Troy Pfaff
Featured NHL Columnist and Pittsburgh Pirates Writer
Troy has been writing for Rant Sports since December 2010. An avid Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates fan, he is currently a sophomore at The Pennsylvania State University. Troy will major in Information Sciences & Technology with a minor in Sports Journalism.
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Evgeni Malkin Named NHL’s First Star, Penguins Still Atop Power Rankings
In what seems to be a weekly occurrence, Pittsburgh Penguins center and NHL points leader Evgeni Malkin was named the NHL’s first star of the week for the March 19 – March 25 time frame. The 25-year-old recorded five goals and nine points in four games this week, stretching his points lead to 10 ahead of Tampa Bay’s [...]
TweetTroy Pfaff: “Because It’s The Cup” Five Hole Dive Style, Vol. 1
BECAUSE IT’S THE CUP– Search the phrase “NHL History Will Be Made” on YouTube and you’ll be presented with some of the National Hockey League’s awesome commercials promoting the 2010 and 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This year, the NHL has moved away from the “History Will Be Made” theme and is bringing fans a new [...]
TweetPittsburgh Penguins Look to Rebound Tonight After 8-4 Loss to Senators
A two-point night from captain Sidney Crosby couldn’t help the Pittsburgh Penguins overcome the eight goals allowed by backup goaltender Brad Thiessen in last night’s 8-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators. A few of the goals can’t be blamed on Thiessen as the Penguins defense allowed countless breakaways and two-on-one opportunities to the Senators. Ottawa stretched Pittsburgh’s [...]
TweetJames McDonald Impressive in Extra Inning Loss
Thankfully, it’s still Spring Training. Days like today are sure to come during the regular season, but each one takes its toll on a baseball team. The Pittsburgh Pirates led the Houston Astros 4-1 entering the ninth inning thanks in part to a masterful seven-inning outing from starter James McDonald. McDonald allowed one run on [...]
TweetPittsburgh Penguins Look to Capture First Place Tonight at Ottawa Senators
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (46-21-6, 98) at Ottawa Senators (37-28-10, 84) Where: Scotiabank Place When: 7:08 PM on Root Sports Who To Watch Pittsburgh Penguins: The Evgeni Malkin/James Neal Line. These guys are on fire. Neal recorded a career-high four assists Thursday night against the Nashville Predators, one game after scoring a career-high three goals against the Winnipeg Jets. He [...]
TweetPedro Alvarez Out With Inflammation in Knee
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was removed from the team’s 8-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday in the top of the seventh inning. Alvarez was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts at the time and was replaced by Josh Harrison. Alvarez was removed from the game “with discomfort and inflammation in his left knee,” according [...]
TweetPittsburgh Penguins Clinch Playoff Spot With 5-1 Victory Over Nashville Predators
As if it were ever in doubt, the Pittsburgh Penguins are officially in the playoffs. The team’s 5-1 domination over what some experts are calling the best team in the West in the Nashville Predators gave the Penguins 98 points on the season and brought them to within one point of the idle New York [...]
TweetPittsburgh Pirates Announce Starting Rotation, Erik Bedard to Start Opening Day
With starting pitcher A.J. Burnett slated to miss approximately the first month of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed to find a different Opening Day starter than the one they’d planned on sending out. Read: Burnett progressing well in his recovery, almost “Time to go.” Without one true ace on the staff, the Pirates didn’t have [...]
TweetA.J. Burnett Progressing, Says It’s Almost “Time to Go”
Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher A.J. Burnett is ahead of the (conservative) recovery schedule the team placed on him following the injury he sustained in early March. Burnett bunted a ball off his face during the team’s annual Spring Training bunting competition. The ball fractured the orbital bone by his right eye and required surgery. The 35-year-old was [...]
TweetBrad Thiessen to Make Third Career Start in Sidney Crosby’s First Home Game
First and foremost, Sunday was ugly. A loss to the Philadelphia Flyers is never fun, but a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers where the Pittsburgh Penguins dominate four-fifths of the game and lose with less than a second left in overtime is arguably the worst day of the season. It hurts to drop a gimme-point [...]
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