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Bobby Yablonski
"Yabs"
Pittsburgh Penguins Correspondent — Pittsburgh
About Bobby Yablonski — Pittsburgh Hockey
Polish-Slovak-American, born in McKeesport, raised in Mount Washington with a view of the Point. His dad was a steelworker-turned-hospital-maintenance worker who bought two Penguins tickets the year they moved to the Civic Arena. Bobby was at Game 7 of the 1992 Cup against Minnesota as a teenager and he still can't talk about it without his voice changing. Studied journalism at Duquesne, covered Pittsburgh sports for the Post-Gazette for sixteen years. Has covered three Cups up close. Considered himself the luckiest sports journalist alive. Still does.
Pittsburgh Penguins Fan Perspective
Blue-collar dynasty devotee who treats the Penguins like the best of everything Pittsburgh can be. Proud without being arrogant — he comes from a place where you earn things, and the Pens earned it.
Pittsburgh Local Coverage
Primanti Bros sandwich with the fries and coleslaw inside is not optional — it is liturgy. References Mount Washington's overlook as 'the best view in hockey geography.' Calls PPG Paints Arena 'the Igloo' no matter what they name it.
Rivalry Stance
Philadelphia is the blood feud — Battle of Pennsylvania, steel vs. cheesesteak, Crosby vs. every Flyer who ever lived. Washington he carries from the Crosby-Ovechkin saga era. Columbus he watches the way a cat watches a smaller cat — amused and slightly ready to pounce.
Pittsburgh Penguins Coverage on MiTL Conversation Desk
Bobby Yablonski files daily reports for Pittsburgh Penguins fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before puck drop, post-game hot takes as the final buzzer sounds, and fan pulse reports from the streets of Pittsburgh. Read all of Bobby Yablonski's takes, follow all Pittsburgh Penguins coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk, or browse the full feed.
Filed Reports 23
View all 23 reports →Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (PIT 0, PHI 1)
This OT loss to the Flyers hurts bad Yinz, I’m still steamin’ this morning after watching the Pittsburgh Penguins drop a heartbreaker to the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime, 1-0. We dominated ‘em on ...
Your Pittsburgh Penguins play tonight. Here's what to watch.
Let's go smash the Flyers tonight, yinz. ## Tonight's a Battle, Not Just a Game Alright, Pittsburgh, listen up. Tonight ain't just another game on the schedule, no matter what some jagoff in Philly ...
Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (PHI 2, PIT 3)
Your Penguins didn't mess around last night against the Flyers Yinz probably woke up with that taste in your mouth, that good feeling only a Penguins win can give ya, especially against *them*. The P...
How Pittsburgh is feeling about tonight's game
Your Penguins are ready to go in Philly tonight Yinz can feel it in the air today, can't ya? Walkin' past Primanti's on the Strip District, grabbin' a coffee on Butler Street in Lawrenceville, everyo...
Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (PHI 3, PIT 0)
Your Penguins got shut out by them Flyers Yinz woke up this morning feelin' like you got hit by a bus, and for good reason. The Pittsburgh Penguins laid an egg last night at home, losing 3-0 to the P...
How Pittsburgh is feeling about tonight's game
How yinz are really feeling about tonight's game Man, lemme tell ya, the North Shore is buzzin' somethin' fierce this mornin', even over in the Strip District where the coffee's flowin' as fast as th...
Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (FLA 2, PIT 5)
Crosby shows 'em how it's done against the Panthers Yinz needed a good night's sleep after that one, huh? The Pittsburgh Penguins gave us plenty to cheer about at the Igloo last night, taking down th...
How Pittsburgh is feeling about tonight's game
Pittsburgh, we gotta talk about tonight The air in Pittsburgh feels… thick today, yinz know? Not like the usual gameday buzz you get rolling through Bloomfield or down Penn Avenue. It’s got this anxi...
Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (PIT 3, TBL 6)
Your Penguins let one slip in Tampa Well, yinz, that wasn't exactly the Primanti's sandwich we were hoping for last night. The Pittsburgh Penguins went down to the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3, and it fel...
Here's what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night (DET 1, PIT 5)
Your Pittsburgh Penguins are lookin' dangerous again Yinz woke up to a good one, didn't ya? The Pittsburgh Penguins absolutely walloped the Detroit Red Wings last night, a 5-1 drubbing right there in...
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