
Michelle Crechiolo
Team Reporter at NHL.com
I’m Michelle Crechiolo, the @penguins Team Reporter. Former college hockey player lucky enough to cover Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang since 2010.
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1 week ago |
nhl.com | Michelle Crechiolo
April 13, 2025 After a difficult 2023-24 campaign for Rickard Rakell, Kyle Dubas said the forward was too good of a player not to have a bounce-back. “I’m confident that he will,” Pittsburgh’s President of Hockey Operations and GM said. “I look forward to that happening.”It has ended up being a career year for the 31-year-old, who set a new personal best with 35 goals on Sunday against Boston after appearing in his 800th NHL game on Friday in New Jersey.
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1 week ago |
nhl.com | Michelle Crechiolo
At the trade deadline, Kyle Dubas said the message to this Penguins team is that they expected them to uphold the standard here, which is to come in and be at their best each and every day. To their credit, the guys have kept those intentions despite being recently eliminated from playoff contention. They put forth a strong effort in their final road game of the 2024-25 season, battling back from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 4-2 win on Friday in New Jersey.
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1 week ago |
nhl.com | Michelle Crechiolo
April 10, 2025 Winning the first Stanley Cup of their careers with Ray Shero is a memory that Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang all cherish. But when they reflect back on their time with Shero, who died on Wednesday at age 62, how he treated them is what stands out the most. Shero helped them develop into the future Hall of Famers they are today.
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2 weeks ago |
nhl.com | Michelle Crechiolo
When Ray Shero was named general manager of the Penguins in 2006, he called Sidney Crosby’s parents and introduced himself. He said to them, “I’m going to take care of your son, and hopefully it will go well.”Shero, who died on Wednesday at age 62, ended up having a terrific run with Pittsburgh, playing an instrumental role in ushering in a new era of Penguins hockey. He quickly transformed the Penguins into perennial contenders, led by their young core.
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2 weeks ago |
nhl.com | Michelle Crechiolo
While Boko Imama was born and raised in Montreal, a passionate hockey city, his family had a lot to learn about the sport after moving there from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. Boko’s father had studied in Quebec when he was around 19-20 years old, and after marrying Boko’s mother, they relocated there to start their family. The fact that their son is a professional hockey player is still surreal to them.
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RT @penguins: When Ray Shero was named Pittsburgh's GM, he called Sidney Crosby’s parents. He said, “I’m going to take care of your son, a…