From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Subject: Pens news 9/28/92
Keywords: lots of stuff, long post
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:58:21 GMT

My, oh my!  Lots o' news!  (From the Greensburg Tribune Review, KDKA-TV, ESPN,
THN and USA Today.)  So let's get started...

Joey Mullen has signed a 3 year deal with the Pens.  Terms of the agreement were
not disclosed.  The 35 year old Mullen said that the length of the deal, not
the amount of money, was most important to him.  He wanted 3 years, and was
glad he got it.

On his recovery from knee surgery, Mullen said "I was told to expect to be
out of action until November.  But I think I'll be back sooner.  Every day,
Dr. (Chip) Burke tells me I'm either on schedule or ahead of schedule."

According to a story in the latest edition of The Hockey News, Jaromir Jagr's
new contract is 3 years in length, and worth 3.6 million.

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The Pens have played 7 preseason games, and are 1-5-1.  Kevin Stevens is the 
leading goal scorer, with 7 goals in 5 games.  Mario Lemieux has played in 
4 games, and has 8 points. (3 goals, 5 assists).

Assistant coaches Rick Kehoe and Rick Patterson have been sharing the preseason
coaching duties.  But it is rumored that Barry Smith will be offered the head
coaching job if Scotty Bowman again turns the Pens down.  Bowman and the Pens
are still believed to be $50,000 apart. 

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Here are the box scores for the Pens games on 9/25 and 9/27.  For some reason,
the Tribune Review didn't print a box score for 9/26.  So I'll write up a little
recap.

9/25

Detroit-5 Pgh-1

First Period-1, Detroit, Drake(Sillinger, Malykhin)7:51

Second Period-2, Detroit, Howe(Drake, Kennedy)9:08(pp). 3, Detroit, Kennedy
(Drake, Konstantinov), 13:11.

Third Period-4, Detroit, Probert(Fedyk, Sillinger)6:17(pp).  5, Pittsburgh,
Andrusak(Leach, Gauthier)10:45(pp), 6, Detroit, Probert (Sillinger, Fedyk)18:16
(pp).

Shots on goal-Pgh 7-5-10=22 Detroit 4-18-7=29

Goalies-Pgh, Barrasso (29-24), Detroit, Cheveldale, Osgood (NA)


9/26

Pgh-5 Detroit-4

First Period-1, Detroit, Kozlov(?) 13:57(pp).

Second Period- 2, Pgh-Lemieux (?),?.  3, Pgh, Tocchet(Lemieux)4:06(pp). 4,
Detroit, Malgunas(Sheppard)5:49(pp), 5-Detroit, Scuchuk(?)?.

Third Period-6,Pgh, Stevens(unassisted?)1:10. 7, Pgh, Duberman(Murphy)2:20.
8, Pgh, Stevens(Lemieux)13:27.  9, Detroit, Fedyk(?)17:00.

Shots on goal: NA

Goalies Pgh, Wregget, Detroit, Riendeau, Bester


9/27

Edmonton 7 Pgh 3 (Played in Cleveland.  Only 4,265 in attendance)

First Period- 1, Ed, Smith(unassisted) :30. 2, Ed, Van Allen(Thornton, Gelinas)
2:08, 3, Ed, Vujtek(Glynn, Smith),12:49(pp). 4, Ed, Leroux(Beranek, Vujtek)16:22
5, Ed, Tikanen(Beranek, Glynn)19:40(pp).

Second Period-6, Pgh, Murphy(Tocchet, McEachern)11:41(pp).

Third Period-7, Pgh, Tocchet(McEachern, Lemieux):30(pp).  8, Pgh, Duberman, 
(Murphy)2:54, 9-Ed, Podein(Wright)3:30, 10-Ed, Rice(Van Allen, Leroux), 4:17

Shots on goal: Pgh 15-19-11=48, Edmonton 16-5-7, 28

Goalies: Pgh, Barrasso(16-11), Dopson(0:00 Second, 12-10), Edmonton, Tugnett
(48-45)