Pittsburgh Penguins 2007-2008 Schedule

[SteelCityMan786]

Good Idea by the Penguins. A 2 for 1 special on Saturday. Penguins in the Afternoon and the Steelers at Night.

[83-Steelers-43]

Penguins change start for Saturday game to 3:08 p.m.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
By Dave Molinari, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Penguins' game against Florida Saturday at Mellon Arena will begin at 3:08 p.m.

It had been scheduled for 7:38, but was moved up to avoid a conflict with the Steelers' playoff game against Jacksonsville, which will begin at 8 p.m. at Heinz Field.

The Penguins had to get league approval before changing the starting time.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08001/845869-100.stm

[SteelCityMan786]

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?se...ticleid=351588
Feb. 10 Home Game Now A 1 p.m. Start
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 29, 2008, 10:29 AM EST

The Penguins’ game with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Mellon Arena will start at 1 p.m.

The game will be televised locally by FSN Pittsburgh.

The starting time originally had been listed as “TBA” because of NBC’s flex scheduling option for national broadcasts. NBC will televise the Detroit-Anaheim game at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 10.

[83-Steelers-43]

The Penguins' game at Buffalo Feb. 17 will be played at 6:08 p.m. and televised by FSN Pittsburgh. It had been a candidate to be played earlier in the day and broadcast nationally by NBC.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08037/855094-61.stm

[83-Steelers-43]

Penguins nationally televised game times set
Monday, March 03, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Penguins' game against Philadelphia March 16 at Mellon Arena will start at 12:08 p.m. and be televised nationally by NBC.

That network also will carry the Penguins' game against Washington Sunday at 12:38 p.m. at the Verizon Center in Washington.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08063/862183-100.stm

[83-Steelers-43]

Penguins schedule exhibition game in Finland
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By Dave Molinari, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Penguins will play an exhibition game in Finland this fall.

They will face Jokerit, one of Finland's best-known clubs, at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki Oct. 2 before playing a two-game series against Ottawa in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 4-5 to open the 2008-09 season.

"The entire Pittsburgh Penguins organization is excited about the prospect of playing against Jokerit in Helsinki," Penguins general manager Ray Shero said in a prepared statement. "We are looking forward to bringing NHL hockey to Sweden and Finland, which are great hockey countries, and we hope that fans from all over Europe enjoy the international competition."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08072/864426-100.stm

[BettisFan]

Thats awesome the NHL loves us so much we are americas team!!

[83-Steelers-43]

Originally Posted by BettisFan

Thats awesome the NHL loves us so much we are americas team!!

Unfortunately, the NHL is marketing the sport in Europe while they should be trying to market it better in the states, where the majority of NHL teams are actually located. There's a reason why ESPN dropped the sport and it's on a relatively unknown station (Versus) and the tv ratings were behind the World Poker Championship at one point.

IMO, work on building the NHL's reputation in the states first, then worry about Europe. It's a dumb idea and one that I'm sure the players are not crazy about. There have already been complaints and I can't say that I blame them for complaining.