familiar with the Burgh).  When you don't have the means, you make due.  The Gardens was not an entertainment venue at all, but rather a trolley barn that had been converted to hold about 5,000 people.