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Penguins relieve Ron Hextall and Brian Burke of their duties
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After lacking the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the primary time in 16 years, the Penguins have made the choice to take the entrance workplace in a special path.
The workforce introduced that Normal Supervisor Ron Hextall and President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke have been relieved of their duties with the group.
The workforce additionally relieved Assistant Normal Supervisor Chris Pryor of his duties.
“We’re grateful to Brian, Ron, and Chris for his or her contributions to the group over the previous two seasons, however we really feel that the workforce will profit from new hockey operations management,” mentioned John Henry and Tom Werner of Fenway Sports activities Group in a press release. “Whereas this season has been disappointing, we consider in our core group of gamers and the aim of contending for the Stanley Cup has not modified.”
Each Hextall and Burke have been employed within the COVID-19-shortened season in 2021 when Jim Rutherford all of a sudden resigned as Penguins’ basic supervisor.
In that point, the Penguins have been eradicated from the postseason within the first spherical in 2021 and 2022.
As ownerships begins the seek for a brand new basic supervisor and hockey operations management, they mentioned duties will likely be cut up between the Director of Hockey Operations Alec Schall, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Normal Supervisor Erik Heasley, and Hockey Operations Analyst Andy Sauicer.
Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan will help with hockey operations duties, as properly.
The Penguins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this yr, ending the longest lively postseason streak in North American sports activities.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The heat is back, with highs hitting the upper 80s this afternoon, and we inch closer to 90 degrees in many areas on Sunday under sunny skies.
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Average High: 83 | Average Low: 64
First Alert: None
Humidity will start to tick up as we start the new workweek, with very warm air again Monday before some late-day rain chances help to cool us down for midweek.
We’ll be stuck between two weather features on Monday, leaving us dry and very warm, but clouds increase through Monday afternoon, and by evening, we should see some showers and a few storms.
Our unsettled pattern sticks around through late week with a chance of showers or a few storms on Tuesday and Wednesday and temperatures staying warm, but most likely being kept in check with cloud cover, rain chances, and possible smoke from Canadian wildfires.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 Hall of Honor class has been announced, enshrining four new members to the iconic list of honorees. This year, the team elected to add four new members to their Hall, who will be added to the Hall of Honor museum and be recognized at a halftime ceremony during the season.
Gildon spent ten years dressing for the black and gold. The one-time all-time sacks leader for the franchise earned three Pro Bowl selections and an All-Pro placement. In 158 games and 126 starts, Gildon collected 507 tackles, 58 tackles for loss and 77 sacks.
One of the team’s most memorable outside linebackers, Gildon enters the Hall of Honor as a key member to the team’s 90’s defense.
‘Fast Willie’ is coming back to Pittsburgh to be enshrined alongside his running mate Jerome Bettis. Spending his entire career with the Steelers, Parker finished his six-year run in the NFL with 5,378 rushing yards, 697 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns.
Parker is most well known for his historic Super Bowl run. In the third quarter of Super Bowl XL, Parker took off down the sideline for a record-setting 75-yard touchdown run. That run still sits in NFL history as the longest run in a Super Bowl.
The two-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion will now forever be enshrined as one of the organization’s greats.
Casey ‘Big Snack’ Hampton also spent his entire career in Pittsburgh, becoming one of the most recognizable names on the Steelers legendary defense. Alongside names like Brett Keisel and Aaron Smith, Hampton was the big man in the middle that solidified the group up front.
A five-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion is already a member of the Steelers All-Time Team and the Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame. He finished his career with 164 starts in the black and gold.
Dick LeBeau’s career started as a defensive backs coach for the Steelers in 1992 and included not one, but two runs as defensive coordinator. The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame member was the coordinator from 1994-1995 and then returned 10 years later in 2004 until 2014.
During his stretch, he worked with names like Troy Polamalu, James Farrior, James Harrison, Ike Taylor, Ryan Clark and so many others. The iconic defensive coordinator was known as the one of the greatest defensive minds of his generation and will now go down in team history.
The Steelers will honor their 2024 Hall of Honor Class on Dec. 7 when they host the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium.
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