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Due to the G-20 roaring through Pittsburgh this week, hockey has been the last thing on anybody's mind. However, life goes on in the hockey world, as does Orange, Black, & Gold. So, continuing with our Faceoff Spectacular here at OBG, we're going to take a break from our "Top 10 Most Painful Moments" feature in order to introduce a new feature, which I know will be one of myápersonal favorites.So, ...

In most sports that are played in the 21st century, every move that you make on the field, on the court, on the ice, or on whatever surface you play on, has a direct effect on the outcome of the game. In other words, attaining successes during the playing of the sport usually help a team inch closer to victory in a tangible way. However, hockey is not like these sports. In ...

We continue our "Top 10 Most Painful Moments" feature, counting down the ten times that the Penguins have caused Flyers fans the most pain over the past few years. Before continuing, here's a rundown of the previous moments we've counted down on OBG... #10: Sykora's Called Shot#9: Letang's OT Winner#8: Biron the Boob#7: Luck, Dumb Luck When the Penguins lost the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals in six games to the Detroit Red ...

Today I did something that required a bit of restraint, but more importantly required me to die a bit inside. I decided that, for the sake of reporting and getting photos, I would go to Mellon Arena to visit the Penguins' open training camp session—without any Flyers gear. And, as you're about to see, it was much, much harder to do than I expected.Here's the rundown of time there:11:50- Arrived ...

We continue our "Top 10 Most Painful Moments" feature, counting down the ten times that the Penguins have caused Flyers fans the most pain over the past few years. Before continuing, here's a rundown of the previous moments we've counted down on OBG...No. 10: Sykora's Called ShotNo. 9: Letang's OT WinnerAfter the Penguins defeated the Flyers in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, I found myself strongly hoping the ...

Welcome back to the "Faceoff Spectacular" here at OBG (which is, for those of you kids who forgot, or who were in the bathroom for our first two posts, the Orange, Black, and Gold blog). As promised, it's time to get going on one of our top pre-season features, the "Top 10 Most Painful Moments" from the Flyers/Penguins rivalry over the past couple years. Now, the fact that they are all painful ...

With that lengthily introduction complete, I'd now love to formally welcome you to the Orange, Black and Gold blog which will hereby be more affectionately known as OBG. This concept of this blog has been forming in my mind ever since that painful Game 6 experience I had, but it was lacking one thing, a name. A number of sub-par names had been floating around my mind, but each had major ...

PittStart: The Start of a University of Pittsburgh Student's College Experience I was ecstatic for my PittStart, as I was champing at the bit to make any sort of jump I could into college life. I couldn’t wait to get my first taste of Pittsburgh as a college student and to finally complete my transition out of high school. Just like the vast majority of college-bound high school seniors, I was already ...