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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby named NHL All-Star
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is headed to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game.
The Penguins captain was one of 16 players from the Eastern Conference who were named participants on Thursday. The 16 players from the Western Conference will be named later on Thursday. The remaining 12 players will be selected by the fans. To vote for your favorite player, click here.
Crosby, 36, was named an All-Star for the 10th time in his career, passing Jaromir Jagr for the second-most All-Star Game appearances in team history. Penguins legend Mario Lemieux sits at No. 1 with 13 appearances.
Crosby has now been named an All-Star in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.
Through 36 games this season, Crosby leads the Penguins with 21 goals and is second on the team with 38 points. His 21 goals are eight most in the NHL.
NHL All-Star Weekend begins on Feb. 1 with the All-Star Player Draft, where the four team captains, plus celebrity captains, will select their teams. On Feb. 2, the All-Star Skills event will take place, followed by the All-Star Game’s 3-on-3 tournament on Feb. 3. All the All-Star action will take place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
The Penguins (18-14-4) have 10 games before the All-Star Break, including Thursday’s game against the Boston Bruins.
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Some big changes are coming to Oakland for Pittsburgh Regional Transit riders, all of which include closures, construction, and the future of safety.
Riders who typically catch the bus on Fifth Avenue in Oakland should start preparing because starting Sunday, Pittsburgh Regional Transit says the bus lane on Fifth Avenue will be permanently retired.
It’s a part of their University Line project, designed to create a more reliable connection between Downtown, Uptown, and Oakland.
But without the Fifth Avenue bus lane, traffic is shifting.
“All of our bus operational movements are going to be moving over here to Forbes Avenue,” said Amy Silbermann, chief development officer with Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
For riders, this means big changes.
Seventeen outbound bus stops along Fifth Avenue will be eliminated, 9 bus routes will be rerouted, and all outbound buses will travel on Forbes with general traffic.
“Forbes Avenue is going to be more congested. We will have more buses than today,” Silbermann noted.
While the closure is permanent, the construction and renovation will be temporary, and part of a much bigger plan.
“Ultimately, that lane is going to turn into a two-way protected bicycle facility. All buses will remain on Forbes Avenue outbound for as long as we know,” Silbermann said.
This change will now leave Forbes as the main bus corridor.
“Ultimately, one lane on Forbes Avenue is going to become a bus-only lane. However, that’s not happening until later next year.”
In the meantime, PRT says it’s working with the city and Port Authority police to keep traffic moving. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2027.
“This is not about making buses rapid. This is about making buses move more reliably and continuously throughout the corridor,” Silbermann said. “Today, they get very bunched up because of the conditions. Once they get bunched up, they end up with big gaps in service, where you may wait a really long time and then get on a really overcrowded bus.”
PRT says they will have staff at select bus stops to help navigate through this transition.
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