Splendid news out of Pittsburgh today with the announcement of an arena deal between the 40-year old NHL club and state and local politicos. While the taxpayers will have to ante up significantly for the new arena, this is better alternative to that of losing ones community's team after all this time as many other fans and working people in other cities have over the last 60 years. The Penguins were one of my favorite hockey teams when I was a youth next to the Rangers and Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh is where my Dad was born and grew up, long before the Penguins came into existence; therefore, I always feel a generational affinity for Pittsburgh sports teams to this day even though I have never lived there and have lived a half continent away all my adult life. Here are three links about this story and some background on this story as well:Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Yeehaw !!! Penguins to Remain in Pittsburgh
Splendid news out of Pittsburgh today with the announcement of an arena deal between the 40-year old NHL club and state and local politicos. While the taxpayers will have to ante up significantly for the new arena, this is better alternative to that of losing ones community's team after all this time as many other fans and working people in other cities have over the last 60 years. The Penguins were one of my favorite hockey teams when I was a youth next to the Rangers and Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh is where my Dad was born and grew up, long before the Penguins came into existence; therefore, I always feel a generational affinity for Pittsburgh sports teams to this day even though I have never lived there and have lived a half continent away all my adult life. Here are three links about this story and some background on this story as well:
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